Pete’s Dragon
"['Pete's Dragon'] is effortlessly magical in its simplicity: something we can attribute to director David Lowery’s assured direction." [...]
Wide Releases
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
"It splashes out on gleeful profanity and messy, R-rated slapstick from an ultimately schlocky premise, with the hits landing just enough to overcome the ones that don’t." [...]
Nine Lives
"I've burned my ticket stub, because when I go through my collection, I don't want to remember that 'Nine Lives' existed." [...]
Sausage Party
"'Sausage Party' pulls no punches, and despite a non-stop barrage of humour, the story never feels lost or half-assed." [...]
Suicide Squad
"... the real culprit for the utter mess that 'Suicide Squad' descends into is David Ayer." [...]
Jason Bourne
"Make no mistake about it: this is a franchise retread and a bad one at that; it often feels like a cynical throw of the dice by a studio looking to make an easy buck." [...]
Star Trek: Beyond
"It’s the first of the Kelvin Universe that felt like it wanted to be a 'Star Trek' film and honors the legacy of the series while exploring what makes it different." [...]
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
"While 'Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie' is likely to please those already enraptured with the television show, everybody else is likely to be left a little cold." [...]
Ghostbusters (Dissenting)
"Yes, there is no urgency in its direction, the plot is a replica, it didn’t need a gender swap or even a bog standard reboot... but on this occasion, I found myself thoroughly unoffended by the re-tread. In fact, I was joyfully entertained." [...]