Possessor — Review November 13, 2020 / filmreviews12 / Leave a comment “A riveting movie that operates with impeccable speed and extraordinary energy.” Continue reading →
Alita: Battle Angel — Review July 26, 2019December 29, 2019 / filmreviews12 / 1 Comment “A cheerfully mystifying experience, even if you’re not sure exactly how to quantify it while you’re watching it.” Continue reading →
Bright — Review December 28, 2017January 20, 2018 / filmreviews12 / Leave a comment Will Smith and Joel Edgerton in a scene from David Ayer’s Bright. “Filmed like a network procedural and told like a half-forgotten tale.” Continue reading →
Wheelman — Review October 25, 2017 / filmreviews12 / Leave a comment Frank Grillo in a scene from Jeremy Rush’s Wheelman. “The film works because of its relentless pace, and the strength of Frank Grillo’s lead performance as the lead character.” Continue reading →
Kong: Skull Island — Review October 4, 2017October 4, 2017 / filmreviews12 / Leave a comment Kids, remember to floss. “A sense of context and space is so secondary that it seems like an afterthought that the movie features the biggest King Kong yet.” Continue reading →
What Happened to Monday — Review August 19, 2017May 31, 2019 / filmreviews12 / Leave a comment A trio of Noomi Rapaces in a scene from Tommy Wirkola’s What Happened to Monday. “The script goes to great lengths in establishing the dystopia of its choice, and provides enough information therein, that it’s all the more disappointing when it chooses not to elaborate further.” Continue reading →
Baby Driver — Review July 3, 2017December 19, 2017 / filmreviews12 / 3 Comments Ansel Elgort and Kevin Spacey in a scene from Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver. “A dramatic electric shock to the expected and the generic.” Continue reading →
Deepwater Horizon — Review March 21, 2017March 21, 2017 / filmreviews12 / Leave a comment Mark Wahlberg in a scene from Peter Berg’s Deepwater Horizon. “Deepwater Horizon feels like two different movies that have gotten shortened and stuffed into a single package.” Continue reading →
The Nice Guys — Review March 9, 2017March 13, 2017 / filmreviews12 / Leave a comment Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, and Angourie Rice in a scene from Shane Black’s The Nice Guys. “More daring than standard popcorn entertainment but light enough to be seen as two hours of fun escapism.” Continue reading →
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials — Review May 6, 2016September 16, 2016 / filmreviews12 / Leave a comment “Clunky and disjointed, careening arbitrarily from one segment to another.” Continue reading →