9/21/23Expend4bles review: Sylvester Stallone sequel is, well, expendableSly, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, and Megan Fox face their most dangerous foes yet: boredom and obsolescenceByCourtney HowardPublishedSeptember 21, 2023
8/10/23Heart Of Stone review: Gal Gadot accepts an impossible missionNetflix’s derivative franchise hopeful is a spy thriller with ample spying but few thrillsByCourtney HowardPublishedAugust 10, 2023
7/18/23Barbie review: A pink, plucky, and poignant rumination on womanhoodMargot Robbie and Ryan Gosling play iconic Mattel dolls facing an existential crisis in Greta Gerwig's terrific…ByCourtney HowardPublishedJuly 18, 2023
5/11/23The Mother review: Jennifer Lopez packs a punch in a film that doesn'tJLo uses her particular set of skills to search for her kidnapped daughter in a generic actioner from Mulan director…ByCourtney HowardPublishedMay 11, 2023
4/28/23Peter Pan & Wendy review: Disney+ remake lacks pixie dustDavid Lowery's update of J.M. Barrie's story and Disney's animated classic adds diversity but never takes flightByCourtney HowardPublishedApril 28, 2023
4/3/23Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields review: unflinching doc charts a journey from victim to survivorDirector Lana Wilson's comprehensive look at Shields' life and career delivers a powerful condemnation of our…ByCourtney HowardPublishedApril 3, 2023
2/24/23We Have A Ghost review: David Harbour discovers stranger things in death than in lifeA fractured family moves into a haunted house in Christopher Landon's plodding comedic mysteryByCourtney HowardPublishedFebruary 24, 2023
1/20/23Shotgun Wedding review: Jennifer Lopez retains her romcom crown despite some misfiresHarried and soon-to-be-married JLo and Josh Duhamel face off with dangerous pirates and toxic relatives in a…ByCourtney HowardPublishedJanuary 20, 2023
12/22/22The Pale Blue Eye review: the big mystery is why this Christian Bale thriller isn't betterA retired detective and a young Edgar Allan Poe team up to investigate serial killings in a Scott Cooper film that…ByCourtney HowardPublishedDecember 22, 2022
11/18/22Amy Adams can't recapture the magic with DisenchantedGiselle falls under a spell that turns her into a wicked stepmother in this suffocating follow-up to Disney's…ByCourtney HowardPublishedNovember 18, 2022
11/16/22Slumberland needs to dream biggerAn orphaned girl and Jason Momoa's rabble-rouser embark on a fantastical but flawed adventure in this comic…ByCourtney HowardPublishedNovember 16, 2022
10/18/22In The Good Nurse, Jessica Chastain fights Eddie Redmayne to do no harmDirector Tobias Lindholm's stylish thriller not only examines a real-life serial killer and the nurse who helped…ByCourtney HowardPublishedOctober 18, 2022
10/12/22Rosaline offers an audacious alternative to Shakespeare's Romeo And JulietTragedy begets comedy as Romeo’s ex tries to sabotage his new relationship in this well-acted, clever spin on the…ByCourtney HowardPublishedOctober 12, 2022
10/4/22Even Stephen King fans may feel Mr. Harrigan’s Phone isn't worth picking upDial “B” for boring in this lackluster Netflix film about a teen with a haunting connection to Donald Sutherland's…ByCourtney HowardPublishedOctober 4, 2022
9/22/22In Lou, Allison Janney is a tight-lipped, tough-as-nails action heroineLike Nobody and Taken before it, Anna Foerster's thriller transforms a serious actor into a convincing ass-kickerByCourtney HowardPublishedSeptember 22, 2022
9/15/22Do Revenge updates mean girl movie tropes in fun but messy revenge comedy for NetflixMaya Hawke and Camila Mendes star as teens who team up against their bullies in a candy-coated story inspired by the…ByCourtney HowardPublishedSeptember 15, 2022
9/12/22Kevin Smith's Clerks III cashes in on nostalgia—at a dispiriting costSmith returns to his Askewniverse with an all-too-familiar story about growing older that does a disservice to its…ByCourtney HowardPublishedSeptember 12, 2022
8/12/22In Orphan: First Kill, murder is more than child’s playAs twentysomething actress Isabelle Fuhrman reprises the role of a homicidal pre-teen, the filmmakers behind this…ByCourtney HowardPublishedAugust 12, 2022
8/11/22In Mack & Rita, a body swap brings big changesDiane Keaton stars in this 30-going-on-70 rom-com about a millennial who's suddenly transformed into a septuagenarianByCourtney HowardPublishedAugust 11, 2022
8/2/22Let's fight (club) about Brad Pitt's 20 best moviesThe first rule about ranking the iconic star's finest films is, well, to actually talk about those performancesByJack Smart, Don Lewis, Ian Spelling, Courtney Howard, Brent Simon, Brandon Kirby, Brett Buckalew, Mark Keizer, Murtada Elfadl, and Luke Y. ThompsonPublishedAugust 2, 2022