Movie Reviews

In one of the most fascinating cinematic worlds, The Crimes of Grindelwald miserably fails at what the Harry Potter series was good at: character building over world building.

Julius Avery's second feature film takes us to a decidedly different prelude to D-Day with twisted science and Nazi zombies abound. The end result is an amusing romp – but one lacking in staying power.

This really is the Halloween we've been wanting for 40 years, and it's been well worth the wait

Irish comedy-drama omnibus Lost and Found from Liam O'Mochain

Since the dawn of cinema, ordinary people have always dreamt about becoming famous: A Star is Born is the perfect manifesto for such dream in our age. 

Black '47 could be defined as a Western set during the Great Irish Famine. Its dark, gritty tone meshes well with the indictment of British policies of the time

A Western set in Ireland during the Great Famine, its gritty and dark tone mesh well with the indictment of British policies, but all too often characters and themes boil down to predictable tropes.

This new comedy thriller is an entertaining romp that plays like Gone Girl meets Wild Things

Lenny Abrahamson lends his adaptational talents to a 2009 ghost story novel, the result being a film that stands out with aplomb in a genre where it is increasingly difficult to be unique

Bart Layton's foray into one of America's most bizarre heists yields a film that is tight-knit, tense, and packing a potent emotional punch, laced with tinges of black humor and bound to resonate with at least some of today's youth