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Billie Melissa

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Biography:

Billie Melissa is a film critic for Men’s Journal, having previously written for publications such as Film Stories, AwardsWatch and Offscreen Central. She was a participant in the 2021 Press Inclusion Initiative at Sundance Film Festival and the Media Inclusion Initiative at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. As well as a critic, Billie is a filmmaker, making both fiction and documentaries. You can find her on social media @billiemelissa_

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
Wicked: For Good (2025) 66% EDIT “Its sincerity, heart, and belief in a better world are inspiring, and Grande and Erivo deliver the message flawlessly, bringing us into their warm embrace to comfort and inspire.” – Newsweek Nov 18, 2025 Full Review Die My Love (2025) 74% EDIT “Ramsay shines a light and lets it burn bright for the women who have all, at some point, uttered Grace's words: "I'm right here, you just can't see me."” – Newsweek Oct 24, 2025 Full Review Is This Thing On? (2025) 86% EDIT “[It] reminds us that there is a possibility to restore the relationships we feel slipping through our fingers if we meet our friends and family where they're at, and allow them to flourish in new ways, as well as giving ourselves the same grace.” – Newsweek Oct 21, 2025 Full Review Frankenstein (2025) 85% EDIT “The tale of The Creature is as urgent now as it was when it was first conceived, and thank goodness we have a heart as big as Guillermo del Toro's to breathe new life into it and make the story digestible for a new generation.” – Newsweek Oct 13, 2025 Full Review Roofman (2025) 87% EDIT “Cianfrance's Roofman finds the perfect balance between suspense, heart, and pure entertainment, making it one of the most enjoyable watches of 2025.” – Newsweek Oct 3, 2025 Full Review Superman (2025) 83% EDIT “Much of Gunn's film feels like a sequel, like we needed something before this one to complete the whole picture.” – Newsweek Jul 9, 2025 Full Review Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) 50% EDIT “It's fantastical, romantic, awe-inspiring, but most of all... fun.” – Newsweek Jun 30, 2025 Full Review Sinners (2025) 97% EDIT “Coogler's Sinners is the best film of the year so far.” – Newsweek Apr 17, 2025 Full Review Opus (2025) 39% EDIT “It's got a lot going for it, both in style and substance, and 103 minutes of genre-defying thrills that refuse to pigeonhole itself, both through style and content, is not to be sniffed at for a feature debut.” – Newsweek Mar 11, 2025 Full Review Picture This (2025) 44% EDIT “Picture This makes the most out of what it is. There are beautiful relationships built between the cast that make it an enjoyable and light watch, even if there's more that could've been done to elevate it just that little bit higher.” – Newsweek Mar 6, 2025 Full Review Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) 88% EDIT “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy feels like meeting with old friends: warm, cozy, and filled with hysterical laughter.” – Newsweek Feb 14, 2025 Full Review Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) 56% EDIT “While it's not as unrestricted and original as a filmmaker like Jenkins is capable of, Mufasa: The Lion King has enough woven in there that will serve families this holiday season, even if it may not resonate with all of Jenkins' usual audience.” – Newsweek Dec 17, 2024 Full Review All of You (2024) 71% EDIT “Bridges has made a thoughtful gem of a film that dives into the nitty gritty of how it feels to be uncertain about certainty. ” – Men's Journal Nov 11, 2024 Full Review We Live in Time (2024) 79% EDIT “It makes the case that no one person can ever be truly forgotten and that the love we give leaves a legacy far greater than the trivial ambitions we laud as important.” – Men's Journal Oct 22, 2024 Full Review Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) 31% EDIT “Joker: Folie à Deux wants to critique a system that rightfully deserves to be gutted and inspected for its obsession with sensationalism but instead becomes the very thing it wants to reject.” – Men's Journal Oct 4, 2024 Full Review Borderlands (2024) 10% EDIT “If Borderlands doesn't stop studio executives from salivating at the sight of every single IP that comes across their desks, nothing will.” – Men's Journal Aug 8, 2024 Full Review Twisters (2024) 75% EDIT “Chung is having a subtle conversation throughout Twisters about the power of community, the importance of trying to make a difference, and who profits when devastation rains down on a population. ” – Men's Journal Jul 16, 2024 Full Review The Bikeriders (2023) 79% EDIT “The Bikeriders, provides a compassionate look at power and influence and what can happen when something made from love turns sour.” – Men's Journal Jul 9, 2024 Full Review Seeking Mavis Beacon (2024) 76% EDIT “Seeking Mavis Beacon is one of the most contemporary commentaries on our relationship to self, to the digital, and to each other to grace the big screen. To think this is the first film the world has been gifted by Jazmin Jones is thrilling. ” – Men's Journal Jul 9, 2024 Full Review Spaceman (2024) 50% EDIT “In a generation expected to do so much more with a whole lot less, Spaceman gently nudges us in the direction of holding onto the tangible and wills us to stop yearning for life to begin when days are already ticking by.” – Men's Journal Jul 9, 2024 Full Review Challengers (2024) 88% EDIT “Kurtizkes understands the inherent animalistic drive behind desire, whether it be for love or ambition.There may not be a more successful attempt on screen in recent times to illustrate how there is and never will be a greater aphrodisiac than competition” – Men's Journal Jul 9, 2024 Full Review Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) 80% EDIT “Epic in both heart and scale, Ball's film grabs you early and forces you to care, regardless of how many of its predecessors you have indulged in. ” – Men's Journal Jul 9, 2024 Full Review IF (2024) 51% EDIT “Krasinski makes a strong case for the necessity of play in cinema, and the product is a heartwarming tearjerker that provides not only an enjoyable film that works for all the family, but one that asks you to reconnect with who you are” – Men's Journal Jul 9, 2024 Full Review Skywalkers: A Love Story (2024) 75% EDIT “an edge-of-the-seat nailbiter that has you simultaneously glued to your seat and wanting to leave the theater altogether.” – Men's Journal Jul 9, 2024 Full Review Longlegs (2024) 85% EDIT “a hypnotic level of discomfort which has you struggling to look away no matter how desperate you get to free yourself from the terror. ” – Men's Journal Jul 8, 2024 Full Review
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