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The Direct is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Jeff Ewing, Tessa Smith.

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7/10
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) Jeff Ewing The cast largely lands complicated and well-scripted emotional material, and Chaplin's new villain is terrifying in equal measure. It's a stellar sequel overall, showing there's life on that magical moon yet.
Posted Dec 16, 2025  Edit critic review
9/10
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) Jeff Ewing Wake Up Dead Man is another fine outing from Johnson and Craig, with stellar performances from a talented cast and the franchise's toughest mystery to date.
Posted Nov 26, 2025  Edit critic review
8/10
In Your Dreams (2025) Jeff Ewing In Your Dreams is an altogether engaging and worthy outing from Netflix Animation, featuring a stellar central performance, imaginative narrative and worldbuilding, and beautiful animation work.
Posted Nov 26, 2025  Edit critic review
8/10
Predator: Badlands (2025) Jeff Ewing It boasts fine performances from Fanning and Schuster-Koloamatangi, unique creature designs, well-developed action sequences throughout, and an expansion of the universe. The franchise is in good hands.
Posted Nov 11, 2025  Edit critic review
TRON: Ares (2025) Tessa Smith This movie begs to be seen in a theater because of the visuals, score, and sound design, but suffers from a mediocre plot and basic characters.
Posted Oct 07, 2025  Edit critic review
7/10
HIM (2025) Jeff Ewing Marlon Wayans is exceptional, and well supported overall by the film's other players. Some moments do add confusion, but it ultimately comes together well enough to be a laudable experimental effort.
Posted Sep 18, 2025  Edit critic review
7/10
Nobody 2 (2025) Jeff Ewing Nobody 2 is a charming, action-packed return to form for Bob Odenkirk and co., cementing the franchise as one to watch.
Posted Aug 13, 2025  Edit critic review
8/10
Weapons (2025) Jeff Ewing Weapons is a winner. Garner is exceptional, the mystery at its heart is engaging, and Cregger showcases a solid mastery of tone and structure that's capably used to build mystery and maintain suspense.
Posted Aug 05, 2025  Edit critic review
8/10
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) Jeff Ewing The Fantastic Four: First Steps is one of the best Marvel outings in some time. It boasts a top-shelf villain, stellar performances across the cast, an excellent script with some very cool set-pieces, and genuinely immersive world-building.
Posted Jul 22, 2025  Edit critic review
5/10
Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) Jeff Ewing Jurassic World Rebirth has talented actors giving quality performances, but it doesn't let the narrative focus on them... fun moments, some great scenes, and a cute baby dinosaur, but it continues the franchise's trajectory of running from greatness
Posted Jun 30, 2025  Edit critic review
7/10
M3GAN 2.0 (2025) Tessa Smith M3gan 2.0 doesn't completely avoid horror, but it definitely leans more toward campy comedy this time around, which works really well, creating a fun experience.
Posted Jun 25, 2025  Edit critic review
7/10
28 Years Later (2025) Jeff Ewing It's full of big ideas, gorgeous imagery, and strong performances backing cool characters... and sudden character decisions and plot contrivances that make Spike's quest to take his mother inland feel like we're following a side quest, not the main story.
Posted Jun 18, 2025  Edit critic review
7/10
Elio (2025) Jeff Ewing Elio builds an interesting, thriving world, but the core story and central character arcs leave something to be desired.
Posted Jun 17, 2025  Edit critic review
Materialists (2025) Tessa Smith Materialists might be a romantic comedy, but it is much deeper and meaningful than one might expect. Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal steal the show, each delivering a career-best performance.
Posted Jun 09, 2025  Edit critic review
How to Train Your Dragon (2025) Tessa Smith Has all the charm of the original enhanced into something I never thought it could accomplish. The cast is incredible and the dragons adorable. Stunning CG. I lost count of how many times I cried.
Posted Jun 09, 2025  Edit critic review
Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) Tessa Smith With stunning animation and three thrilling stories that all tie together in an epic ending, this movie easily solidifies itself as one of the best Predator films to date.
Posted Jun 06, 2025  Edit critic review
Ballerina (2025) Jeff Ewing Ballerina boasts a solid performance from de Armas, genuinely funny moments, and well-choreographed action that starts strong and gets better as it goes.
Posted Jun 06, 2025  Edit critic review
6/10
Gladiator II (2024) Tessa Smith Gladiator II boasts a phenomenal cast, but Denzel Washington continuously steals the show. The cinematography, costumes, and sets all come together to make something unforgettable. See it on the biggest screen you can!
Posted Nov 11, 2024  Edit critic review
My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024) Tessa Smith My Hero Academia: You're Next adds a lot to the well-loved anime franchise, perfectly delivering comedic and emotional beats and offering some incredibly powerful action sequences.
Posted Oct 14, 2024  Edit critic review
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