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Moviefone is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Jason Gorber, Jenna Busch, Marya E. Gates, Matt Atchity, Tessa Smith, Todd Gilchrist.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) Tessa Smith '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' is a dark, twisted, wild ride through the apocalypse. Ralph Fiennes and Jack O'Connell deliver career-best performances.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025) Tessa Smith Leaning much more into the scares and horror aspect of the franchise means that longtime fans and newcomers will have a lot of fun! The animatronics are, once again, extremely impressive.
Posted Dec 06, 2025  Edit critic review
8.5/10
Zootopia 2 (2025) Tessa Smith Fans will be thrilled to see Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde back in 'Zootopia 2' as they take us on another hilarious and heartwarming adventure. Ke Huy Quan steals the show as the newest addition to Zootopia, Gary De'Snake.
Posted Nov 25, 2025  Edit critic review
Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025) Tessa Smith 'Now You See Me: Now You Don't' proves itself more than worthy of returning nearly ten years later by recapturing the magic of the first two that fans love.
Posted Nov 11, 2025  Edit critic review
Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025) Tessa Smith Kiss Of The Spider Woman boasts three incredible lead performances. While the pacing could have been tighter and neater, there are many things that make it worth watching.
Posted Oct 17, 2025  Edit critic review
Primate (2025) Tessa Smith 'Primate' is a movie that was made for the theatrical experience, boasting great lead performances and a whole lot of bloody, over-the-top kills.
Posted Sep 19, 2025  Edit critic review
Smurfs (2025) Tessa Smith 'Smurfs' features corny jokes and childish humor, which is exactly what is going to ensure it is a hit with children, although parents might struggle.
Posted Jul 17, 2025  Edit critic review
6/10
I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) Tessa Smith While not perfect by any means, it has its moments, including some gnarly kills and a well-done killer reveal.
Posted Jul 16, 2025  Edit critic review
Superman (2025) Tessa Smith The perfect introduction into the DCU! James Gunn has nailed it again, but its really props to the incredible cast for bringing their A-game! This movie is something special. Bright, fun, & the most "comic book" comic book movie I have seen in a while!
Posted Jul 08, 2025  Edit critic review
Compensation (1999) Marya E. Gates A beautiful film about the power of communication and human connection.
Posted Feb 13, 2024  Edit critic review
Land (2021) Marya E. Gates Wright and Bichir’s compelling performances, as well as stunning cinematography by Bobby Bukowski, make Land a worthwhile journey from the numbness of loss to the joys of finding peace within.
Posted Feb 13, 2024  Edit critic review
By the Sea (2015) Marya E. Gates At its core the film is melancholic and even unsettling, examining ideas of gaze, fidelity and possession, grief and even vanity itself.
Posted Feb 13, 2024  Edit critic review
Nomadland (2020) Marya E. Gates An emotionally rich, painfully relevant film about the waning days of the American Dream.
Posted Feb 13, 2024  Edit critic review
Moxie (2021) Marya E. Gates A poignant coming-of-age dramedy.
Posted Feb 13, 2024  Edit critic review
Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018) Marya E. Gates A stunning profile of a complex person, ‘Jane Fonda In Five Acts’ excels at capturing all the intricacies that make us who we are and inspires us to keep working on our own unfinished self-portraits.
Posted Feb 13, 2024  Edit critic review
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It (2021) Marya E. Gates Ultimately a story about persistence in the face of discrimination, the film exposes the festering wounds of Hollywood’s racist past to show the systematic issues, like colorism, that are still in play today.
Posted Feb 13, 2024  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Eternals (2021) Marya E. Gates Hampered by too many characters, the plot is equally underdeveloped beyond the major beats.
Posted Feb 23, 2022  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) Marya E. Gates The film allows us to witness the growing pains of them realizing their love, and that’s just beautiful.
Posted Feb 23, 2022  Edit critic review
F9 The Fast Saga (2021) Matt Atchity Rest assured, that if you came for the spectacle, you won't be disappointed, and it's amazing that the filmmakers are still coming up with new things to do with vehicles.
Posted Jul 23, 2021  Edit critic review
What Men Want (2019) Todd Gilchrist "What Men Want" showcases the kind of mainstream, multiracial comedies that audiences seem to want, but as a vehicle for a talented, hard-working performer like Henson to lead, it's less than she deserves.
Posted Feb 07, 2019  Edit critic review
Alita: Battle Angel (2019) Todd Gilchrist A smart, rousing adventure that resonates unlike almost anything else being made right now, utilizing incredible technology to enhance amazing performances, and eclectic, compelling and sympathetic characters who embody imagination and inspire hope.
Posted Feb 02, 2019  Edit critic review
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) Todd Gilchrist "Lego Movie 2" exudes a certain sort of overpowering, sensory-overload charm to muscle its way into audiences' hearts even if afterward their minds may remain a bit discombobulated by the experience.
Posted Jan 26, 2019  Edit critic review
Glass (2019) Todd Gilchrist Not only does Shyamalan seem to have forgotten what made its two predecessors work so well, but he fails to realize that it's his lack of imagination, not audiences', that keeps them from believing in superheroes.
Posted Jan 09, 2019  Edit critic review
The Mule (2018) Todd Gilchrist The filmmaker's reliable professionalism fails to transform one-dimensional characterizations and racial stereotypes into more than a showcase of the filmmaker's own cultural blind spots.
Posted Dec 15, 2018  Edit critic review
Mary Poppins Returns (2018) Todd Gilchrist Mileage may vary on how deeply its story resonates about the beleaguered next generation of Banks children, but buoyant songs and terrific performances from Emily Blunt and others make for an enchanting homage/follow up to the 1964 original.
Posted Dec 12, 2018  Edit critic review
Aquaman (2018) Todd Gilchrist Like with so many movies tasked with introducing unseen worlds and great reams of brand-new mythology, Wan's contribution to the DCEU offers a busy, overpowering deluge of information even if he conjures some stunning, operatic imagery along the way.
Posted Dec 11, 2018  Edit critic review
Bumblebee (2018) Todd Gilchrist But Travis Knight's spin-off/ prequel shrewdly -- and successfully -- sidelines the mechanics and mythology of its predecessors to focus on the changing emotional conditions of its characters.
Posted Dec 10, 2018  Edit critic review
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) Todd Gilchrist Bolstered by voice performances from a uniquely eclectic cast against a backdrop that defies description, "Spider-Verse" offers a welcome new chapter that intersects and beautifully expands the cinematic mythology of existing Spider-films.
Posted Dec 04, 2018  Edit critic review
Roma (2018) Todd Gilchrist Shot in black and white, starring a nonprofessional actress, and set in a time and place seldom explored in mainstream cinema, "Roma" tells a deeply humane, enchanting story that easily ranks among the best and most indelible of 2018.
Posted Dec 04, 2018  Edit critic review
Green Book (2018) Todd Gilchrist It, like the many movies before it about the black-white relations of generations past, will not likely solve the problems of modern racism, but it's still an important reminder that we can always learn new things about and from one another.
Posted Dec 04, 2018  Edit critic review
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) Todd Gilchrist "Beale Street" is a story of resilience, and perseverance about black people, the ordinary and average, as they try to navigate their way through a society that is -- at best -- indifferent to their place within it.
Posted Nov 30, 2018  Edit critic review
Creed II (2018) Todd Gilchrist "Creed II" elevates the literal and metaphorical challenges of following up improbable success to something meaningful and eventually transcendent of the formulas that it relies upon.
Posted Nov 16, 2018  Edit critic review
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) Todd Gilchrist For such a vivid and energetic look inside the internet, directors Rich Moore and Phil Johnston offer a shrewd and surprisingly unsentimental look at the dangers of focusing on just one thing in a world full of endless opportunities to connect.
Posted Nov 15, 2018  Edit critic review
Widows (2018) Todd Gilchrist "Widows" brings to irresistible life the determination, and desperation, of four women struggling to control their own fate within a system built upon, and preoccupied by, its own greed, corruption, and indifference.
Posted Nov 14, 2018  Edit critic review
Boy Erased (2018) Todd Gilchrist Extraordinary, nuanced performances from Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Edgerton, and especially Lucas Hedges elevates this potential issue-movie melodrama to something much more broadly relevant, humanistic, and -- most of all -- hopeful.
Posted Oct 31, 2018  Edit critic review
Mid90s (2018) Todd Gilchrist A film so committed to accurately portraying the lifestyle and community that it depicts that you wouldn't be surprised if the crew skinned their knees in solidarity with the cast, "Mid90s" oozes not just with period accuracy, but authenticity.
Posted Oct 22, 2018  Edit critic review
First Man (2018) Todd Gilchrist Chazelle's follow-up to "La La Land" is like its predecessor more than the sum of its parts - in this case, ta celebration of the ambition and unity of mankind built on a foundation of individual sacrifice, and in recovery from unimaginable loss.
Posted Oct 12, 2018  Edit critic review
Halloween (2018) Todd Gilchrist David Gordon Green has not only pulled off the unique feat of making a direct sequel to John Carpenter's original, but in making that sense of legacy its thematic cornerstone.
Posted Oct 10, 2018  Edit critic review
Venom (2018) Todd Gilchrist One assumes that the second or third homes Tom Hardy and Michelle Williams purchased with their paychecks was worth the experience of making this misguided, gobsmacking mess.
Posted Oct 03, 2018  Edit critic review
A Star Is Born (2018) Todd Gilchrist A remarkable, addictive piece of Hollywood myth-making that deserves to be seen on the biggest screen and in the loudest theater possible.
Posted Oct 03, 2018  Edit critic review
The Predator (2018) Todd Gilchrist A muddled effort that never hits the highs of the (admittedly perfect) original film, though a terrific cast and more than a few clever surprises are sure to keep audiences on their toes (and on the edge of their seats).
Posted Oct 03, 2018  Edit critic review
Skyscraper (2018) Todd Gilchrist Johnson's sheer force of will makes it a goofy, briskly entertaining experience that combines precipitous heights, claustrophobic environments and lots of fire at the expense of physics, logic or good old fashioned common sense.
Posted Jul 11, 2018  Edit critic review
Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018) Todd Gilchrist Scruffy, understated and fun, the sequel sidesteps just about all of the gravitas left hanging after the events of April's highly-anticipated superhero crossover.
Posted Jun 27, 2018  Edit critic review
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) Todd Gilchrist A film that somehow pushes past its predecessor's deliberate sense of pointlessness and futility to highlight the imperceptible but essential differences between good and evil in a political landscape increasingly obfuscated by shades of grey.
Posted Jun 21, 2018  Edit critic review
Incredibles 2 (2018) Todd Gilchrist A sequel that works much better when it's exploring the filmmaker's ideas dramatically than when it's serving as a soapbox for cranky opinions about technology, parenting, and gender roles.
Posted Jun 11, 2018  Edit critic review
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Todd Gilchrist A film comprised entirely of information whose significance was determined decades ago, "Solo" explores events that shaped Han Solo, but seems actively at war with itself over how much to humanize the most irresistible rogue in the galaxy.
Posted May 28, 2018  Edit critic review
B-
Still Alice (2014) Jason Gorber A decent film that's emotionally raw, worth seeing if only to see how one of the masters of her craft single-handedly manages to rescue (along with the help of her castmates) a film from being a maudlin mess into a watchable, moving piece of cinema.
Posted Jan 30, 2015  Edit critic review
A
Inherent Vice (2014) Jason Gorber Like waves in the ocean, you have to let this stuff flow over you, man. The film is fuzzy. It's not going to give all it can give on first watch, and for many that will be annoying as hell....One of the best films of the year
Posted Jan 09, 2015  Edit critic review
C
Into the Woods (2014) Jason Gorber This may be the version of this musical that fans want, but... for those not predisposed to like this show it's hard to see that the film will sway them to take multiple journeys "Into The Woods"
Posted Dec 23, 2014  Edit critic review
C+
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) Jason Gorber "Exodus" may not be the best thing in theatres, but it's decent enough to make it worth your time. It's less dreary and pointless than "Prometheus," for one, and showcases...some of the fun and splendour that Scott has occasionally shown
Posted Dec 13, 2014  Edit critic review
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