Movie Reviews

Film and television reviewed the way I’d want to read them — with a rating that means something, an honest accounting of what works and what doesn’t, and craft notes for writers who want to understand how the machinery operates.

Each review includes a craft notes section for writers — specific observations about structure, character, world-building, and what the film does that you can actually use. Not theory. Technique you can steal.

Woke Disasters (19)

Artemis fowl reviewMay 16, 2026

Artemis Fowl (2020)

Kenneth Branagh's 2020 Disney+ Eoin Colfer adaptation. Substantial production failure where multiple compounding decisions destroyed the source material.

Birds of prey 2020 reviewMay 16, 2026

Birds of Prey (2020)

Birds of Prey, formally titled Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), is the Harley Quinn solo film between Suicide Squad...

Charlies angels 2019 reviewMay 16, 2026

Charlie’s Angels (2019)

Charlie's Angels (2019) is the second reboot of the 1976 television series and one of the most commercially unsuccessful spy-action films of the late...

Dont worry darling 2022 reviewMay 16, 2026

Don’t Worry Darling (2022)

Don't Worry Darling is the psychological thriller whose production controversies generated more public discussion than the film itself. Olivia Wilde...

Frozen 2 2019 reviewMay 16, 2026

Frozen 2 (2019)

Frozen 2 is the sequel to the 2013 Walt Disney Animation Studios film that became the highest-grossing animated film of all time. Chris Buck and Jennifer...

Ghostbusters 2016 reviewMay 16, 2026

Ghostbusters (2016)

Ghostbusters (2016) is the all-female reboot of the 1984 Ivan Reitman comedy, directed by Paul Feig. The script came from Feig and Katie Dippold. Kristen...

Hes all that reviewMay 16, 2026

He’s All That (2021)

Mark Waters's 2021 Netflix gender-flipped remake of She's All That. Addison Rae casting reflects social media platform commercial framework.

Lightyear 2022 reviewMay 16, 2026

Lightyear (2022)

Lightyear is the Pixar feature framed as the in-universe movie that made Andy from Toy Story want a Buzz Lightyear action figure. Angus MacLane directed...

Men in black international 2019 reviewMay 16, 2026

Men in Black: International (2019)

Men in Black: International is the franchise reboot that replaced Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones with Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson. F. Gary Gray...

Mulan 2020 reviewMay 16, 2026

Mulan (2020)

Mulan (2020) is the live-action remake of the 1998 Walt Disney Animation Studios musical. Niki Caro directed. Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Lauren Hynek, and...

No time to die 2021 reviewMay 16, 2026

No Time to Die (2021)

No Time to Die is the final entry in Daniel Craig's James Bond tenure and one of the most divisive Bond films in the franchise's sixty-year history. Cary...

Oceans eight 2018 reviewMay 16, 2026

Ocean’s Eight (2018)

Ocean's Eight is the all-female spinoff of Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven (2001) trilogy. Gary Ross directed. Ross and Olivia Milch wrote. Sandra...

Star wars the last jedi 2017 reviewMay 16, 2026

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the middle entry of the Disney-era sequel trilogy. Rian Johnson wrote and directed. Mark Hamill returns as Luke Skywalker, now...

Strange world 2022 reviewMay 16, 2026

Strange World (2022)

Strange World is the Walt Disney Animation Studios feature that recorded one of the worst opening weekends in modern Disney theatrical animation history...

The hustle 2019 reviewMay 16, 2026

The Hustle (2019)

The Hustle is the gender-flipped remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), which was itself a remake of Bedtime Story (1964). Chris Addison directed...

The marvels 2023 reviewMay 16, 2026

The Marvels (2023)

The Marvels is the Captain Marvel sequel that team-ups Brie Larson with two female MCU successors. Nia DaCosta directed. Megan McDonnell, Elissa Karasik...

Tomb raider 2018 reviewMay 16, 2026

Tomb Raider (2018)

Tomb Raider (2018) is the reboot of the Lara Croft film franchise built on the 2013 Crystal Dynamics video game continuity. Roar Uthaug directed. Geneva...

What men want 2019 reviewMay 16, 2026

What Men Want (2019)

What Men Want is the gender-flipped remake of the 2000 Mel Gibson romantic comedy What Women Want. Adam Shankman directed. Tina Gordon, Peter Huyck, and...

Wonder woman 1984 2020 reviewMay 16, 2026

Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

Wonder Woman 1984 is the sequel to Patty Jenkins's 2017 Wonder Woman and one of the steepest critical reversals in modern superhero cinema. Jenkins...

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