Billie Melissa
Tomatometer-approved critic
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_
Sinners (2025)
98%
“Coogler's Sinners is the best film of the year so far.” –
Newsweek
Apr 17, 2025
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Opus (2025)
41%
“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
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Picture This (2025)
45%
“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
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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
88%
“Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy feels like meeting with old friends: warm, cozy, and filled with hysterical laughter.” –
Newsweek
Feb 14, 2025
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Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
56%
“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
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All of You (2024)
83%
“Bridges has made a thoughtful gem of a film that dives into the nitty gritty of how it feels to be uncertain about certainty.
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Men's Journal
Nov 11, 2024
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We Live in Time (2024)
79%
“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
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Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
31%
“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
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Borderlands (2024)
10%
“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
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Twisters (2024)
75%
“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
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The Bikeriders (2023)
80%
“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
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Seeking Mavis Beacon (2024)
75%
“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
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Spaceman (2024)
50%
“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
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Challengers (2024)
88%
“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
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
80%
“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
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IF (2024)
50%
“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
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Skywalkers: A Love Story (2024)
74%
“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
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Longlegs (2024)
86%
“a hypnotic level of discomfort which has you struggling to look away no matter how desperate you get to free yourself from the terror.
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Men's Journal
Jul 8, 2024
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Causeway (2022)
84%
A-
“Deeply human and flooded with empathy, grace and a thirst for connection, Causeway aches for you to fall in love with it.” –
AwardsWatch
Sep 12, 2022
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