Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
54%
“Think of the worst elements of "Return of the Jedi" - ewoks! - and combine them with a complex, uninvolving story that never quite taps into the series' mythology and you have an idea how disappointing this new installment is.” –
Los Angeles Daily News
Apr 16, 2025
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Scream 3 (2000)
43%
1.5/4
“Scream 3 feels about as fresh as Friday the 13th: Part 8.” –
Los Angeles Daily News
Feb 19, 2025
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Tarzan (1999)
90%
“Tarzan, for good reason, remains one of the most permanently fixed characters in movie history. If this Tarzan doesn't quite measure up to the Lord of the Jungle legend, he comes close enough.” –
Los Angeles Daily News
Dec 20, 2024
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Anora (2024)
93%
“Baker wrote the part for her, and Madison returned the favor with a star-making performance, leaning into Ani’s audacity while revealing the fragile façade, the vulnerabilities and self-deception lurking underneath.” –
Los Angeles Times
Oct 16, 2024
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We Live in Time (2024)
79%
“It’s cute. And it’s so easy to be taken with these two warm, assured actors that the first hour of “We Live in Time” flies by...” –
Los Angeles Times
Oct 10, 2024
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
67%
“Murphy is effective, even if the tone has shifted from a brash swagger to nostalgic cheer. The heat is gone. But you knew that. ” –
Los Angeles Times
Jul 2, 2024
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The Fall Guy (2024)
82%
“At its best, though, it’s a romantic comedy that coasts on the charisma of its two appealing leads, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.” –
Los Angeles Times
May 2, 2024
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Rustin (2023)
83%
“You want to change the world? Gather some like-minded souls, roll up your sleeves and dream. It might, this optimistic film posits, come true.” –
Los Angeles Times
Nov 3, 2023
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The Exorcist (1973)
78%
3.5/4
“Watching The Exorcist 27 years after its release, it's easy to see how much the movie's story is a product of its times. But the movie worked then, and it still does.” –
Los Angeles Daily News
Sep 28, 2023
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The Creator (2023)
68%
“Unfortunately, there’s precious little in “The Creator” that feels fresh, particularly if you’ve seen one of the first two “Terminator” movies, watched “The Last of Us” or bought your kid (OK, yourself) a Baby Yoda plush toy.” –
Los Angeles Times
Sep 26, 2023
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The Origin of Evil (2022)
92%
“The second-hour intrigue is sharp enough to hold your interest and the final bit of untwisting registers as near-perfect.” –
Los Angeles Times
Sep 22, 2023
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The Matrix (1999)
83%
C+
“A complete lack of story logic, coupled with the narrative's propensity for meandering mumbo-jumbo, makes this a movie best seen and not heard.” –
Los Angeles Daily News
Jul 13, 2023
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You Hurt My Feelings (2023)
94%
“A funny and incisive look at middle-age malaise, a time when potential has been replaced by plateaus and one might take an inordinate amount of pleasure in the comfort that comes from a well-made pair of socks.” –
Los Angeles Times
May 25, 2023
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Godzilla (1998)
20%
2/4
“Unfortunately, Godzilla cannot be on screen all of the film's near-interminable 140 minutes. And when Godzilla goes missing, so does the film. ” –
Los Angeles Daily News
Feb 14, 2023
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Ticket to Paradise (2022)
57%
“A movie mostly absent of surprises and character details cannot fully vanquish the appeal of seeing these two movie stars at a time when the viability of both movies and stars has come into question.” –
Los Angeles Times
Oct 20, 2022
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Triangle of Sadness (2022)
72%
“There are a couple of good scenes... but nothing substantial enough to warrant the two-and-a-half-hour running time.” –
Los Angeles Times
Oct 6, 2022
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We Feed People (2022)
100%
“It’s easy to give in to despair. What “We Feed People” makes clear is that you can help with a simple, small act of empathy.” –
Los Angeles Times
May 26, 2022
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CODA (2021)
94%
“Have some tissues handy.” –
Los Angeles Times
Aug 12, 2021
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Kid Candidate (2021)
78%
“"Kid Candidate" isn't about winning as much as a reinforcement of the notion that apathy is the death of democracy, a lesson best learned, as Pedigo comes to understand, when you're young.” –
Los Angeles Times
Jul 1, 2021
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
99%
“[Thompson's] respect and enthusiasm for the material jumps off the screen.” –
Los Angeles Times
Jun 24, 2021
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The Sparks Brothers (2021)
95%
“If you care about Sparks, this movie is heaven, a long-overdue answer to the group's 1994 song "When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way.'"” –
Los Angeles Times
Jun 17, 2021
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Minari (2020)
98%
“"Minari" in its entirety feels like a balm right now, a gentle, truthful and tender story of family filled with kind people trying to love one another the best they can.” –
Los Angeles Times
Dec 10, 2020
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Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You (2020)
97%
“[W]hen Zimny lets the images speak for themselves, "Letter to You" achieves a moving power.” –
Los Angeles Times
Oct 26, 2020
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David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)
97%
“"David Byrne's American Utopia," the Spike Lee-directed film version of Byrne's... 2019 Broadway show, offers an antidote to that quarantine-mandated monotony, an invitation to connect, change and, I don't know, maybe go outside and ride a bicycle...” –
Los Angeles Times
Oct 16, 2020
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Circus of Books (2019)
98%
“Rachel Mason performs a nice bit of misdirection with the film, starting with humorous juxtapositions of this nice, elderly Jewish couple running a gay porn shop and then moving toward a poignant story of acceptance.” –
Los Angeles Times
Apr 22, 2020
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