Flickering Myth
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Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
3.5/5
Fighting with My Family (2019)
A broad-skewing but satisfying underdog sports romp for fans and non-fans alike, enlivened by great performances and some surprisingly nuanced writing.
Posted Feb 20, 2019
2
3/5
Never Look Away (2019)
3
3/5
Happy Death Day 2U (2019)
It's unfortunate that Happy Death Day 2U is content on rehashing the same central mystery, as it is better than the original in nearly every other way
Posted Feb 12, 2019
4
3.5/5
Despite the law of diminishing returns being firmly in effect, The LEGO Movie 2 is an entertaining sequel girded by spritely animation and game vocal performances.
Posted Feb 12, 2019
5
4/5
To Dust (2019)
Place the unlikely pairing of Geza Rohrig and Matthew Broderick as frontrunners for the best on-screen duo of 2019
Posted Feb 11, 2019
6
4/5
Fighting with My Family (2019)
7
3/5
Everything is slightly less awesome, but still pretty awesome
Posted Feb 8, 2019
8
3.5/5
High Flying Bird (2019)
Yet further proof that Steven Soderbergh is a master of all filmmaking trades, High Flying Bird sacrifices nothing dramatically through its low-fi technical conception.
Posted Feb 8, 2019
9
4/5
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
10
2/5
Miss Bala (2019)
11
3/5
Untogether (2019)
12
3/5
Arctic (2019)
13
4/5
14
3/5
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
Too broad as both horror and satire to be truly effective, but worth watching for a mesmeric Jake Gyllenhaal performance and top-notch supporting cast.
Posted Feb 2, 2019
15
2.5/5
Polar (2019)
It's tough to fault Mikkelsen's inexplicable commitment to the part, but the frantic, scattershot Polar is the streaming equivalent of being force-fed a share size bag of Skittles.
Posted Jan 26, 2019
16
2/5
Serenity (2019)
17
2.5/5
Close (2019)
Noomi Rapace tries her best to prop up this flatly generic, offputtingly chintzy action thriller.
Posted Jan 20, 2019
18
2.5/5
Io (2019)
It's never fun to dunk on low-key sci-fi this well made, but ultimately the ponderous, overwrought IO is just a bit of a bore.
Posted Jan 20, 2019
19
2.5/5
Glass (2019)
James McAvoy's outstanding performance anchors a shockingly unsatisfying conclusion to M. Night Shyamalan's Eastrail 177 Trilogy.
Posted Jan 20, 2019
20
4/5
Fyre (2019)
A jaw-dropping look at what happens when ambition collides with a total lack of business nous and, ultimately, desperation both sad and sinister.
Posted Jan 19, 2019
21
2/5
Glass (2019)
22
2/5
The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
23
2/5
An Acceptable Loss (2019)
For a movie that gives talented women material usually dominated by men, it's a shame that they are let down by such a shoulder-shrugging narrative
Posted Jan 13, 2019
24
3/5
Intense and occasionally disturbingly enlightening to some terrifying mindsets, and if nothing else, a blast to witness unfold
Posted Jan 13, 2019
25
4/5
Cold War (Zimna wojna) (2018)
Cold War is a beautiful showcasing of unbreakable and incomparably dedicated romance capable of strengthening the bond between any couple that watches it
Posted Jan 13, 2019
26
3/5
The Last Laugh (2019)
Fundamentally generic old codger froth, yet elevated by Richard Dreyfuss' endearing performance.
Posted Jan 12, 2019
27
2/5
Rockaway (2017)
It feels like your standard sports film but bookended by violence, with some of the events during the ending coming across as rather convenient and poorly executed
Posted Jan 10, 2019
28
2/5
A Dog's Way Home (2019)
There is a game Bella and Lucas play called "Go Home" to avoid being impounded by authorities; it's a game I wanted to play around 20 minutes into the film
Posted Jan 10, 2019
29
4/5
Destroyer (2018)
30
3.5/5
Brexit (2019)
A touch too cartoonish to be truly biting, but a fittingly broad polemic during the current mid-Brexit maelstrom.
Posted Jan 10, 2019
31
3/5
Stan & Ollie (2019)
Some of the best moments in Stan & Ollie involve the two interacting as normal people would, only for the conversation to organically evolve into their humorous antics
Posted Jan 10, 2019
32
3.5/5
Colette (2018)
Keira Knightley does sublime justice to her real-life subject in this lithe, topical ode to female empowerment.
Posted Jan 9, 2019
33
3.5/5
Stan & Ollie (2019)
A simple yet warm-hearted and charming film anchored by an incredible John C. Reilly performance.
Posted Jan 7, 2019
34
4/5
RBG (2018)
Undeniably a hero's portrait yet a comforting one in these trying political times, RBG offers up a snappy, comprehensive precis of Ginsburg's fascinating life and career.
Posted Jan 4, 2019
35
3/5
Escape Room (2019)
36
2/5
Welcome to Marwen (2018)
A fascinatingly tone-deaf misfire from Robert Zemeckis rife with peculiar directorial choices, albeit saved from total oblivion by Steve Carell's well-meaning performance.
Posted Jan 3, 2019
37
4/5
The Favourite (2018)
Though lacking the savage vigour of Lanthimos' previous films, The Favourite's expert acting and deliciously funny script makes for an intoxicating mix.
Posted Jan 2, 2019
38
1.5/5
Holmes and Watson (2018)
An astoundingly lame SNL skit stretched out to excruciating feature length, while wasting a feted cast in the process.
Posted Dec 27, 2018
39
3/5
On the Basis of Sex (2019)
It's a standard biopic, but with a subject as fascinating as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, there are worse things you can do than adhere to straight history
Posted Dec 26, 2018
40
4/5
If Beale Street Could Talk (2019)
It's a testament to the endless struggles true love can endure. That love is visible within every breathtaking shot of Fonny and Tish
Posted Dec 26, 2018
41
2/5
Bird Box (2018)
42
4/5
Bumblebee (2018)
43
5/5
Vice (2018)
44
4/5
The House That Jack Built (2018)
Another bravura dive down the rabbit-hole with Lars von Trier, and one tailor-made to divide, yet topped by one of the finest performances of Matt Dillon's career.
Posted Dec 15, 2018
45
2/5
Vox Lux (2018)
Vox Lux is a cross between Life Itself director Dan Fogelman's most offensive impulses and a backward version of A Star is Born
Posted Dec 14, 2018
46
2/5
Ben is Back (2018)
Both stars do some terrific things with the material in the finale, but the movie has lost so much goodwill by then that it's hard to muster up a care to give
Posted Dec 14, 2018
47
2/5
The Mule (2018)
48
4/5
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
49
2/5
Mortal Engines (2018)
Mortal Engines comes crumbling down immediately following the introduction, leaving behind rare loot demanding tighter craftsmanship
Posted Dec 12, 2018
50
3.5/5
Beautiful Boy (2018)