Movie reviews of Hope Madden

Because of the way Zhao plays with light, uses music, and fills the screen with the desolate beauty of the American plains, the film qualifies as a sleepy epic. Review

Is very funny, often quite clever, and sometimes wrong-minded in the best way. Review

The terror here is far less paranormal than existential, and clever clues combine with crisp writing to create a full picture that’s more satisfying than it should probably be. Review

Between Fargeat’s wild aesthetic, four very solid performances, and thoughtful yet visceral storytelling, the film feels break-neck, terrifying and entirely satisfying. Review

Too bad McTeigue has no idea how to exploit any of the tenser elements Engle gives him... Review

The film isn’t awful, but it isn’t good. Mainly, there is just nothing new to see here. Review

Perhaps most damaging is the utter absence of chemistry between the leads, making every inch toward romance feel unnatural and, honestly, almost creepy. Review

Their looping timelines provide fertile ground for clever turns that fans of the filmmakers will find delightful, but the uninitiated will appreciate as well. Review

The film isn’t terrible, it’s just tedious... Review

The film is not terrible. Review

Schumer does what she can with this superficial, blandly rote script. Review

Performances are bland, kills lack inspiration, there aren’t even enough of the prerequisite jump scares... Review

At its heart lies a sweet sentiment about family, but sentiment does not get in the way of scares. Review

A touching, flawlessly crafted animated dream. That probably should have been set in America. Review

The performances are hammy fun but certainly not revelatory. Review

Soderbergh relies on familiar tropes to say something relevant and in doing so creates a tidy, satisfying thriller. Review

A visually stunning gut punch. Review

It’s lovely—sometimes funny, often sad, genuinely nutty and forever charming. Review

It’s a fascinating look at how the other class comes of age, blackly comedic and biting. Review

And you cannot expect originality from a sequel, of course. You just hope it can be memorable. The Strangers: Prey at Night is not. Review

Their adventure is colorful and beautiful. It’s also full of lessons that feel less like a sledgehammer than reasonable nudging. Review

Even if Lelio and Vega don’t let you truly know Marina, you cannot help but respect her. Review

Geoghegan’s story is as sadistic and brutal as we’ve come to expect from a Western—certainly from the burgeoning Western/horror mash-up. Review

It might at least be a fun time waster if Charlize Theron hadn’t done that better with last year’s Atomic Blonde. Review