Movie reviews of George Wolf

Yes it is dark and brooding, and this League may hold the mother lode of daddy issues, but it never becomes tedious. And while you can’t quite call it fun, it is super, and heroic, and sometimes thrilling. Review

But believe it or don’t, City of Lies tells that story in a compelling fashion that doesn’t waste your time. Review

Mike Disa steers the nicely diverse cast through a surface level drama that’s sanitized for family protection. Review

Drake and Large’s script toys with the meaty issues of war, sacrifice, and colonialism, only to abandon them in the name of heroic grandstanding. Review

As our Second Chance movers uncover secrets about Vern (and each other), Lauder leans on body horror closeups and weak jump scares on the way to a big reveal that is bigly ridiculous. Review

And if you’ve been waiting for Coming 2 America for reminders of what you liked the first time, you’ll get them. Otherwise, a return trip isn’t necessary. Review

Huang may yet prove he got game, but it’s going to take some work in the film room. Review

Grant and Kermani end up walking an entertaining line between subversive humor and metaphorical slasher. Review

And along with the hits, Cutler gives us plenty of real human moments. Review

As artistic as it is nuanced, as lyrical as it is devastating, it’s a film with not only something to say, but a welcome new approach to saying it. Review

As actors, the three leads are all talented musicians, with just enough easygoing charm to get us rooting for their characters almost immediately. Review

Without it, there’s a pretty major question just sitting there unanswered, and Truth to Power – despite its commendable passion – feels incomplete. Review

In other words, perfectly fetch for the younger set transitioning from picture books to family films. Review

It may not be dynamite, but Barb and Star brings enough laughs to make spending time with them a pleasure. Review

Landing at a time when the conscience of the country is literally being voted on, The Mauritanian is a committed if somewhat unwieldy reminder of the stakes. Review

Yes, we’ve heard Land‘s lessons before, but Wright’s feature debut behind the camera impresses through her fine instincts for subtle over showy, paring those lessons down to an essence as timeless as the majestic skyline. Review

More than a welcome reminder that love is love at any age, Two of Us is a touching testament to how much stronger togetherness can make us. Review

Lightening the mood with moments of sly humor (Zellner reading Ebony and Jet) and budding romance, Brown avoids lionizing Zellner while finding an entertaining avenue for making his choices a more universal call to end white silence. Review

There is contrivance and familiarity at work in Palmer, no doubt. But there’s also enough heart, and pure hopeful innocence, to earn this film some wings. Review

With older characters connected by more than just friendship, Macqueen adds a layer that is made beautifully resonant by the warm chemistry and fully formed characterizations of Tucci and Firth. Review

The Night shows strength all around, and by daybreak a pretty well-known blueprint builds to a satisfying reminder on the cost of deception. Review

Because this isn’t really a story about dying, it’s one about caring – caring about other people enough to care for them when it helps. As one family found out, there’s a true beauty in that, and Our Friend lets us glimpse it. Review

A little self-awareness on that point and SFTI might feel less like, frankly, the insincere vanity project it becomes. Review

Mixing some impressive historical footage, newly declassified files and more recent interview perspectives, Pollard dives into the FBI’s harassment of Dr. King with a steady, tactical approach. Review