Movie reviews of David Whitley

A terrific performance goes wasted due to melodramatic direction.

Story starts slow but builds to a satisfying film.

A refreshing breath of fresh air in the tired, shambling zombie genre.

Slow, misguided, and never quite finds the point.

A frenzy of animation styles, full of relatable characters, and a great story to boot.

Slow ghost-film that gets mixed results.

Ben Stiller stays manic and paranoid in this well-crafted drama about a mid-life crisis.

Their performance is the only thing that buoys the film from the gutter of poor romances into the wash of mediocre ones.

A movie in reverse takes an unoriginal idea and makes it feel fresh.

Enough moments to unnerve you, but loose plots sink ships.

Plaza is tremendous as Ingrid.

Frustrating because it has shades of greatness throughout.

Despite the fact the movie is well-made, I can’t give it a totally great grade. There needs to be a certain level of investment past the technical aspects to go there.

Dunst does a decent job with what little she’s given.

Goofy, inventive, and watchable but not quite developed enough.

This slow-burning horror film is exactly what King intended.

Terrifically taught and based on even better chemistry.

Dumb, unnecessary, and painstakingly familiar.

Polyamorous relationships, lie detectors, and Wonder Woman – all in a delicately shot bouquet.

Metaphors to the max in this monster movie.

A freak storm and unexplained deaths lead this sufficiently scary film.

I think Maturing Youth was an appropriate short to watch prior to Father’s Day. I’d recommend you check it out!

The sweetness of early adolescence meets the ideals of punk in this film from Sweden.

Great ideas and nice camerawork get held down by some cartoonish characters and subpar acting.