Movie reviews of Hope Madden

These are all the movies and series that Hope has reviewed. Read more at: Maddwolf.

Number of movie reviews: 1078 / 1078

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The pace is slow, the performances stilted to match the dialog, and the resolution is nonexistent. The Shrouds has a grotesquely beautiful dreamlike quality, and it teems with notions both weird and fascinating. It just can’t pull that pull it all together into an entertaining whole. Review

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23 april

23 apr

Clarke opens strong and her cast keeps you guessing and engaged for as long as they can, but in the end, it feels as if she clung too closely to tales we already know. That can’t erase the mounting dread and nightmare imagery, though. Review

7.0

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23 april

23 apr

The FX are bad. The Raiders of the Lost Ark moment is silly. But in terms of reconsidering exorcism tropes, Shadow of God has some big ideas. They don’t entirely work, but at least it’s novel. Review

4.0

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22 april

22 apr

It’s scary. It’s sexy. The action slaps. It’s funny when it needs to be, sad just as often. It looks and sounds incredible. And there’s a cameo from Buddy F. Guy, in case you needed a little authenticity. Review

8.0

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17 april

17 apr

Filmmaker and cast investment pays off. Dead Mail is clever, intriguing and wholly satisfying little thriller. Review

8.0

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16 april

16 apr

Yang struggles with the dramatic needs of his character while Tran has trouble with the comedic, but there’s charm in the mess. Ahn conjures a bubbly, romantic confection and maybe that’s needed right now. Review

6.0

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16 april

16 apr

The Amateur is no masterpiece. But it is a nice change of pace. Review

7.0

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10 april

10 apr

Drop exceeds low expectations mainly on the charisma of the cast and two universal fears: technology and first dates. Review

6.0

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10 april

10 apr

It’s probably not the worst movie Cage has made, but lord, it is not good. Review

3.0

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8 april

8 apr

Not everything works, but every performance is remarkable and there is bravery and power behind the message that life and death are messy things. Review

7.0

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2 april

2 apr

The plot itself could have used a few more solid surprises. Hell of a Summer does not set out to reinvent the wheel, and even commits to one of the genre’s most tiresome new stereotypes. Still, it’s fun while it lasts. And Fred Hechinger is a treasure. Review

6.0

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1 april

1 apr

The movie plays like a rehearsal that could have turned into something fun with a couple more rounds of script revisions. Review

5.0

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1 april

1 apr

It’s a fascinating performance and fearless in many ways. The film around her is no masterpiece, but it is a solid piece of genre filmmaking enlivened by bright performances and dark, nasty shadows. Review

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27 march

27 mar

The three leads shine, none of them blameless and yet all forgivable. Review

7.0

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18 march

18 mar

It’s a capably made, solid movie but there’s not much to distinguish it from a lot of other gangster pictures except that you get two times the star power from the actor who continues to prove he’s America’s greatest onscreen gangster. Review

6.0

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18 march

18 mar

There are unexplored ideas and mixed messages that keep Hood Witch from becoming a great film, but it’s an angry, observant thriller and solid reflection of the time. Review

7.0

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18 march

18 mar

The kills (and near kills) are often clever and the characterizations are funny. The film’s mythology gets mushy and the story comes to a close with more of a nod to horror tropes than an acknowledgment of the internal conflicts and genuine emotion the story built, but it’s still fun. Review

7.0

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17 march

17 mar

Directors Ben Berkand and Robert Olsen invest in the comedic possibilities of every action set up without overpowering the action itself. Car chases, fisticuffs, shoot outs and more are choreographed for thrill, performed for laughs. It’s a delightful mix. Review

7.0

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14 march

14 mar

It all becomes muddy, no specific layer of the film ever entirely satisfying, all of it obscured by a metaphor that doesn’t quite fit. Review

5.0

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13 march

13 mar

It gets weird, this one. But when the chips are down and the gum zombies are chewin’, these two will rise to the occasion. Review

7.0

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13 march

13 mar

Weaving sensibilities and ideas present in Snowpiercer, Okja, The Host as well as any number of clone movies, Mickey 17 could feel borrowed. It doesn’t. Like the best science fiction, it feels close enough to reality to be a bit nightmarish. Review

8.0

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6 march

6 mar

Lithgow’s a maniac, making the most of his substantial physical presence among the fragile patients and delivering the most unseemly moments with relish. And Rush is his absolute equal. The veteran broadcasts pomposity with rigid authenticity that only lends power to the judge’s most helpless moments. Review

8.0

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5 march

5 mar

While My Dead Friend Zoe’s delightful and moving buddy picture vibe carves a different direction than the others took, the message is even more urgent. Review

8.0

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28 february

28 feb

The Unbreakable Boy is more evenhanded than most of Gunn’s movies, although subtle it’s not. It’s tidy and predictable and suffers under the weight of sentimentality. But it’s undeniably sweet, and if an inspirational film appeals to you, you could do worse than to let Jacob Laval charm you for 90 minutes. Review

6.0

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19 february

19 feb

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