Movie reviews of Don Shanahan

The flaws come from the film’s effusive route of philosophy... Review

Peculiarity rules over spectacle with minimal loss of entertainment. Review

Has a point and makes it while still traversing humanity’s natural waters with its innate penchant for improvisation. Review

The importance was the stance of its message, and Webb kept it on point, earned the dramatic heft, and avoided full-on preaching. Review

Carries a nearly strict reliance on suggestion and atmosphere over exploitation. Review

The rest of the cast tune themselves to ultra-serious and sap away any possible zeal. Review

In stirringly entertaining fashion, each actor finds a way to surprise us with flashes of maturity, gumption, profundity, sentiment, and even flat-out heart. Review

The local flavor coming from the appreciable storytelling makes for a non-fiction film as chummy as the venue itself. Review

Plays to an almost self-aware level, which is fun. To the film’s credit, those results are occasionally uneven, yet never fully predictable. Review

Watson is courageous and just fine with her heroine work. Review

Dispenses with myth and lore and jumps to the mashing and clashing we all dreamt about since slamming plastic toys together as kids. Review

The totality of the scope, suspense, misdirection, and thrills make it an outstanding original success and raucous big-screen experience. Review

Incoming Call certainly and smartly will keep you watching, but it will leave you wanting more, not just clarity, but commitment. Review

Might just be the most mature and reflective comic book film of this era. Review

The real cause of derailment will be its ridiculousness, no matter how beautiful it is. Review

This is cinematic carnival bumper cars with all of the wild tangents representing the carny food confection. Review

Brilliant intelligence merges with maddening truths in a truly compelling exhibition. Review

Asa Butterfield's smile and wide-eyed worldview are charming and contagious. The kid’s got spirit and so does the movie. Review

Almodovar has a remarkable way in which his films extract emotionality and sensual ardor from mundane settings and artful melodrama. Review

A mature and beguiling romantic drama. Review

Certainly meanders more than it punches with its social commentary. Review

Unflashy and never acting with imitation or caricature, this is a superb and revealing film debut for the young actor. Review

Michael Fassbender is a compelling lead playing a father with his own daddy issues... Review

A tremendously serious and heartfelt film... Review