Movie reviews of Alex Brannan

A fine little survival picture retelling the story of an undoubtedly resourceful and determined person. Review

It has the sense of being a dispassionate and inessential part of this ongoing Star Wars machine. Review

Strains to tap into contemporary technophobia, but it never grounds that in the source material that it borrows from. Review

Unless you’re a critic who dislikes partisanship even when it lines up with his political views, you will likely either love it or hate it. Review

Overall the comedy here is fairly tight. In a cinematic landscape that is bombarded with superhero movies of various quality, Deadpool is the IP we need right now. Review

Seeds are sown for characters to have genuine relationships with each other. These are largely abandoned, replaced with lackluster punchlines. Review

A no frills thriller that isn’t ashamed of its lack of depth. Review

There wasn’t enough juice in the premise to take the plot across the finish line. Review

It feels like a contrivance, because it is already a hard sell to buy the basic premise. Perhaps if the jokes were more powerful... Review

The revelation of the truth may not be as fun as the journey to it, but there is still a winding experience to enjoy. Review

A determined case study of grit yielding to desperation. Its characters act like beautifully imperfect... Review

Lives up to the hype if you enjoy the sheer bigness of the created universe... Review

It’s all very stylish... Review

Showing us comedic characters being driven past their potential. Review

A comedy that isn’t all that funny. Review

A bland film with a mishandled deliberate pace. Review

Provides one of the more electrifying climaxes, thanks to stellar editing, direction, and performances from its two leads. Review

Mindless and tedious. Review

Quite simply the worst horror movie of 2018 thus far. Review

A pulp masterpiece. It is at times decadent, at times sumptuous, at time grotesque, and at many times disorienting. Review

For all of the competency in (most of) the script and in the performances, it is surprising to behold how unbalanced the finished product is. Review

Paints a resonant portrait of motherhood. Review

The editing is sharp, the camera captures each oozing drop of blood, and the entire landscape is captured in crisp orange hues... Review

The stylization, with the rich textures and visual motifs, is the driving force. Review