Movie reviews of Alex Brannan

Has an intense mainstream appeal, in that it is adherent enough to convention while still providing visual symbols that feel new. Review

Just needed more wrinkles in its plot to deliver the experience that it intends to. Review

Disturbing, crude, and humorous, this gory flick is vying to become a new staple of midnight movie rotations. Review

A surprising amount of mileage that the film makes out of the simplicity of its comedic premise... Review

Feels primed to appeal to nobody. Review

Wrapped up in energetic music, but that is not enough to put a veil over the flatness of the film. Review

An exhilarating ride through a debauched unseen world... Review

Marred by nearly innumerable shortcomings, all of which combine into a conventional mess of a film. Review

Absurd and funny, sweet and earnest, and endlessly riding an undercurrent wave of darkness. Review

Fails to be either an original action film nor a satisfactory all-around comedy, it has its moments where both genres can shine... Review

Purposefully confounding. It does not want to be accessible. Review

Soderbergh remains at the top of his game. His vision controls this whimsically haphazard narrative with artistic precision. Review

More contrived than it is emotionally affecting, making poor work out of its source material. Review

Starts off moving toward a successful end, then gets blocked by some sour gag or cliche narrative beat. Review

The performances and visual presence of its director keep the film from slacking on pace or cinematics. Review

Uninspired: the setting, the score, the story, and the climax. Review

Denies us access to its protagonist and weaves a story that actively hides what is most interesting. Review

A gaudy neon mess of epically tone deaf proportions, and there is no use wasting any more time discussing it. Review

With an epic scale on a tight runtime, Dunkirk is efficient storytelling at its finest. Review

Grotesque to the nth degree. Review

Vibrant and bright, throwing science fiction imagery in our faces until the cows come home. But it could use more than that. Review

Wish Upon is starvation. It is the conscious lack of sustenance. Review

Has a surprising amount of depth in its storytelling... Review

A tonally pitch perfect comedy... Review