Movie reviews of Sandy Schaefer

Insightful, for sure, but something of a chore to sit through. Review

One icon-exploiting and formulaic Hollywood comedy that manages to clear the (not so challenging) bar that it aims for. Review

Offers a real crowd-pleasing experience – one with profound social commentary. Review

Unfolds like a decent 3D documentary screened at a museum theater – which ultimately makes it a C-grade theatrical feature. Review

Offers a witty and heartfelt princess fairly tale with creative musical elements and some visual panache. Review

What saves the film is Lemmons’ ability to leave her personal stamp on the material, occasionally resulting in a movie that feels like the work of a true auteur... Review

Dench and Coogan's work together is enough to accommodate many of the flaws in storytelling. Review

An elegant work of storytelling, which manages to make a thoughtful statement about the current demographic of older Americans. Review

Works best as an uplifting viewing experience that showcases McConaughey and Leto’s great performances. Review

Feels like the result of a meeting among studio executives, who just threw together every idea they could imagine. Review

Voids feeling like cheap exploitation, but Ridley’s script reduces the evils of slavery to a concept that isn’t challenging... Review

A work of art that impresses as a competent example of minimalistic storytelling, yet still feels too cold and distant... Review

Supposed to be bad, but it’s also supposed to be entertainingly dumb and loony – which is where it falls short. Review

A respectable adaptation that most moviegoers (young and old) will be able to appreciate... Review

The absence of decent intellectual/emotional payoff ultimately make the overall viewing experience too manipulative. Review

Succeeds as an enthralling and visceral concert movie viewing experience... Review

Mostly a harmless fantasy and isn’t offensively backwards-thinking. Review

There’s not nearly enough quality material to make Battle of the Year recommendable... Review

A commendable examination of addiction, sex and the nature of grown-up relationships... Review

Besson once again proves that he is a storyteller who knows how to produce European pop-art cinema... Review

Solomon’s direction is so amateurish that Getaway fails to even provide serviceable B-movie thrills... Review

There’s enough innovation and enthusiasm present to make it worth recommending to gore-hounds and hardcore horror lovers. Review

Part lackluster biopic, part ham-fisted historical allegory... Review

Ends up feeling like little more than an (often) dull and nearly-soulless cash grab. Review