Movie reviews of David Nagle

Another case of Cameron and Rodriguez being more interested in the technical challenges of a project rather than those other crucial aspects, like character, story or performance.

Arctic is lean, stripped back, grounded storytelling anchored by a rock-solid performance from Mikkelsen. It doesn’t take us into unknown territory, but Penna still makes the journey worthwhile.

There are missteps but with humour as dark as a Norwegian winter, knowing nods to its own absurdity, and an ability to both mock and indulge in its machismo, Cold Pursuit is more than just the standard revenge fantasy film.

Surprising in the intimacy of its story and its shots, surprising in its focus on the depths inside humanity rather than in space.

Lower your expectations and there’s still great moments of fun to be had here, but this is like a handgun to the original’s laser cannon.

A totally forgettable piece of generic, uninspired filmmaking...

Might leave you feeling mildly content without any bad side effects. But unfortunately there aren’t exactly any benefits either.

A movie that gleefully accepts the cliches of its predecessors and delights in subverting them.

It’s a very unstructured, rambling affair, where conversation dictates the flow.

Truly is an exceptional piece of visual art, but it’s held back by being more for the eyes than for the heart.

The arthouse sensibilities mixed with commercial appeal, the visual impact, strong performances and heart make up for the slightly unusual tone and sometimes weak script...

Tonya Harding might be the focus of this story, but really, this film’s all about Margot Robbie.

Becomes the right sendoff should this be Snyder’s last DC movie.

Without context, without anything meaningful to say, it becomes nothing more than exploitative.

For all its flaws, Three Summers ultimately gets by on its charm.

Plaza carries the film, bringing a perfect mix of blankness and intensity, of weirdness, desperation, light and dark to her character.

Beneath the energy and the flashiness, it’s just as dead behind the eyes as the first movie.

Coasts along on the chemistry of its main stars and the interesting moments are outweighed by the things you’ve seen before...

Concocts a number of beautiful, striking and haunting images, but the film doesn’t have the emotional impact that a subject of this magnitude should.

The best way to (steering straight into the metaphor) right the ship and sail off into the sunset.

Achieves that sequel rare trick of being just as good as the original.

A stunning debut and one of the scariest films you’ll see this year.

A wasteful multi-million dollar project that never truly gets off the ground.

What keeps the film alive are the performances of its central trio and the fact it still manages a surprise in its third act.