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2-Star Movies

‘Opus’ Review: Pop-Star Cult of Personality Thriller Never Finds Its Groove

This satirical thriller — starring John Malkovich as a pop-star cult leader and Ayo Edebiri as the reporter that sees through him — takes aim at the attention economy. It's sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, but not enough of either.
By Dylan Roth

‘The Monkey’ Review: Goofy Gore & An Occasional Bore

An R-rated Looney Tunes sensibility makes the movie a fun time, but the horrors of childhood trauma weigh it down considerably.
By Laura Babiak

‘The Gorge’ Review: Action Romance That’s Chaotic and Fun

Two snipers stationed on opposite sides of a fog-covered crevice meet cute, and have to protect the world—and each other. There's an element of the ridiculous to this movie. But also real thrills.
By Emily Zemler

‘Heart Eyes’ Review: Blood Spattered Comfort Food

By Dylan Roth

‘Parthenope’ Review: A Spectacle Lost In Its Own Beauty

By Emily Zemler

‘You’re Cordially Invited’ Review: The Processed Cheese Spread of Wedding Comedies

By Oliver Jones

‘The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim’ Review: A Generic, Hobbit-Free Tolkien Tale

By Dylan Roth
Woman in fur lined jacket and ornate white hat staring through a window with a small smile

‘Maria’ Review: Angelina Jolie Shines in a Visually Stunning but Lifeless Biopic

By Rex Reed

‘Kraven the Hunter’ Review: Messy Script, Tight Abs—Things Could Be Worse

By Emily Zemler

‘Our Little Secret’ Review: Lindsay Lohan Xmas Rom-Com Falls Flat

By Emily Zemler

‘Smile 2’ Review: Funhouse Horror That Does The Trick

By Dylan Roth

‘The Apprentice’ Review: A Young Trump In Search of Money, Power And Respect

By Emily Zemler

‘We Live In Time’ Review: Great Moments Don’t Add Up To A Great Film

By Oliver Jones

‘Saturday Night’ Review: Not Live, Not Funny, Not Much

By Oliver Jones

‘Hold Your Breath’ Review: New Horror Movie Full Of Old Scares

By Oliver Jones

‘Omni Loop’ Review: Sci-Fi Indie Offers Some Ham-Fisted Heart

By Laura Babiak
Man in a top hat on horseback

‘The Thicket’ Review: Blood, Violence and Little Else in This Bleak Western

By Rex Reed
Actor Elliot Page sitting down holding mail in the film Close to You.

‘Close to You’ Review: Elliot Page’s Brave, Bold, Confusing Performance

By Rex Reed
A woman and a man stand in front of a open field with the sky and a truck in the background.

Drop-Dead Glamour-Puss Glen Powell Is a Reason to See ‘Twisters’

By Rex Reed

‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Is a Sad, Silly, Over-Produced Disappointment

By Rex Reed

‘MaXXXine’ Review: Throwback Horror Gets a Little Stuck In Its Hot Tub Time Machine

By Dylan Roth

‘Daddio’ Is Intimate Without Warrant

By Rex Reed

‘Bleeding Love’ Is Ewan McGregor’s Vanity Project to Launch His Daughter’s Career

By Rex Reed

‘A Man Called Otto’ Review: A Plodding, Predictable Waste of Tom Hanks

By Rex Reed
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