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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

‘The Whale’ Review: Brendan Fraser’s Heartbreaking Performance Isn’t Matched by Overwrought Direction

By Rex Reed

‘Empire of Light’ Review: Movies Are Magic, But Not This One

By Rex Reed

Review: A Nuanced Jennifer Lawrence Performance Can’t Save ‘Causeway’

By Rex Reed

‘The Son’: A Stellar Hugh Jackman Makes This Engrossing But Downbeat Movie Worth It

By Rex Reed

‘Stillwater’ Is a Mess of a Movie Where the Action, Suspense and Ending Utterly Fail

By Rex Reed
Tahar Rahim and Jodie Foster star in The Mauritanian

‘The Mauritanian’ Tells the Cold, Cruel Truth About Guantanamo Bay

By Rex Reed
Jungleland

‘Jungleland’ Is a Cliché-Riddled Bore of a Fighting Movie

By Rex Reed
the roads not taken javier bardem

You’re Much Better Off Steering Clear of ‘The Roads Not Taken’

By Rex Reed

Nic Cage Horror Film ‘Color Out of Space’ Has Flashy Visuals but Not Much Else

By Rex Reed
From left: Walton Goggins, Peter Dinklage, Richard Gere and Bradley Whitford in Three Christs

The Overlooked Mental Health History in ‘Three Christs’ Deserved Better

By Rex Reed
Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan and Emma Watson in Little Women.

Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ Settles for Sentimentality

By Rex Reed
Thomas Jane in Crown Vic.

Police Procedural ‘Crown Vic’ Will Keep You Glued to Your Watch More Than the Screen

By Rex Reed
Marin Ireland and Jim Gaffigan in Light From Light.

Nothing About Ghost Story ‘Light From Light’ Makes Any Sense, Including the Title

By Rex Reed
Roman Griffin Davis and Taika Waititi in JoJo Rabbit.

Uneven Satire ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Is Too Frivolous to Take Seriously

By Rex Reed
Low Tide.

Boring Coming-of-Age Story ‘Low Tide’ Lacks Character Development and a Plot

By Rex Reed
Renée Zellweger in Judy.

Renée Zellweger’s ‘Judy’ Is Nothing More Than Another Gimmick

By Rex Reed
Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu in Hustlers.

Jennifer Lopez Brings the Trashy and Forgettable ‘Hustlers’ to Life

By Rex Reed
Nicole Kidman and Oakes Fegley in The Goldfinch.

‘The Goldfinch’ Is One of This Year’s Deadliest Disappointments

By Rex Reed
Anna Pniowsky and Casey Affleck in Light of My Life.

Casey Affleck’s ‘Light of My Life’ Is Another Dour End-of-the-World Epic

By Rex Reed
Michelle Williams, Billy Crudup and Julianne Moore in After the Wedding.

‘After the Wedding’ Is a Mediocre Remake with Valiant Performances

By Rex Reed
Brad Pitt in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Imaginative and Awful, ‘Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood’ Is Typical Tarantino

By Rex Reed
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