Reviews
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Scare Me
A review by Tasha Robinson for Polygon2020-10-07
Scare Me plays some thoughtful games with the idea of horror-comedy, and eventually, Ruben uses the self-aware humor to sharpen the shocks.Read entire review on Polygon -
Well Groomed
A review by Tasha Robinson for Polygon2020-08-18
The doc never feels propulsive, or even particularly informative, and it never has to. For people who remotely enjoy the existence of dogs, Well Groomed is one of the most wholesome, joyous, purely enjoyable documentaries in the streaming world, and Stern doesn’t aspire to anything more.Read entire review on Polygon -
Bad Education
A review by Tasha Robinson for Polygon2020-05-19
This isn’t a movie about car chases and explosions, it’s about the squirmy but satisfying feeling of watching justice done, and it’s a pleasure to watch the pieces fall into place.Read entire review on Polygon -
I See You
A review by Tasha Robinson for The Verge2020-01-08
For people who specifically prize meticulous story-craft and the ability to dodge broad genre clichés, I See You is a rare gift.Read entire review on The Verge -
Joker
A review by Tasha Robinson for The Verge2019-10-04
It’s hypnotic just how horrifying Arthur’s existence is, just as Phoenix’s performance is hypnotic as he spirals from fragile hope into increasingly outsized and confident acts of destruction.Read entire review on The Verge -
First Love
A review by Tasha Robinson for The Verge2019-09-27
First Love is the kind of film that’s designed for seen-it-all genre fans who know these tropes (the scheming criminal, the dewy ingenues, the cold-hearted lady assassin, and so on) and appreciate seeing them tweaked in new directions, and treated with an air of fond familiarity rather than dour airlessness.Read entire review on The Verge -
Knives Out
A review by Tasha Robinson for The Verge2019-09-12
It lacks Hitchcockian tension or Christie-level dignity, but it’s funny, surprising, and intriguing in the way it flips the usual murder-mystery script.Read entire review on The Verge -
Jojo Rabbit
A review by Tasha Robinson for The Verge2019-09-11
In the early going, though, Waititi manages to keep the tone light and the humor surreal enough to avoid too much association with the real world. But as his story devolves into melodrama, the comedy curdles.Read entire review on The Verge -
Spider-Man: Far from Home
A review by Tasha Robinson for The Verge2019-06-27
It’s an out-and-out triumph, an adrenaline blast of pure action and emotion that lives up to its predecessors and ably forwards the MCU story in memorable and even touching ways.Read entire review on The Verge -
Men in Black: International
A review by Tasha Robinson for The Verge2019-06-12
It’s rare that a blockbuster movie feels this competently, serenely middle-of-the-road, but maybe being this safe in an era of easy outrage is its own form of mild, moderate, entirely bland achievement.Read entire review on The Verge -
Avengers: Endgame
A review by Tasha Robinson for The Verge2019-04-23
Endgame was never designed to stand on its own as a single well-crafted movie, and it was never designed to follow the MCU formula. It was designed to cap a decade of buildup around a single gigantic story.... In that sense, it’s certainly a triumph: it’s ambitious, towering, and above all, daring in its difference.Read entire review on The Verge -
Hellboy
A review by Tasha Robinson for The Verge2019-04-11
Over the course of two hours, the mania becomes exhausting and numbing.Read entire review on The Verge -
Us
A review by Tasha Robinson for The Verge2019-03-09
Peele directs Us with a masterful collection of horror-movie tricks — jump scares that actually pay off, a cat-and-mouse game in an isolated place filled with bright lights and deep pools of impenetrable shadow, a throat-closing Michael Abels score full of intense drumming and choral chanting that elevates the action to operatic levels of drama. But his greatest asset is the performances, which turn an already creepy premise into something endlessly inhuman and unnerving.Read entire review on The Verge -
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
A review by Tasha Robinson for The Verge2019-02-27
The film’s eye-candy is endlessly impressive and a worthy reason to see the film in a theater, but it’s never as memorable as authentic, unique story moments like Hiccup’s first connection with Toothless in the series’s first installment.Read entire review on The Verge -
Hail Satan?
A review by Tasha Robinson for2019-02-21
The sharp editing turns the film into a comedy about how wickedly successful the Temple’s trolling is, and how humorless and easily riled their opponents are.Read entire review on -
The Wandering Earth
A review by Tasha Robinson for The Verge2019-02-18
No matter how familiar the plot beats feel, that level of attention not just to functional special effects, but to outright beauty, makes The Wandering Earth memorable.Read entire review on The Verge -
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
A review by Tasha Robinson for The Verge2019-02-07
The sequel actually slows down the story a bit, with a lower jokes-per-second rate and a little more time for contemplation. But instead of making the new film smaller or duller, it leaves room for a little more sophistication. The sequel’s best gag isn’t a one-liner or a one-off, it’s subtly and fundamentally built into the story.Read entire review on The Verge -
Velvet Buzzsaw
A review by Tasha Robinson for The Verge2019-02-01
Velvet Buzzsaw is a messy movie, and not just in the sense that Gilroy ends up painting a room with blood at one point.Read entire review on The Verge -
Anna and the Apocalypse
A review by Tasha Robinson for The Verge2018-11-30
Watching it is a cheer-along experience.Read entire review on The Verge -
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
A review by Tasha Robinson for The Verge2018-11-08
For the serious fans who this series is meant for, the promise of at least six more hours of Fantastic Beasts action likely means a lot more thrilling beasts, barriers, and beats to explore. Everyone else may find that all the little personal bits of character business and frantic complications aren’t much of a substitute for a clear and compelling plot with a single meaningful protagonist.Read entire review on The Verge
