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What Critics Are Saying About the New Thor

What Critics Think
About the Latest Thor

MOVIE REVIEW

Jul 8, 2022 11:24 AM CDT

What Critics Think About the Latest Thor

'Love and Thunder' is silly, and not necessarily in a good way

(Newser) - Returning for his fourth titled film, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is on "a quest for inner peace" that's interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), whose mission you can surely guess. Enter Thor's ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) and ally King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), who are called...

What Critics
Are Saying
About Elvis

MOVIE REVIEW

Jun 24, 2022 10:22 AM CDT

What Critics Are Saying About Elvis

Austin Butler is 'spot on' as Presley in a film with flaws

(Newser) - The king lives— in Austin Butler . The 30-year-old actor effectively transforms in Elvis, director Baz Luhrmann's (Moulin Rouge!, The Great Gatsby) musical exploring Elvis Presley's 20-year career and relationship with manager Tom Parker, played here by Tom Hanks. Four takes on the film, with a 81% rating from...

What Critics Think About
the Buzz Lightyear Movie

MOVIE REVIEW

Jun 17, 2022 12:13 PM CDT

What Critics Think About the Buzz Lightyear Movie

'Lightyear' is a solid addition to the franchise, but Sox the cat steals the show

(Newser) - Buzz Lightyear breaks out of the Toy Story franchise to showcase the adventure that led to him becoming an action figure in Lightyear , the Disney-Pixar film in theaters Friday. From director and co-writer Angus MacLane, it finds Buzz (voiced by Chris Evans, not Tim Allen) and friends trapped on a...

Critics Have Harsh Thoughts on Jurassic World Conclusion

Here's What Critics Are Saying
About Jurassic World Dominion

MOVIE REVIEW

Jun 10, 2022 11:30 AM CDT

Here's What Critics Are Saying About Jurassic World Dominion

Reviewers not feeling it for conclusion of 'Jurassic World' trilogy

(Newser) - Audiences are loving Jurassic World Dominion, handing it an 80% score on Rotten Tomatoes . Critics not so much. Director and co-writer Colin Trevorrow's conclusion of the modern trilogy about humans and dinosaurs inhabiting the same planet—reuniting Jurassic Park stars Laura Dern, Sam Neill, and Jeff Goldblum for the...

Top Gun: Maverick Is a Throwback—and a 'Blast'

'A Textbook Example of
How to Make a Sequel'

MOVIE REVIEW

May 27, 2022 7:38 AM CDT

'A Textbook Example of How to Make a Sequel'

Critics praise visuals, nostalgia of 'Top Gun: Maverick'

(Newser) - The praise for Top Gun: Maverick has not let up. The sequel to Tony Scott's 1986 classic, out Friday, drew rave reviews at CinemaCon and now has a 96% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes . Audiences are even happier, at 99%. Still harboring a streak of rebellion, Navy pilot...

What Critics Are Saying
About Jared Leto's Latest

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Apr 1, 2022 12:50 PM CDT

What Critics Are Saying About Jared Leto's Latest

Vampire film 'Morbius' is like the 'work of a cinematic Dr. Frankenstein'

(Newser) - Blood of various kinds plays a big role in Morbius, but many critics say the latest addition to Sony's Spider-Man Universe is definitely on the anemic side. Jared Leto stars as the title character, a "living vampire" whose efforts to cure his rare blood disease with bioscience leave...

What Critics Are Saying About The Lost City

Bullock, Tatum, Pitt:
It's Forgettable Fun

MOVIE REVIEW

Mar 25, 2022 12:34 PM CDT

Bullock, Tatum, Pitt: It's Forgettable Fun

Critics are mostly amused by 'The Lost City'

(Newser) - Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, and Brad Pitt join up for The Lost City , a rework of the 1984 adventure Romancing the Stone, in theaters Friday. From directors Aaron and Adam Nee, the film follows a novelist (Bullock) kidnapped by a billionaire (Radcliffe) who thinks she can lead him...

Critics Weigh In
on Our New Batman

MOVIE REVIEW

Mar 4, 2022 10:51 AM CST

Critics Weigh In on Our New Batman

Robert Pattinson is 'brooding perfection,' says one critic

(Newser) - Lacking many of his later tricks, Bruce Wayne takes on a serial killer and his own doubts about himself in The Batman—Matt Reeves' take on the hero played for the first time by Robert Pattinson. The nearly three-hour running time hasn't turned off critics, who give the film...

Critics Are Savaging
New Liam Neeson Thriller

MOVIE REVIEW

Feb 11, 2022 11:16 AM CST

Critics Are Savaging New Liam Neeson Thriller

'Blacklight' has 4% rating on Rotten Tomatoes

(Newser) - Liam Neeson has made some great action movies, but Blacklight definitely isn't one of them, critics say. The thriller, in which Neeson plays an FBI "fixer" who uncovers a government conspiracy, has a lowly 4% rating on Rotten Tomatoes . Critics complain that the movie seems generic, with Neeson...

There's a Feel-Good
Vibe to the Jackass Pain

MOVIE REVIEW

Feb 4, 2022 11:42 AM CST

There's a Feel-Good Vibe to the Jackass Pain

Fourth installment is a hilarious 'protest against maturity': critics

(Newser) - The Jackass crew is older though apparently not much wiser in Jackass Forever , the fourth film in the main series and the first since 2010's Jackass 3D. Johnny Knoxville and Stephen "Steve-O" Glover, now with gray hair, reunite with most of the old crew members plus some newbies—...

What Critics Are
Saying About
the New Scream

MOVIE REVIEW

Jan 14, 2022 12:02 PM CST

What Critics Are Saying About the New Scream

It's just what you've come to expect—though 'blunter' and 'bloodier'

(Newser) - Ghostface is back in fictional Woodsboro, Calif.—and on the big screen—in Scream , the latest flick in the long-running horror series and the first not directed by the late Wes Craven. Following 2011's Scream 4 , the film introduces itself as a "requel"—meaning sequel and...

What Critics Are Saying
About the New Spider-Man

MOVIE REVIEW

Dec 17, 2021 11:45 AM CST

What Critics Are Saying About the New Spider-Man

General sentiment: It's 'undeniable' fun

(Newser) - Before tuning in to Spider-Man: No Way Home , GamesRadar.com recommends you take in the 2000s Spider-Man trilogy starring Tobey Maguire, the two more recent films starring Andrew Garfield and, in this order, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and Spider-Man: Far From Home. It'...

What Critics Think of
Spielberg's First Musical

MOVIE REVIEW

Dec 10, 2021 11:50 AM CST

What Critics Think of Spielberg's First Musical

'West Side Story' is getting strong reviews

(Newser) - Steven Spielberg's first musical is a biggie: Coming 60 years after the first film version, Spielberg's iteration of the classic musical West Side Story alters a few elements, apparently for the better. Starring Rachel Zegler as Maria, the sister of the leader of Puerto Rican gang the Sharks,...

Kidman Is 'Sensational'
in Being the Ricardos

MOVIE REVIEW

Dec 7, 2021 3:17 PM CST

Kidman Is 'Sensational' in Being the Ricardos

But some critics say biopic feels overstuffed

(Newser) - Critics are split on Being the Ricardos: Some say the biopic, which tells the story of I Love Lucy through one hectic week of production in 1952, is a triumph, while others say writer and director Aaron Sorkin has tried to pack far too much into two hours. But most...

Critics Aren't Going Gaga
for House of Gucci

MOVIE REVIEW

Nov 23, 2021 2:46 PM CST

Critics Aren't Going Gaga for House of Gucci

One reviewer found it 'curiously drab'

(Newser) - Critics say the new Ridley Scott true-crime drama The House of Gucci looked great on paper, with Lady Gaga starring alongside Jared Leto, Al Pacino, and Jeremy Irons in a sprawling tale of the Italian fashion family's downfall, but many consider the finished product a disappointment. Gaga plays Patrizia...

What Critics Are Saying
About Kristen Stewart as Diana

MOVIE REVIEW

Nov 5, 2021 10:10 AM CDT

What Critics Are Saying About Kristen Stewart as Diana

She 'finds new, close-to-the-bone layers in a character we thought we already knew'

(Newser) - Spencer , arriving in theaters this weekend, adds to the many portrayals of Princess Diana, whose story you likely know well. But this portrayal, according to critics, is a standout. Directed by Pablo Larraín (of 2016's Jackie) and starring Kristen Stewart, the film is touted as "a...

What the Critics Think
of the Dune Adaptation

MOVIE REVIEW

Oct 22, 2021 10:58 AM CDT

What the Critics Think of the Dune Adaptation

Denis Villeneuve gets high praise in adapting complex novel to screen

(Newser) - The first part of Denis Villeneuve's two-part film adaptation of Frank Herbert's complex 1965 sci-fi novel, Dune—featuring Timothée Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Zendaya, and Jason Momoa—is here. Chalamet stars as Paul Atreides, heir to the oceanic planet Caladan, whose family...

What Critics Are Saying
About Sopranos Prequel

MOVIE REVIEW

Oct 1, 2021 11:20 AM CDT

What Critics Are Saying About Sopranos Prequel

James Gandolfini's son is 'riveting,' though film itself has some so-so reviews

(Newser) - Fourteen years after the cut-to-black ending of The Sopranos, James Gandolfini’ son, Michael, reprises his father's iconic role as Tony Soprano in the prequel , The Many Saints of Newark , co-written by Sopranos creator David Chase (with Lawrence Konner) and directed by series regular Alan Taylor. Set around Newark, New...

The Eyes of Tammy Faye Worth
Watching Just for Chastain

MOVIE REVIEW

Sep 24, 2021 2:20 PM CDT

The Eyes of Tammy Faye Worth Watching Just for Chastain

Star generates Oscar buzz with her turn as televangelist 'with a heart of gold'

(Newser) - Jessica Chastain transforms into Tammy Faye Bakker in The Eyes of Tammy Faye , an intimate look at the late televangelist's life, based on the 2000 documentary of the same name. Directed by Michael Showalter, the film—also starring Andrew Garfield as Tammy Faye's preacher husband Jim Bakker —...

For Americans,
Stillwater May Be 'Ugly'

MOVIE REVIEW

Jul 30, 2021 11:13 AM CDT

For Americans, Stillwater May Be 'Ugly'

Film has something to say about the US, but doesn't quite manage it: critic

(Newser) - A denim-wearing Oklahoma roughneck (Matt Damon) seeks a killer on the streets of Marseille, France, where his estranged college-age daughter (Abigail Breslin) is serving time for a murder she says she didn't commit. That's Stillwater , the new film inspired by the case of Amanda Knox and directed by...