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Critiques With Context
Movie reviews by an experienced movie critic and member of the Critics Choice Association
Review: "Wicked: The Movie"
Will "Wicked: The Movie" defy gravity at the box office?
Drew Moniot
7d1 min read
Review: "Nuremberg"
Nuremberg is a movie that should be required viewing--a cautionary tale for everyone and every generation.
Drew Moniot
Nov 173 min read
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Review: 'Elemental'
A movie lacking the Disney Pixar trademark touch, falling short of the strong story and dazzling visuals that we have come to expect.
Drew Moniot
Jun 12, 20233 min read
Review: 'Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3'
James Gunn’s 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3' will be a disappointment to all but the most die-hard fans of the series.
Drew Moniot
May 11, 20233 min read
Review: 'Renfield'
It gives Nicolas Cage an opportunity to sink his teeth into a role he’s always wanted to play!
Drew Moniot
Apr 17, 20233 min read
Review: 'Air'
Ban Affleck and Matt Damon prove once again they know the key to a successful, entertaining movie—a truly great story.
Drew Moniot
Apr 16, 20233 min read
Review: '47th Cleveland International Film Festival'
It's an experience you don't want to miss!
Drew Moniot
Apr 5, 20234 min read
Review: 'Champions'
A heartwarming and heartfelt sports movie about redemption and overcoming the odds.
Drew Moniot
Mar 11, 20233 min read
Review: 'Cocaine Bear'
A 'Snakes-on-a-Plane' kind of thriller movie. The title says it all. It is what it is—unabashedly preposterous, funny and entertaining.
Drew Moniot
Mar 8, 20233 min read
Review: 'Ant-man and the Wasp: Quantumania'
Ant-Man doesn’t remain ant-size for much of this overblown sequel, abandoning the charm and energy of the original concept.
Drew Moniot
Feb 21, 20233 min read
Review: 'Babylon'
Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie star in a shocking, graphically explicit tale of the scandalous behavior that became the stuff of legend
Drew Moniot
Dec 20, 20223 min read
Review: 'She Said'
Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan star in a gripping tale of two relentless New York Times journalists who brought down Harvey Weinstein
Drew Moniot
Dec 20, 20223 min read
Review: 'Women Talking'
Sarah Polley's latest film explores the subject of sexual abuse, presenting an allegory about women trapped in a fringe, cult community.
Drew Moniot
Dec 20, 20223 min read
Review: 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery'
Daniel Craig’s supersleuth is back in this stylishly crafted, deliciously entertaining comedy murder mystery.
Drew Moniot
Nov 28, 20223 min read
Review: 'The Fabelmans'
A boringly bad Steven Spielberg movie.
Drew Moniot
Nov 23, 20224 min read
Review: 'Armageddon Time'
Writer/director James Gray’s low-key, nostalgic coming of age story about a teenage boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1980s.
Drew Moniot
Nov 23, 20223 min read
Review: 'Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths'
Writer/director Alejandro Inarritu’s latest film is a bold, bewildering masterpiece that is both strangely surreal and beautiful.
Drew Moniot
Nov 20, 20223 min read
Review: 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"
The problem with 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' is the glaring absence of its main character whose name appears above the title.
Drew Moniot
Nov 15, 20223 min read
Review: 'Triangle of Sadness'
A movie that seems to be more intent on winning awards and charming foreign festival audiences than connecting with mainstream moviegoers.
Drew Moniot
Nov 8, 20224 min read
Review: 'Halloween Ends"
Hoping the title means what it says, though everything we know about Michael Myers probably proves otherwise.
Drew Moniot
Oct 17, 20223 min read
Review: 'Amsterdam'
A must-see! Hats off to David O. Russell.
Drew Moniot
Oct 7, 20223 min read
Review: 'Don't Worry Darling'
A derivative, stylish feminist sci-fi thriller with one hot sex scene and at least a dozen story details that go absolutely nowhere.
Drew Moniot
Sep 26, 20223 min read
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