Critiques With Context
Movie reviews by an experienced movie critic and member of the Critics Choice Association
Drew Moniot
- 3 days ago
- 3 min
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.
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Drew Moniot
- 3 days ago
- 4 min
Review: 'The Fabelmans'
A boringly bad Steven Spielberg movie.
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Drew Moniot
- 3 days ago
- 3 min
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.
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Drew Moniot
- 6 days ago
- 3 min
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.
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Drew Moniot
- Nov 15
- 3 min
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.
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Drew Moniot
- Nov 8
- 4 min
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.
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Drew Moniot
- Oct 17
- 3 min
Review: 'Halloween Ends"
Hoping the title means what it says, though everything we know about Michael Myers probably proves otherwise.
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Drew Moniot
- Sep 26
- 3 min
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.
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Drew Moniot
- Sep 21
- 3 min
Review: 'See How They Run'
A disappointing comedy/murder mystery whodunnit for anyone but the most devout Agatha Christie fans.
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Drew Moniot
- Sep 17
- 3 min
Review: 'Moonage Daydream'
An IMAX extravaganza of thunderous sound and kaleidoscopic images.
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Drew Moniot
- Sep 13
- 4 min
Review: 'Fall'
An impressive technical achievement with effects that more than compensate for shortcomings in the script.
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Drew Moniot
- Aug 28
- 3 min
Review: 'Bullet Train'
'Bullet Train' is the thrill ride of the summer.
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Drew Moniot
- Aug 4
- 3 min
Review: 'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On'
A mollusk with a mind and a shell with a sense of curiosity and adventure.
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Drew Moniot
- Jul 17
- 3 min
Review: 'Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris'
Could be the sleeper hit of 2022. It’s that modestly budgeted film that works, on every level.
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Drew Moniot
- Jul 7
- 4 min
Review: 'Thor: Love and Thunder'
A misguided mess of a movie that fails to deliver.
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Drew Moniot
- Jun 19
- 4 min
Review: 'Lightyear'
Might not be what audiences are expecting. It’s not about the cute 'Toy Story' toy as much as the complex character who inspired it.
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Drew Moniot
- Jun 11
- 3 min
Review: 'Jurassic World Dominion'
It’s hard to top a movie that got it all right the first time around.
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Drew Moniot
- May 24
- 3 min
Review: ‘The Bob’s Burgers Movie’
A funny, summer, animated comedy that aims to make you laugh your buns off.
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Drew Moniot
- May 19
- 3 min
Review: 'Downton Abbey: A New Era"
Guaranteed to please the legion of 'Downton Abbey' fans.
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