kevin the critic

3 out of 5 stars (Average) Much like wedding toasts, corporate meetings, or stand-up routines, the difference between a good movie or a great one often comes down to knowing who your audience is and when to pack it up.  Project Hail Mary, the new sci-fi film from Phil Lord and Chris Miller (21 Jump… Continue Reading

3 out of 5 beavers (average) Hoppers is Pixar’s weirdest movie to date.  It’s an uneven yet effective introduction to science-fiction for kids with a good start, a meandering middle, and a strong ending whose best moments almost reach Pixar’s emotional heights and worst ones pass quickly enough, but make it a few logs short… Continue Reading

2.5 out of 5 (decent) I haven’t read Emily Bronte’s classic novel Wuthering Heights, and based on Emerald Fennell’s new adaptation, I struggle to see what the big deal is.  Advertised as a sweeping romance, this film version is handsomely mounted and has fine enough work from Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi and a good… Continue Reading

4 out of 5 stars (one of the best of the year) Every year brings a few movies that grab me from start to finish, and Send Help is one of them.  It’s a delightfully twisted tale from horror maestro Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead and Spider-Man trilogies, Drag Me To Hell) with a great… Continue Reading

3 out of 5 stars (average) One Eye Open fills a sorely neglected niche in 2020s horror: pure fun.  It takes 2 well-worn genres (in this case a home invasion movie and a haunted house movie) and combines them for a brisk, entertaining time that delivers scares and enjoyment in equal measure.  While One Eye… Continue Reading