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Critiques With Context
Movie reviews by an experienced movie critic and member of the Critics Choice Association
Review: "Frankenstein"
Just in time for Halloween!
Drew Moniot
Oct 234 min read
Review: "Shelby Oaks"
Yet another attempt to capture the look, style and mega-success of "The Blair Witch Project." It fails, on every level.
Drew Moniot
Oct 223 min read
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Review: "Frankenstein"
Just in time for Halloween!
Drew Moniot
Oct 234 min read
Review: "Shelby Oaks"
Yet another attempt to capture the look, style and mega-success of "The Blair Witch Project." It fails, on every level.
Drew Moniot
Oct 223 min read
Review: "A House of Dynamite"
A stark tale about the still looming threat of nuclear annihilation, but one that could have used a more explosive ending.
Drew Moniot
Oct 94 min read
Drew Moniot
Sep 280 min read
Review: "The Senior"
A true story about a 59-year-old 's against-all-odds struggle to get back on the roster of his beloved college football team for one last hurrah.
Drew Moniot
Sep 253 min read
Drew Moniot
Sep 180 min read
Review: "Clemente"
A must-see documentary about Pirates legend Roberto Clemente.
Drew Moniot
Sep 173 min read
Review: "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues"
A fitting and hilarious follow-up to "This is Spinal Tap." The guys may be old, but the comedy isn’t.
Drew Moniot
Sep 163 min read
Review: "Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale"
Not the splashy, grand conclusion the title suggests, but it's a final chapter that fans will enjoy, one last time.
Drew Moniot
Sep 113 min read
Review: "The Roses"
It’s tough to milk laughs out of a story about a married couple who have grown to hate each other so much they try to kill each other.
Drew Moniot
Sep 83 min read
Review: "Caught Stealing"
Reminiscent of some of the best Coen Brothers movies, it's a movie worth seeing.
Drew Moniot
Aug 303 min read
Review: "Eden"
A Ron Howard film about the dark survivalist instincts that prevent humankind from achieving paradise and harmony here on earth.
Drew Moniot
Aug 283 min read
Review: Ne Zha II
A 2-hour 24-minute Chinese animated epic film drowning in details and complexity, but breaking box office records.
Drew Moniot
Aug 213 min read
Review: "Freakier Friday"
Freakier Friday” successfully raises the bar on a modern-day comedy classic.
Drew Moniot
Aug 143 min read
Review: "The Naked Gun"
Could be this summer’s big comedy hit thanks to the hilarious performances of Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson.
Drew Moniot
Jul 303 min read
Review: "House on Eden"
A low-budget, Indie, horror flick made by popular social media influencers, not filmmakers. It marks a departure from traditional moviemaking.
Drew Moniot
Jul 244 min read
Review: "Eddington"
An all-star cast can’t save Ari Aster’s stumbling foray into the modern Western genre.
Drew Moniot
Jul 173 min read
Review: "Superman"
James Gunn's "Guardians of the Galaxy" treatment, that worked so well in that successful trilogy, doesn’t work here.
Drew Moniot
Jul 143 min read
Review: "28 Years Later"
Danny Boyle does it again.
Drew Moniot
Jul 63 min read
Review: "Jurassic World: Rebirth"
It’s fun, summer entertainment, but it falls short of topping the original.
Drew Moniot
Jul 33 min read
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