“Sonic the Hedgehog,” the 90s SEGA icon, avoids being roadkill by speeding past the usual game-to-movie faux pas, delivering the Sonic we all wanted 25 years ago.
8.5 out of 12 Tamales
“You: Season Two”: One-Sentence Review
Then I saw “You: Season Two,” with your hooky plot, your implausible—yet consumable—episodes; you took my Saturday and gave little in return, yet here I am giving you a favorable review.
8 out of 12 Tamales
“Birds of Prey”: One-Sentence Review
A bad music video within a bad dream inadequately describes the train wreck which is “Birds of Prey,” a villains-turn-heroes pic that takes one part “Suicide Squad,” two parts terrible, blends them haphazardly and pours contents into theaters nationwide.
2.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Just Mercy”: One-Sentence Review
Although “Just Mercy” does little to break out of its fairly generic plot construct, solid performances, direction and themes lift both movie and audience.
8 out of 12 Tamales
“Parasite”: One-Sentence Review
As a comedy—with something profound to say about class and wealth—”Parasite” latches viewer to screen like no other; however, as a thriller, the same doesn’t quite hold true.
9 out of 12 Tamales
“The Peanut Butter Falcon”: One-Sentence Review
More nod than ode to Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn,” “The Peanut Butter Falcon” is far from perfect—but it charms and sweetens with a bigger than life purpose.
8.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Watchmen: Season One”: One-Sentence Review
HBO’s “Watchmen” is a must-watch, balls-to-the-wall, comic-to-screen adaptation that is as much subversive as it is immersive.
11 out of 12 Tamales
