That “El Camino’s” just an expansion of “Breaking Bad’s” final episode, poorly aged cast aside, is this film’s greatest strength—and only weakness.
10 out of 12 Tamales
“Breaking Bad”: One-Sentence Review
Creator Vince Gilligan’s “Breaking Bad,” a tour de force of a show that few have matched—at any level—before it or after it, blurs the line between cinema and coaxial.
12 out of 12 Tamales
“Joker”: One-Sentence Review
Staying within the confines of cinema and entertainment, “Joker” is a glorious achievement—planting a diabolical seed which threatens to take the Dark Knight into the darkest of nights.
11 out of 12 Tamales
“Rambo: Last Blood”: One-Sentence Review
With “Last Blood,” all creativity is used up where it counts, the brutal, heart-ripping (quite literally) final 30 minutes, everything else is just filler.
7 out of 12 Tamales
“Ad Astra”: One-Sentence Review
Not arthouse enough—and even with “Armageddon’s” Liv Tyler—not tentpole enough, “Ad Astra” struggles to find itself in the recesses of deep space, despite a resurgent Brad Pitt at the helm.
6 out of 12 Tamales
“Unbelievable”: One-Sentence Review
“Unbelievable” is throw-your-sofa-cushion-at-the-screen, or your-entire-sofa—frustrating, a true-crime whodunit that leaves you questioning more than guessing.
11 out of 12 Tamales
“Hustlers”: One-Sentence Review
While “Hustlers” doesn’t always work, Jennifer Lopez more than fills in the stilettos necessary to make this stripped-down version of “Ocean’s Eleven” better than it should be.
8.5 out of 12 Tamales
