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
“It: Chapter 2”: One-Sentence Review
“It: Chapter 2’s” humor, especially Bill Hader’s, is this sequel’s biggest strength, but an over reliance on campy CGI and cheap scares continue to plague this Stephen King adaptation.
6 out of 12 Tamales
“The Boys”: One-Sentence Review
“The Boys,” or the anti-Avengers, poses the question, what if superheroes were owned by corporate America, and this Amazon show’s answer is dangerously dark, funny and thoroughly entertaining.
11 out of 12 Tamales
“Blinded by the Light”: One-Sentence Review
Bruce Springsteen’s music empowers the disenfranchised and moves the masses; unfortunately, “Blinded by the Light” can only hide behind The Boss’s shadow for so long before its poor pacing and weak characterization takes the spotlight.
6.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Dora and the Lost City of Gold”: One-Sentence Review
“Dora and the Lost City of Gold” will entertain enthusiasts of the Nickelodeon cartoon with a bevy of only-for-the-fans references, but it loses most everyone else in the jungles of “City of Gold’s” uneven plot.
5.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark”: One-Sentence Review
“Tell in the Dark’s'” acting barely has the oomph to carry this middling for-young-adults “scary” movie past the first act, but thankfully, some decent second-half jolts and improved performances make this a movie worth watching in the dark at least once.
7 out of 12 Tamales
“The Intruder”: One-Sentence Review
Playing more like a Lifetime movie, a bad one at that, “The Intruder” does not break into anything original; instead, it follows the how-to-make-a-generic-suspense-film blueprint to a T.
3 out of 12 Tamales
