Leaving behind the tiny sliver of reality and plausibility the Fast franchise had left, F9 quadruples down on high-octane ridiculousness—road trips to space, superhero-esque leads, and the complete erasure of the laws of physics.
4.5 out of 12 Tamales
Luca’s sweet and simple take on friendship and charting your own path is undeniably Pixar—gorgeous visuals, nostalgic settings, memorable characters and all, with only a slight (slight) hint of derivativeness.
9 out of 12 Tamales
The optics are fresh and exciting, but In the Height’s acoustics are inevitably only a precursor to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s follow-up magnum opus, Hamilton.
7 out of 12 Tamales
Capturing middle age at the bottom of a vodka bottle, Another Round, with a virtuoso turn by Mads Mikkelsen, teems with verve and bravado.
11 out of 12 Tamales
HBO Max’s everyone-might-have-done-it series, Mare of Easttown, may overplay the subterfuge, but Kate Winslet and the cast’s exceptional performance keep the audience enthralled.
9 out of 12 Tamales
All brawn, no smarts—who cares—Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead is the perfect Netflix summer tentpole, a smash ‘em up, gnash ‘em up that’s pure brainless-zombie fun.
8 out of 12 Tamales
Stylishly punk rock, Cruella, thanks in large part to a debonairly devilish Emma Stone and a great supporting cast, is a fashionable edition to Disney’s live action library.
10 out of 12 Tamales
An intense opening ten minutes and a thrilling finale dynamically bookend A Quiet Place II’s somewhat white-noise middle.
9 out of 12 Tamales
The human element is never obsolete in Netflix’s The Mitchells vs. the Machines, another top-level animated film from the studio that brought us the just-as-creative Into the Spider-Verse.
11 out of 12 Tamales
Neither the melodramatic storylines nor the animesplaining dialogue can exorcise the fun or intensity out of Demon Slayer: Mugen Train.
8.5 out of 12 Tamales
