The movie before the hit FX show, Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s What We Do in the Shadows, lays the groundwork—above and six feet below—to what has transitioned into one of TV’s funniest shows.
9 out of 12 Tamales
“Vacation Friends”: One-Sentence Review
Like the pals you make on a summer getaway, Hulu’s Vacation Friends’ fun and laughs are mostly forgotten as soon as it ends.
6 out of 12 Tamales
“Click Bait”: One-Sentence Review
Click Bait’s one-twist-too-many, one-suspect-too-many keeps its audience momentarily entertained and guessing—until it leaves them feeling baited and switched.
6.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Candyman (2021)”: One-Sentence Review
Director Nia DaCosta’s contemporary Candyman sequel makes a beeline toward powerful and poignant social commentary, sometimes at the cost of coherency, yet the scares are consistently at a buzz.
7.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”: One-Sentence Review
The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s best origin story since Iron Man, Shang-Chi, packs a wallop of a punch—a fantastic fusion of East and West that emphatically rings in the debut of Phase 4’s newest star.
10.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Free Guy”: One-Sentence Review
The conundrum, this year’s most inventive film is also its most derivative—yet—despite Free Guy openly borrowing elements from Grand Theft Auto, Fortnite, Truman Show, and Wreck it Ralph, among others, it bustles with considerable originality and humor.
11 out of 12 Tamales
“The Suicide Squad”: One-Sentence Review
Director and writer James Gunn’s soft reboot of 2016’s Suicide Squad shoots from the hip—with a bazooka— as it avoids its predecessor’s pitfalls and amps up what worked to eleven.
10 out of 12 Tamales
“Jungle Cruise”: One-Sentence Review
Although the underwhelming special effects muddle Jungle Cruise’s action sequences, Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt maintain a strong enough presence throughout this Disney escapade to make it a cruise worth boarding.
8 out of 12 Tamales
“Stillwater”: One-Sentence Review
Matt Damon and French costars Camille Cottin and Lilou Siauvaud keep Stillwater treading in director Tom McCarthy’s country-bred Jason Bourne.
8 out of 12 Tamales
“Old”: One-Sentence Review
Old offers up enough of M. Night Shyamalan’s usual intrigue to keep its audience from feeling like they’ve wasted too much of their life waiting for the twist ending.
6.5 out of 12 Tamales
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