A punch-drunk, monochromatic free-verse poem come to life, The Lighthouse, with masterwork from Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson, is brilliant arthouse cinema at its most insane.
11 out of 12 Tamales
“The Invisible Man”: One-Sentence Review
The only successful vanishing act The Invisible Man pulls off is making originality and suspense disappear—despite Elizabeth Moss’s best effort at making this take on a classic Universal monster watchable.
4.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Tiger King”: One-Sentence Review
Tiger King’s twisted tale of murder and mayhem is no-holds-barred viewing—a Netflix documentary series that deserves to be raved and roared about.
11.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Jumanji: The Next Level”: One-Sentence Review
Jumanji 3 might have gone on to the next level, but the game is running on an obsolete system.
6 out of 12 Tamales
“Onward”: One-Sentence Review
With medieval adventure at its grandest, belly laughs at their hardiest, and heartfelt moments at their purest, Onward is a more than worthy addition to the Pixar canon.
11 out of 12 Tamales
“Love is Blind”: One-Sentence Review
For better or worse, through thick and thin, you’ll say “I do” to the next episode of Netflix’s Love is Blind, a reality show that puts its namesake question up for debate, and arrives at only one definitive answer: this series is worth committing to.
10 out of 12 Tamales
“Contagion”: Throwback-Tamales Review
Unfortunately, life imitates art in director Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion, a solidly acted, science-based thriller with all-too-real scares.
9 out of 12 Tamales
