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 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
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
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
Trading in a focus on exotic muscle cars for more muscle-bound laughs and practical effects for ridiculous green-screen scenes, Hobbs & Shaw, thanks to Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, is dumb-fun on steroids.
9 out of 12 Tamales
Expertly mixing historical fiction, revisionist history—and a bit of Forrest Gump dumb luck—Once Upon a Time in Holllywood gives us an at-top-of-his-craft Quentin Tarantino and great performances from the who-knew-they-paired-so-well duo of Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt.
10.5 out of 12 Tamales
2019’s photorealistic The Lion King not only pushes the CGI envelope but also captures the emotional core—heart beat by heart beat— of Disney’s King of early 1990s animated films.
11 out of 12 Tamales
It’s the immediacy of Right Now and Aziz Ansari’s truth bombs—along with a more mature stand-up routine—that propel this Netflix comedy special into performance art.
11 out of 12 Tamales
Maybe the scope and antagonists have outgrown the town of Hawkins, Indiana, but the core of original characters—plus Maya Hawke’s Robin—are as likable and charismatic as ever.
9.5 out of 12 Tamales
Like listening to a great album over and over, Stranger Things: Season 2 builds on the initial experience and adds an appreciation for the world the Duffer Brothers have so meticulously created.
10.5 out of 12 Tamales
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