Creepiness and illogicality permeate every scene of You—yet the Next-Episode-In countdown can’t tick away fast enough as you cringe and binge your way through this so-bad-it’s-good Netflix series.
7 out of 12 Tamales
“Forever”: One-Sentence Review
Featuring the perfectly-paired, funny-as-always Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph, Forever, a sweet, breezy Amazon Prime series, lightly tackles the subject of marriage and eternity in eight, carefully crafted episodes.
9 out of 12 Tamales
“Glass”: One-Sentence Review
Though it has neither Unbreakable’s originality nor Split’s energy, M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass still leaves a solid mark—albeit one that’s likely to fade within a week.
7.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Replicas”: One-Sentence Review
Replicas‘ pseudoscience, pseudo-acting—and massive, star-sucking plot holes are only the beginning of what plagues this awful Keanu Reeves star vehicle.
1.5 out of 12 Tamales
“The Upside”: One-Sentence Review
While thoroughly entertaining, The Upside won’t win Bryan Cranston any awards for his portrayal of a quadriplegic billionaire or Kevin Hart for playing a down-on-his-luck father; however, there’s no denying their comedic chemistry has minimal downside.
8.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Escape Room”: One-Sentence Review
Escape Room squanders a solid horror premise and fills its problematic screenplay with listless caricatures who make you root for their inevitable demise.
4.5 out of 12 Tamales
“The Office”: One-Sentence Review
Darn near perfect, The Office, an improved iteration of its British counterpart, stays permanently with you–the characters, the jokes, the heart.
11.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Vice”: One-Sentence Review
Christian Bale is the ultimate Dick Cheney, accuracies/inaccuracies and all, in director Adam McKay’s Vice, a funny-as-heck political biopic that won’t win any awards for objectivity, but regardless, it’s bipartisan where it matters—unparalleled performances and great comedy.
10 out of 12 Tamales
Top Dozen of 2018
12. Overlord
11. Bird Box
10. Blaze
9. Ant-Man and the Wasp
8. Incredibles 2
7. The Old Man & the Gun
6. A Quiet Place
5. Eighth Grade
4. Roma
3. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2. American Animals
1. Mission Impossible: Fallout
Honorable Mentions:
First Man
Avengers: Infinity War
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
“American Animals”: One-Sentence Review
Part documentary, part true-crime heist—but all enthralling from start to finish—American Animals, with a noteworthy performance from Evan Peters, is one of 2018’s best.
11 out of 12 Tamales
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