TAMALE MOVIE REVIEWS

Searching is not the first movie to use an all-screen point of view, but it’s the first to give this format credibility, successfully building story, character, and tension one text at a time.

9.5 out of 12 Tamales

Respectful performances, judicious, artful direction envelop The Little Stranger’s meticulously paced first hour and a half; however, they don’t add up to a satisfying conclusion, leaving the viewer with more questions than answers.

7 out of 12 Tamales

Notwithstanding its crux of being labeled an American-anime, Avatar—a boldly paced and impressively wide in scope game changer—took after school cartoons next-level.

11 out of 12 Tamales

For a movie that grosses out with the best of them, surprisingly, it’s the parents—not the teens—that steal every cringeworthy and tender scene that matters in Blockers.

9.5 out of 12 Tamales

Despite Alpha’s secondhand story and bush league special effects, it’s hard to deny the bond it creates between viewer and movie.

8 out of 12 Tamales

Feeling more like a daytime soap than a big budget rom-com, Crazy Rich Asians is marginally in the black because of its charming leads and a plane scene as adoringly cute as The Wedding Singer’s.

6.5 out of 12 Tamales

Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman treads heavily and purposefully; however, Lee’s unnecessary need to add his signature touch is more detraction than augmentation.

8 out of 12 Tamales

Mildly amusing at best, Syfy channel reject at worst, The Meg whiffs at making killer-shark(s)-on-the-loose movies great again.

5.5 out of 12 Tamales

Eighth Grade—a spitfire of raw, awkward energy—compellingly directed by Bo Burnham, gives us an insightful and powerful glimpse into today’s middle schoolers, thanks in large part to newcomer Elsie Fisher’s authentic performance.

10.5 out of 12 Tamales

Kate McKinnon’s undeniable charm and perfect comedic timing lifts The Spy Who Dumped Me above the lowbrow humor that hampers most of this generic comedy.

7 out of 12 Tamales