TAMALE MOVIE REVIEWS

Although—by far—the most ludicrous of the Jurassic sequels, Fallen Kingdom undoubtedly understands what summer tentpoles should be, pure, brainless, unadulterated entertainment.

9.5 out of 12 Tamales

While the laughs don’t always play out as intended, Tag’s humor eventually hits enough of its marks to warrant a reason to watch.

7.5 out of 12 Tamales

The characters don’t exactly sound how we remember them, 14 years does that, but Pixar’s latest, Incredibles 2, pulsates with freshness and excitement.

10 out of 12 Tamales

The heist goes too according to plan in director Gary Ross’s Ocean’s 8, an adequately entertaining sequel with no real will-they-or-won’t-they-get-away-with-it energy.

7 out of 12 Tamales

Yes, Hereditary starts off strong—interesting story, solid scares and great acting, especially from Toni Collette, but after the halfway mark, most scenes are dictated by a horror element drawn from a well shaken Scrabble bag.

7 out of 12 Tamales

Evoking The Wrestler’s man-at-the-brink-of-losing-it-all motif, director Chloé Zhao’s The Rider, a powerful, character-driven drama rich in cinematography, lets its quiet lead, injured bull rider turned actor Brady Jandreau, shine.

9.5 out of 12 Tamales

Waterworld, or the aquatic “Quasi-Mad Max,” wasn’t exactly the tidal-wave-causing epic it wanted to be; however, World’s steady flow of above-average action—and non-laborious pacing—made this 1995 Kevin Costner summer movie worth watching.

8 out of 12 Tamales

Solo’s forced mythology may distract from magnificently executed set pieces, but its scoundrel spirit remains intact, for the most part, in this auxiliary Star Wars entry.

7.5 out of 12 Tamales

While it’s no surprise that Deadpool 2 would revisit most of the successful running gags from the original, what’s actually surprising is that it does all of them bigger and better, more irreverence, more laughs, more heart.

9.5 out of 12 Tamales

Big, bold, epic in breadth, even if tonally off-kilter, Infinity War engrosses in an across-the-galaxy soap opera that rarely lets the viewer digest its many did-that-just-really-happen moments.

9.5 out of 12 Tamales