TAMALE MOVIE REVIEWS

For a horror film about a house whose architecture is full of twists and turns, Winchester does little to create surprises from its ready-made premise, offering up only a few successful cheap jolts.

4.5 out of 12 Tamales

Containing some of the most awesome practical effect action sequences in a Steven Spielberg film, or any film for that matter, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade capped the 1980’s Jones trilogy with a Nazi-destroying bang.

11.5 out of 12 Tamales

Northern Italy’s picturesque locales and Sufjan Stevens’ enchanting soundtrack take center stage in Call Me By Your Name, an emotionally-charged coming-of-age story led by Armie Hammer’s and Timothee Chalamet’s commendable performances.

10 out of 12 Tamales

While director Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread starts off as an intriguing, character-driven drama with great acting—especially from Daniel Day-Lewis—it ends a disappointing, meandering mess of overindulgence.

6 out of 12 Tamales

I, Tonya’s straight-from-Harding’s-mouth revisionist history doesn’t need to be believed to enjoy this superbly acted, funny as heck account of figure skating’s most infamous incident.

10.5 out of 12 Tamales

The Wedding Singer’s sweet-as-cotton-candy performances from Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore romanticize the ‘80s with more heart than you can shake a can of A Flock of Seagulls styling hairspray at.

10 out of 12 Tamales

Wonderfully quaint set pieces, wholesome values, and a CGI protagonist that outshines its human co-stars bring Paddington 2 to life.

9.5 out of 12 Tamales

Although The Post won’t find itself ranked as one of Steven Spielberg’s best, the pairing of acting legends Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep augments and finesses Post’s bottom-line.

9 out of 12 Tamales

Offering a unique take on Homer’s The Odyssey, O’ Brother, with surprisingly comically-inclined acting from George Clooney and John Turturro, works on multifaceted levels, combining several genres, including musical, to bring us one of the Coen Brother’s best films.

11 out of 12 Tamales

Even with a steady Jessica Chastain  as Molly’s Game’s lead,  Aaron Sorkin’s well-researched—but often-too-tedious—screenplay and direction is mostly a fastidious affair.

6.5 out of 12 Tamales