Despite the perplexing time-travel logic distracting from what works, namely Chris Pratt, J.K. Simmons, and the genuinely frightening aliens, The Tomorrow War is must-watch entertainment—mostly.
7.5 out of 12 Tamales
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“Mulan (2020)”: One-Sentence Review
While Mulan’s tone and humor can be terse at times, the immense scope, the gorgeous cinematography, and inspiring action set pieces bring a certain gravitas to this worthwhile reimagining.
9.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Bill & Ted Face the Music”: One-Sentence Review
The days of excellency are long past in this second sequel to the 1989 original, but some noteworthy cameos and a half-way okay subplot keep it from being completely tone-deaf.
6 out of 12 Tamales
“Project Power”: One-Sentence Review
An inventive premise, quality performances, and mostly spectacular effects take Project Power halfway to remarkable, but a faulty script and characters that don’t quite click makes this super hero movie fall weak.
6.5 out of 12 Tamales
“The Old Guard”: One-Sentence Review
Charlize Theron’s acting and action chops muster enough oomph to get Netflix’s The Old Guard over the just-another-shoot-‘em-up hump.
7 out of 12 Tamales
“The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”: One-Sentence Review
Everything is somewhat awesome for The Lego Movie 2, an adequate—occasionally hilarious—followup to the better put together 2014 original.
7.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Green Book”: One-Sentence Review
For a true story (or at least one inspired by truth) about traveling the Deep South, Green Book takes the safest route through the epicenter of the civil rights movement; however, its lack of immediacy is overridden by the pure enjoyability of Viggo Mortensen’s Tony Lip and Mahershala Ali’s Dr. Shirley’s banter.
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
“Bumblebee”: One-Sentence Review
Sharing more in common with Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant than with its predecessors, Bumblebee livens up a stale franchise by revving up character and story and stalling some of the pointless mayhem.
9 out of 12 Tamales
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