All brawn, no smarts—who cares—Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead is the perfect Netflix summer tentpole, a smash ‘em up, gnash ‘em up that’s pure brainless-zombie fun.
8 out of 12 Tamales
Tag: Netflix
“The Mitchells vs. the Machines”: One-Sentence Review
The human element is never obsolete in Netflix’s The Mitchells vs. the Machines, another top-level animated film from the studio that brought us the just-as-creative Into the Spider-Verse.
11 out of 12 Tamales
“The Dig”: One-Sentence Review
Even without a titular archeologist leading the way, Netflix’s The Dig unearths enough dramatic intrigue to make this a film worth exhibiting.
9 out of 12 Tamales
“The Christmas Chronicles 2” One-Sentence Review
The Christmas spirit remains steadfast, but with too many worked-better-in-first-one scenes and a concept that’s just too high, even for a holiday movie, Chronicles 2 is more naughty than nice.
6.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Selena: The Series (Part I)”: One-Sentence Review
Some of the minor characters come off as parodies of their real-life counterpart and the production’s understanding of South Texas geography is sketchy at best; however, when this Netflix series works—it works—especially Christian Serratos take on the Queen of Tejano, Selena.
8.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Season One”: One-Sentence Review
With the kiddie-gloves almost off and the dino-chomps questionably PG, Netflix’s Camp Cretaceous isn’t a throwaway Jurassic World clone—but a formidable companion series with surprising bite.
9 out of 12 Tamales
“Enola Holmes”: One-Sentence Review
Although Enola Holmes breaks little or no new ground—even if it razes fourth walls—its lead, Millie Bobby Brown, fills Sherlock’s deerstalker hat swimmingly.
8 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 Umbrella Academy: Season 1”: One-Sentence Review
Time-travel escapades, comic-book comedy, and fragmented-family fun are well represented—and done—in Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy.
10.5 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
