"Our first movie this week is The Empire Strikes Back, and this is the best of the Three Star Wars films."
"Mad God will defy any rating; it's intended to be a preposterous, dark, apocalyptic, blasphemous descent into the bowels of the unconscious."
"Snowpiercer is all factory with no Wonka and no Oompa Loompas, and you know what, everyone would agree it's a better sequel than Charlie in the Great Glass Elevator."
"Spider-Man: No Way Home is a miracle. There is no reason that a film balancing this many characters, plot elements, villains, and Spider-Men should have worked this well. But here we are."
"I think the standout performance in this movie was Andrew Garfield... in what I can only describe as a vindicating performance."
"The Matrix hasn't aged badly at all. It's not perfect, but the overall execution of the film was light years ahead of anything else at the time."
"It felt very like Hallmark movie but make it a little bit more insane."
"The thing is a perfect film; it is a perfect horror film and it is easily my number one favorite horror film of all time."
"Sleep Away Camp finds that weird perfect middle between self-aware cheesiness and accidental cheesiness."
"Right, so there's a lot I've regretted all my long life so far, but by far the biggest regret I have is watching a film called Dirty Grandpa."
"It's such a smart and such a really interesting way to take this character."
"However I was very charmed by Knightley’s Elizabeth and most of the cast in the film are a combination of more likeable and more memorable."
"I miss the old slasher movies. Well, you know, the greatest horror movie of all time, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, it's aged beautifully."
"The Wild Bunch, 1969, what many of us call the Western movie Bible, was unlike any Western, any movie ever made. It set audiences and critics on edge and has been acknowledged as one of the greatest films ever made, not just Westerns."
"The best sci-fi movie since Moon. The best time-travel yarn since 12 Monkeys. And one of the best films of 2012."
"I love movies that make me think and movies where, after watching, my life has changed."
"This Top Gun sequel managed to, against insurmountable odds, not only surpass all possible expectations but cement itself as one of the great movie sequels."
"Christopher Nolan's 'Inception' boomed us into an existential crisis that we may never wake up from."
"Amy Poehler manages to make Joy, a character that could easily be obnoxious, into something truly memorable and impactful."
"Ellen DeGeneres brings a range to Dory that's both funny and heartfelt, showcasing real growth from beginning to end."
"Craig T. Nelson provides a solid foundation for everyone to play in 'The Incredibles,' showing the multifaceted aspects of Mr. Incredible's character."
"This film really deserving of its next-level hype and game-changer status."
"Mitchell's versus the Machines... is a fantastic example for why animation is so much better than live-action film."
"But for our pick, we think that the beginning that manages zero to intimacy most impressively has to be that of Son of Saul."
"But for our second to last pick, we think there's nothing that grabs you by the subconscious and speaks beautiful riddles to it quite like the opening of Ingmar Bergman's Persona."
"It was still a great film, and I understand the character study and just like what love can do to us."
"No evidence has surfaced to support this film's claim that it was based on reality, but the fact that it might have been makes it all the more scary."
"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as one of the more unique portrayals of violence—it highlights an ignorance when fiction meets reality."
"The Dark Knight Rises is not necessarily a bad movie - it just pales in comparison to its predecessor."
"Even though it's only been 15 years since its release, Wall-E has already become a classic with its beautiful animation, lovable characters, and sincere tone."
"It's one of those perfect movies that I will watch many more times in my life."
"Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings hits hardest with its more grounded fight scenes and the powerful emotional core."
"Just look at this shot, listen to this music; we know so much about this character just from these three elements."
"Thematically rich and equal parts exciting, horrific, and hilarious, 'Nope' forces the audience to imagine the unimaginable."
"What makes a good movie to me is when you don't just rest on the premise."
"Every frame of this movie is beautiful to look at, it's cohesive and, most importantly, it works with the plot."
"Just because it isn't considered the scariest, it doesn't mean that it can't be considered the greatest, and vice versa."
"When Harry Met Sally... one of the best romantic comedies ever made."
"I really enjoyed it. I thought they did a really good job at showing what demonic possession is all about and just how horrible it is for the person that is possessed."
"I don't use the word 'perfect' often, but this film is truly the perfect follow-up."
"It was just so well done and that's why we said before... it's not an action film, it's more like an emotional drama."
"I think Logan is one of the best superhero movies ever, easily the best of the year."
"Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas is another worthy entry in the recent renaissance of animation... a reminder that animation is the most liberating of movie genres, freed of gravity, plausibility, and even the matters of lighting and focus."
"The interrogation scene in The Dark Knight is one of the best moments in any superhero movie. The acting is out of this world, the intensity reaches a boiling point, and this entire conversation has more nuance than you find in most movies."
"It's a really fun and smart movie that we can all relate to."
"Unlike my prediction of Warrior Galadriel, which was 100% right, I said she would be leading an all-female army of Numenoreans, and it turns out it's only going to be 50%."
"Spirited Away is one of the best animated films ever made. Correction, it is one of the best films period."
"Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, not only one of the worst films I've ever seen but one of the worst films in a generation."
"Now, love or hate what the sequel trilogy has been thus far, I'd argue that as of yet, it's failed to do anything truly memorable or shocking with any of its new characters."
"The Pirates Trilogy are some of the best-looking blockbuster films of all time, right up there with the Lord of the Rings at the top of the mountain."
"Magazine Dreams...worth watching for Majors' performance alone and definitely one I'm gonna need to revisit."
"Critics agreed that [Jurassic World] was the best entry since Jurassic Park."
"You do get really hooked into Ana de Armas on an emotional way very early on."
"I have many thoughts on Avengers Infinity War... it's really well-made considering they have to juggle about 83 different plot lines."
"Even in the worst reviews of Mank, you're likely to find compliments about Amanda Seyfried's performance as Marion Davies."
"Aquaman has one of the strongest first acts in the DCEU, and I say that because it chooses to dedicate it almost entirely to its three main characters."
"Stanley Kubrick, I actually think 2001: A Space Odyssey was kind of painful to watch through as a younger person. It's more impactful today than it was, obviously, when it was released because it seems so much more like real."
"This is what this film is kind of trying to say, it's an America that is stuck and it's just aching and it's an America that's eating itself," offering a critical interpretation of the film's broader commentary on American society.
"Terminator 2 Judgment Day is an incredible movie with incredible suspense and action but it's also powerful and hopeful in its messaging without feeling overly sappy."
"Terminator 2 is often considered not just one of the greatest sequels of all time but one of the greatest movies of all time."
"Joker 100% falls into token representation in the form of cardboard cutout characters serving mainly as hindrances to the white male lead."
"Tangled is great, a gorgeous return to form for Disney's traditional fairy tales after Princess and the Frog started to get there but fell a little short."
"Once again Brad Bird makes a movie that is just jampacked with energy, creativity, world building and just creating an atmosphere that's fun to be in."
"Dear Evan Hansen's directing is just not good. It fails to understand how to best elevate the material, how to translate the work to stage, and how to make the most out of the musical numbers."
"Let me know what you think man, whether you want the snyder cut or you thought it was going to suck or whatever you thought going in I'd love to know what you think about it."
"It really doesn't hold anything back and shows just the depravity of it all."
"At the end of the day, it's a decent movie, but it loses out on the message by the end to detour on whatever is going on with the kids and the storytelling DXM."
"It received generally positive reviews from critics, breaking several pandemic box office records."
"Everything from the sets, background CGI, and wildlife-looking creatures are stunning and believable."
"It's about those emotions, it's about those people, and I don't think there is an actor in the world who could have done this movie aside from Michelle."
"The film was positively received by critics for its world-building, animation, and characters."
"This was an improvement from the first film for me. I think I enjoyed this one more overall."
"Each aspect of this film is strong and confident about what it is it's got interesting and memorable themes and uh yeah I loved it I'll watch it again."
"Your film can grab me by the scruff of the neck and shout me down about how the natural order makes us all equal."
"The deconstruction going that far to have your action hero who's on the poster all buff and stuff be the guy who knocks himself out bumblingly when the big confrontation happens is the kind of wonderful audacity that makes this sort of thing work."
"It's a tight movie, well-paced and well-choreographed, just everything works together and the jokes all just land."
"Aliens, yeah aliens, this is basically the craziest thing that this movie can choose to do at this point."
"Parasite is the one that hit every single element of filmmaking."
"This ladies and gentlemen is the movie of the year."
"This is one of the best and most important films period."
"This is the best film of the year I've seen."
"The Disney remake of Cinderella is the best example I have ever seen of doing love at first sight perfectly."
"Narrative-wise, this is one of the better things to come out of the film."
"When you set the bar as one of the greatest superhero films ever made and you deliver a perfectly acceptable superhero film, then you just set the stage for disappointment."
"The best Spider-Man performance we've ever gotten."
"The movie wants to have its cake and eat it too."
"The Passion of the Christ is the most violent film I have ever seen."
"It's not just a great Star Wars movie, it's actually a great film."
"Good movies are good movies regardless of what genre it's wrapped up in."
"Superbad became one of the best Coming of Age comedies of all time."
"The Blair Witch Project as a piece of media is a brilliant trick that can likely never be played again."
"The only thing that elevates this movie is the acting by both Michael B Jordan and Jonathan Majors."
"This is the best on-screen representation of Spider-Man for sure."
"I love that they actually went ahead and killed everyone because it makes the most logical sense."
"Star Wars finally did something right recently... for a change."
"Namari should have been the one to hand her piece over to Raya as some form of redemption and atonement for everything she did wrong."
"If you want a brutally bat-shit insane and sometimes suffocating slasher flick, Rob Zombie's Halloween takes the tasteful sweetness of the spooky season and molds it into a sour and bitter monster movie."
"Instances where they have to use that I thought was actually very cool yeah and I think all the actors just fell in these roles where they give."
"Suicide Squad is structurally unsound, a film held together by a broken skeleton."
"This is an ugly film in every sense of that word."
"For me, this is one of the absolute best of the entire franchise."
"Shout out to the creators, y'all did an amazing job. It's definitely one of the best anime movies I've ever watched."
"To me, it comes down to the simple fact of storytelling. If you tell a good story, they will come."
"For me, by restarting and going in with a clean slate, they were able to compose this more compelling version of Bond."
"The dark, gothic aesthetic of this movie heightens the intense drama."
"I liked the alien reference, that was hilarious. That was my favorite Puss in Boots moment."
"The jokes aren't as numerous or strong in this film but there was a lot of properly communicated emotion."
"The plot is a lot darker than you would expect."
"The movie's fantasy elements could benefit from musical numbers."
"The ending rips your heart out, it's unbelievable."
"Heather's is freaking amazing, it's black comedy at its finest."
"The point of examining a film specifically through a queer lens is to examine the ways in which we think about relationships, sexuality."
"This movie is nearly perfect. It's a slow burn for sure, I wanted every single second of it."
"I think it's time we all admit Phantom Menace is a good movie, not the best but a good one."
"The Last Jedi... visually, this is probably the best Star Wars film that's ever been made."
"Seriously seriously knocks at the hell out of the park with these sudden kind of jump-scare type moments."
"Days of Future Past is what I think is the best X-Men movie."
"I hope in the coming days and weeks that we can have good honest conversations about this film and some of its shortcomings."
"This is an absolutely brilliant and intense film that I think everyone should see."
"The cinematography in this film is absolutely mind-blowing."
"Toby Maguire for me was always a great casting choice, especially when it comes to his take on Peter Parker."
"The reinvention of the Daily Bugle as... Daily Bugle dotnet is [expletive] fantastic."
"Every single line in this whole film script just seems to be polished into something just pure solid gold."
"Ironman one total success super solid film if you haven't watched it lately go back and watch it you'll find yourself being really [ __ ] surprised."
"Neil should have made that alien movie, it looks awesome."
"The emotional resolution in the conclusion was great."
"The characters or rather the character interactions are the heart and joy of this film."
"The Invisible Man does a lot with an otherwise silly premise."
"Sam Raimi's 'Evil Dead' films are untouchable, completely unhinged masterpieces of horror comedy."
"This is the movie that proves Tarantino is the real thing, and not just a two-film wonder boy."
"Natalie Portman in Leon: 'She's the glue guy of a very fanciful kind of ridiculous movie.'"
"Watching this scene multiple times to construct this review was actually quite a challenge because the song evokes that sentimental bittersweet feeling of something you love coming to an end ever so well."
"It's not just the best horror film of 2017, but arguably among the greatest movies of the decade."
"The Saw movies are some of the most endlessly rewatchable, chaotic, and fun films I have ever seen."
"This is head and shoulders above that horrible throne room fight scene."
"From all the reviews I read, it's just an exploitive movie of a real-world tragedy that happened to this young girl."
"Avengers: Endgame... absolutely is top tier MCU."
"Iron Man is a top tier MCU film for me. It doesn't have all the spectacle and razzle dazzle of the later MCU films, and that's kind of what makes it stand out."
"Resurrection is not a huge dud or a mistake, it's just an average movie."
"The biggest reason this film worked for me when I was a kid and stuck with me up until now is because the comedy never feels like there's a velvet rope barring us."
"I'm happy every single day. Every day happy, every day."
"Every frame, every line, every moment in this story is so measured in its execution. It's just fantastic."
"I really liked all the surprises in this movie."
"Pleasant experience working on Thor: The Dark World and the Thor character was soft rebooted in Ragnarok. It felt like Jane's story was done, but that's not the case anymore as Mighty Thor will make her grand reappearance soon."
"Avengers: Endgame delivered on an impossible promise."
"Infinity War showed us a villain that, yes I'm gonna say it, is better than Darth Vader."
"Elizabeth Moss really put in a great performance. She basically held this film together."
"This is just a fantastic adaptation. In fact, one of the strongest adaptations I've seen."
"Every movie has some liberal propaganda nowadays."
"I think 'Eternals' felt more like an art piece than most MCU movies."
"It's easily the best I've seen in a long, long while. I love Kubrick."
"I take back what I said earlier. This is the most heartwarming moment in the film."
"A sequel can even just be good not better than the original and still be worth it for being good in its own way."
"It's a very entertaining film from start to end."
"I've never seen a movie like this where it's so obvious who the protagonists should be and yet they just aren't the protagonists."
"It just fully embraces the camp of it while also delivering some very cool action."
"Dragonball Evolution reads more like a parody of this stale formula than a sincere attempt to execute on it."
"Han Solo's death in the force awakens really impressed me."
"Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal did Joker Arthur Fleck a struggling comedian."
"The thing I liked about the movie was the tone of it had a very sort of specific and kind of odd tone."
"This is a better version of 'The Shining' than any version of 'The Shining.'"
"The action was great... I didn't feel it was rushed at all."
"I think the big short was a great movie... but I think he's entirely wrong on Tesla."
"This movie fucking rules I hope that if you were lukewarm on the movie or even didn't like it I hope that maybe our discussion made you like it or appreciate it a little more that's my hope cause I can't stop thinking about this movie."
"I think all bets are off, that whole 'no humor' stuff."
"If it was literally any other marvel movie it would have been one of the best."
"It's not as strong as some of the later films on this list, and it doesn't meet your expectations, but it's not an abomination either."
"Splitting the movies wasn't initially a bad decision but it created a domino effect."
"You can say whatever you want about 'Man of Steel,' but that's a great Superman, dude."
"It's a superb film and one of McQueen's best performances."
"A feminist retelling of Hamlet starring Daisy Ridley who had seen early screenings publish 13 reviews, seven of them negative, which translated to 46 percent."
"Maybe not a great year for blockbusters, but a good year for movies in general."
"The way that the movie ends, it kicks you in the ass if you will."
"That's some good Bruce Wayne, as far as I'm concerned." - Praise for Bruce Wayne's portrayal.
"It's more reverent I think than it could have been... it takes most of the themes quite seriously."
"This movie doesn't get the credit it deserves. Think about how creepy this movie really is."
"The unavoidable conclusion is that people are kind of over the superhero genre now yeah declining quality and Market saturation definitely hasn't helped but really all it did was speed up the inevitable onset of superhero fatigue..."
"The Snyder cut is a great superhero movie, honestly, it's not the second coming of expletive Christ, but it's a really, really solid superhero movie."
"Overall guys, this is my favorite of the Indiana Jones films."
"Everybody online right now is talking about that Airport scene... it is a magnificent action sequence."
"The free running sequence in Madagascar is the best action sequence in the entire James Bond series."
"Casino Royale is a deconstruction of Bond, with Vesper feeling like a fully formed co-lead, not just a Bond woman."
"If Casino Royale was made in a vacuum and there were no Bond movies before or after it, I'd be saying the exact same thing."
"Sometimes a movie is objectively good and sometimes it's subjectively amazing because you saw it at the right time and were the target audience."
"Flying murder monkeys, angry trees, witches, wizards, and using the death of a dog as leverage against a young farm girl. The Wizard of Oz is a classic."
"Summer isn't a manic pixie dream girl; she's written like a real person."
"Was this film made specifically for me? Is this reality or am I living in a simulation that wants to please me by crafting a movie that will appeal to every one of my interests and sensibilities?"
"John Wick 3 is the best action movie I have seen this year and in a while. Hands down, best action movie of 2019 so far. I don't think anything's gonna top it. Really, really good."
"Homecoming did a great job of laying out a thick and oppressive atmosphere."
"It was gory, it was cool to look at, there was some awesome stylish choreography throughout."
"Nothing nothing can really top that airport scene I said it's the best superhero action scene I've ever seen put to film yet and I stand by that."
"From now for me they're neck and neck so it'll be one Avengers one in one a civil war and and a Winter Soldier I just can't put one above the other at this point they're both brilliant."
"Adding a midpoint that functions like a traditional midpoint functions, would have forced some character development into this movie."
"The movie gets ruined at the end, falls completely apart, and you're like, why have you guys not left?"
"It was like when the explanation was time travel and I was like, 'No.'"
"I thought Far From Home did the character of Mysterio justice and nailed it."
"Oppenheimer is much more of a character study."
"The cast was incredible, every single actor brought just an amazing performance."