Reviews

Dive deeper into the latest film releases with in-depth critical reviews from the Screendollars team.

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The Odyssey

One of the cornerstones of Western literature gets the full Christopher Nolan treatment, blending sprawl and bombast with intimacy and introspection. read full review

Moana

If Disney insists on plundering its own back catalog for these redundant live-action remakes, the results should always be this entertaining.

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Young Washington

Teachers of seventh-grade history have a new Movie Day option, and that’s the best that can be said for this stiffly competent (and lightly faith-based) historical biopic.

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Minions & Monsters

Supremely silly sequel delivers the slapstick you’d expect while paying homage to (and having fun with) cinema history.

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Supergirl

Milly Alcock’s eponymous Kryptonian deserves better than this oops-all-cantinas “Star Wars” knock-off.

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Toy Story 5

Even if this Pixar series has already passed its peak, this fifth sequel doesn’t shame the franchise thanks to a healthy serving of laughs, sentiment, and celebration of the youthful imagination.

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Disclosure Day

Spielberg and aliens have always been an unbeatable combo. Then this turgid thriller ruined the streak.

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Scary Movie

Scattershot slasher lega-sequel spoof provides some laughs but doesn’t quite nail the hits-to-misses ratio.

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Backrooms

Adapting his viral online short, director Kane Parsons has crafted an unsettling nightmare set within the architectural confines of a troubled psyche.

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Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

007 meets Buck Rogers meets the most adorable sidekick ever in this breezy, big-screen version of the Disney+ series.

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Is God Is

Provocative, philosophical, unpredictable, and darkly funny, this saga of vengeance heralds the arrival of a thrilling new cinematic voice in playwright-turned-filmmaker Aleshea Harris.

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Mortal Kombat II

This video-game adaptation sequel is stupid, yes, but it’s also stupidly entertaining.

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