Movie reviews of The Massie Twins

Zelig is excellently paced, smartly conceived, cleverly written, and impressively different from writer/director Woody Allen’s previous efforts. Review

The sustained weirdness, unnerving ambiguity, and classical music are highly winning traits. Review

The filmmakers’ optimism and favoring of luck (even with glimpses of rioters and looters and humanity crumbling under existential pressures) lends to an unforgettable resolution. Review

It helps that Hawn and Atherton are sympathetic while making countless bad decisions, accruing so many that their survival is in itself an unbelievable feat, lending to a finale (and a bizarrely unsatisfying – or unfair – coda) that can’t stave off tragedy forever. Review

Instead of the glitz and glamor its big budget should provide, Thor: Love and Thunder feels as if the Z-grade television schlock of Flash Gordon or Buck Rogers. Review

Despite its adorable outward appearance, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On may struggle to find an audience. Review

Though the premise isn’t particularly original or memorable, Streisand’s turn is incredibly fitting, approaching the intermission with an absolute showstopper. Review

Some of the humor is moderately effective, though it generally strives for light chuckles rather than belly-laughs; in its efforts to be cute rather than clever the film quickly grows tiresome. Review

Dietrich, despite having a couple of clamorous outbursts, is never quite convincing, even if her part is undoubtedly significant to the film’s success. And while the conclusion is a touch overwrought, the parting shots are terribly satisfying. Review

The film’s strength is in the casting and script, but, like any work focusing on a particular zeitgeist, its resonance will fluctuate highly depending on the viewer. Unfortunately, the humor, even during the more notorious sequences, is never strong enough to transcend the limitations of its minimal scope and setting and lack of a traditional narrative. Review

Shampoo is immediately blithe and quirky, operating at a breakneck speed through comically verbose dialogue. It’s also amusingly complex in its relationship designs, considering that everyone knows everyone else through one sexual liaison or another. Review

The love story is ultimately the most engaging component, made convincing through superb performances. It certainly helps that the dialogue is natural, kind-hearted, and sweet; adversity comes not from typical villains but from angst and the poor decisions stemming from that anxiety, usually wrapped up in revealing conversations. Review

It’s not specifically judgmental, but it unequivocally displays the ugliness of making pornography, perhaps along the lines of Showgirls (with a hint of The Neon Demon), but sans the lengthier character studies and professional actors, and only briefly touching upon the business side. Review

Yet even as the plot progresses with a formulaic air, not failing to surprise as much as it merely evenly spaces the action and exposition and comedy, the sense of limitless possibilities keeps things exciting. Review

Not every point of execution is perfect (several scenes could have been trimmed), but A Cry in the Dark is nonetheless considerably entertaining in its presentation of the famous case. Review

The plot is so familiar, the action so routine, the revelations so unmemorable, and the personas so numerous and unstimulating that the entire production feels as if a greatest hits compilation instead of a brand new, big-budget dinosaur extravaganza. Review

Though The Legend of Hell House isn’t as visually appalling as many of its brethren it sticks to dependable formulas, creating decent thrills. Review

Pervasive weirdness, even if nonsensical, tends to win out in these kinds of tales; afterwards might be a different matter, but at the time, many of the concepts appear sincere – especially the build to a rambunctious climax. Review

As he tunnels deeper into the rabbit hole of bizarreness, Cronenberg’s realm of graphic mutilations certainly becomes unique. But is it entertaining? He often seems so focused on visual freakishness that he forgets to progress the plot... Review

The related boo moments, however, are largely amusing, even if they also don’t precisely contribute to the movie’s interest in popularizing ghouls. Review

The Bob’s Burgers Movie is entirely in line with the television series, maintaining a faithfulness to the characters and their family dynamics, and providing further opportunities to spend time with such well-designed, cleverly-scripted, morally-uplifting, periodically hilarious personas. Review

Fortunately, when this picture dwells on training sequences and dogfighting drills (as its predecessor did), it’s immeasurably more galvanizing; the cockpit perspectives and aerial photography are downright mesmerizing. Review

It also doesn’t help that the acting is generally unconvincing or, on occasion, pitiful, while the dialogue is juvenile and the editing is paltry. Review

Ultimately, the result isn’t clever enough to actually reboot the franchise, though if this picture is successful, it might lend the same reinvigoration ploy to other forgotten Disney shows. Review