BUDDY
“While it’s fun to watch while the orange unicorn is killing kids (as twisted as that reads), Buddy goes off the rails almost as soon as it leaves the confines of its imaginary studio environs for some ‘real world’ adventures.” – John Black, Cinekong
“Mayday is the sort of movie that provides sufficient thrills and laughs to make it go down easy, but one you might have trouble remembering if you saw it a month from now.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
THE DEB
“Despite the (very) rough language, The Deb has an infectious, positive energy that is hard to resist.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
COYOTE VS. ACME
“Coyote vs. Acme may not get Oscar-nominated – as if that matters much anymore – but it is without question the most fun you will have at the movies this year.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
ICE CREAM MAN
“One of the happy summer memories from childhood is the arrival of the ice cream truck. Eli Roth must have similar memories because he’s turned them into a nightmarish splatter horror film called Ice Cream Man.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY
“The fight choreography was solid, almost to the level of the first season of Daredevil.” – Byron McNeal, On The Reel On Tumblr
“Cretton gets best-in-franchise performances out of Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds and Zendaya as MJ, and possibly a best-in-career performance from Tom Holland.” – Rodney Brown, Nerd Caliber
THE ODYSSEY
“The Odyssey is one of the classics of Western literature. Nolan might have asked what made it endure, rather than treating it as if this was the cinematic equivalent of a Classics Illustrated comic book.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
“I also had issues with Damon’s performance. He’s seems to be caught between the Scylla and Charybdis of Nolan’s direction of the character. Damon seems to have been recruited to be both a blank slate ‘Everyman,’ and Jason Bourne by way of Genghis Kahn–but he hasn’t found the through line. ” – Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce’s Choices
CORONER TO THE STARS
“Coroner To The Stars is a fascinating look at someone who didn’t seek the spotlight but whose professionalism and high standards would not let him avoid it.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies