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Rating	Title \| Year	Author	Quote
C+	Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)	Matt Webb Mitovich	As much as I anticipated that warm hug of a trip down memory lane, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is… just not that funny. Posted Jul 02, 2024
	Brats (2024)	Matt Webb Mitovich	BRATS does winningly speak to a very special and specific time in pop culture, one that is, alas, long behind us. Posted Jun 13, 2024
	The Marvels (2023)	Matt Webb Mitovich	All told, The Marvels is a fun, funny and snappily paced, but ultimately slight, movie outing. Posted Nov 08, 2023
B-	Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)	Hayden Mears	It tries so hard to reconcile its obligatory beats with Lowery’s go-deeper-than-you-have-to storytelling that it ends up feeling like an incongruous mix of both. Posted Apr 28, 2023
	Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical! (2020)	Andy Swift	It was perfectly fine. Watching Denis O'Hare attempt to tone down his inherent intensity as an older version of The Grinch's beloved hench-dog was a trip, and Booboo Stewart was endearing as always playing O'Hare's younger counterpart. Posted Dec 10, 2020
B	The Thing About Harry (2020)	Charlie Mason	The script, co-written by director and co-star Peter Paige, goes down as easily as a box of chocolates. Posted Feb 11, 2020
	Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018)	Kimberly Roots	On the whole, Jesus Christ Superstar Live held together far better than NBC's previous live musical events. Posted Apr 02, 2018
	A Christmas Story Live! (2017)	Andy Swift	Powerhouse performances. Posted Dec 18, 2017
	Psych: The Movie (2017)	Andy Swift	And that faux-Marvel title card at the beginning? Brilliant. Posted Dec 11, 2017
	Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017)	Matt Webb Mitovich	I'll say this much about sometimes-monotonous Sharknado 5: Global Swarming: it was a slight improvement on last year's completely monotonous The 4th Awakens. Posted Aug 08, 2017
D	Dirty Dancing (2017)	Kimberly Roots	The original Dirty Dancing was no paragon of cinematic excellence, but boy, does it look like Swan Lake next to The Hokey Pokey that is ABC's remake of the 1987 film. Posted May 01, 2017
	Hairspray Live! (2016)	Andy Swift	Whether she was sparring with her mother, or following Tracy like a lost (and very confused) puppy, Grande managed to squeeze the most out of every moment - without stealing the spotlight from her co-stars. Posted Dec 08, 2016
	Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (2016)	Matt Webb Mitovich	Long gone is Parts 1 and 2's wry delivery of witty-ish dialogue, replaced instead with expected gags - save for an actually engaging scene where Fin and April sorted through the subterfuge and lies they each had been fed during her five-year absence. Posted Aug 01, 2016
	Looking: The Movie (2016)	Michael Slezak	Ultimately, the intimate scope of the story and impressive commitment to the truth of its characters makes for a satisfying finish. Posted Jul 25, 2016