For a series meant to tackle thorny social issues and gender dynamics, Roar comes across as distressingly slight.
The film suggests that Bill and Ted’s dreams of stardom aren’t so stupid after all.
You can feel Fox’s new animated series figuring itself out in its first episode.
The film is inspirational only in the sense that it may inspire an uptick in Amazon searches for running gear.
Marc Maron’s commanding aura of regret gives the film, despite its missed opportunities, an emotional center.
To some degree, Rough Night’s attention to character detail compensates for its weaknesses as a comedy.
Over-stuffed and under-conceived, Fist Fight is a clumsy mélange of clashing comedic perspectives.
It aims to foster a spirit of giddy anarchy in order to tie a ribbon around its shambolic script and rickety pacing.
The wittier one-liners and more affecting emotional moments are undermined by a frenzy of chaotic excess.
As funny and batshit insane as the movie often is, the fact that 22 Jump Street knows it’s a tiresome sequel doesn’t save it from being a tiresome sequel.