Movie Reviews

Justin Hall at the Movies

Godzilla vs. Kong

For decades, Godzilla and King Kong have been remade and reinterpreted over the decades with mixed results. They even collided in a 1962 version...

The Little Things

The Little Things is a crime drama that is moody, atmospheric, and occasionally grisly. On that level, it's serviceable enough even if the execution...

News of the World

News of the World reunites Tom Hanks with Captain Phillips director Paul Greengrass for a western drama that is equal parts thrilling, riveting, and...

Wonder Woman 1984

Wonder Woman 1984 delivers a thrilling spectacle with Gal Gadot's earnest performance at its core and filled with some sensational sequences that give the...

The Croods: A New Age

The Croods was an animated hit back in 2013 which is really all you need to know about why we got a sequel. Did...

Come Play

Come Play is a horror movie that utilizes atmosphere and suspense. With effective performances at its center instead of cheap thrills or idiotic characters,...

Freaky

I have to admit I enjoyed a lot of Freaky. It's a horror comedy with more than enough gore to satisfy horror fans and...

Let Him Go

Let Him Go is a western thriller that has its share of conventional moments, but the strong and solid performances from Kevin Costner and...

2 Hearts

"Life is happening for us." That's a quote from 2 Hearts, a romantic drama that piles on so much syrupy sentimentality that once it's...

The Empty Man

The Empty Man is an unholy mess of a horror movie and that's probably the nicest thing I can say about it. Let's not beat...

Shortcut

Shortcut is basically Alien meets The Breakfast Club. That's not quite a good thing in this case. The movie centers around a group of teens...

Honest Thief

Ever since he starred in Taken back in 2009, Liam Neeson has been in a lot of movies where he's played some variation on...