The Island Cinephile

a discourse on faith, film, and philosophy

Film reviews by decade
  • A Few Good Men: Insightful Characterization
  • A Streetcar Named Desire: Characters in Conflict
  • And Justice for All: Something Funny is Going On
  • Anywhere But Here: A film that goes nowhere
  • Author! Author!: A Confusing Family Drama
  • B*A*P*S: A Nod to the Fading 90s Scene
  • Bad Times at the El Royale: A Fanciful 60s Style Thriller
  • Barbie: A Sermon about the Patriarchy
  • Beauty in Black: Mindless Entertainment
  • Bobby Deerfield: Not Your Usual Sports Drama
  • Braveheart: Belief is the heaviest sword
  • Casablanca: Beauty in motion, poetry on screen 
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: An Exhilarating Watch
  • Cats: A Challenging Watch
  • Delicious: Not for Consumption
  • Dog Day Afternoon: The humanity of the protagonist
  • F1: The Movie –  The Hollywoodification of Formula 1
  • Forever Young: Forever Confused
  • From Justin to Kelly: A Visibly Challenged Musical
  • Guys and Dolls: A Colorful Musical in the Underbelly of New York
  • Hacksaw Ridge: The Audacity of Belief
  • Imitation of Life: Satire at its best
  • It Happened One Night: One of Hollywood’s Most Loved Films
  • Kramer vs. Kramer: A Family Drama
  • Lethal Weapon: Best Buddy Cop Duo
  • Mad Max 2: An Unusual Film
  • Mad Max: A Dystopian Fable
  • Mamma Mia!: Catchy songs, thin plot
  • Marnie: The Black Sheep of Hitchcock’s Filmography
  • Michael: Victorious performances, weak story  
  • Miss Congeniality: Bullock’s Charm Shines
  • Mufasa: The Lion King: Say Bye-bye to Disney’s Golden Era of Film
  • New York, New York: Old Hollywood Charm Washed in Reality 
  • One Battle After Another: Weak Characters, muddy message
  • One of them Days: A cheeky comedy
  • Pocahontas: A Different Type of Disney Animation
  • Rain Man: Characterization over Plot Progression
  • Relationship Goals: Characteristically Hollow
  • Scarface: Al Pacino’s Impact
  • Shattered Glass: A Compelling Watch
  • Singin’ in the Rain: A Gift to Cinema
  • Straw: Low-Quality Work with a High-Quality Protagonist 
  • Summer Stock: A Quintessential Musical Film
  • Superman: Not so super man…
  • Sweet Smell of Success: Old Hollywood’s Film Noir
  • The Accountant 2: More of the Same, with More Humor
  • The Accountant: Rain Man meets Jason Statham
  • The Artist: An Ode to Old Hollywood
  • The Color of Money: Beautifully shot sequel with little substance
  • The Fantastic Four: First Steps – Marvel’s Comeback
  • The Gentlemen: Guy Ritchie’s Genius
  • The Godfather Part II: A Worthy Contender
  • The Godfather: A Fresh Classic
  • The Greatest Game Ever Played: A Well-Rounded Sports Drama 
  • The Hustler: Stellar characters with a side of pool
  • The Invitation: Glorified Fanfiction
  • The Lion King: Disney’s Golden Era of Animated Film
  • The Little Mermaid: A Re-Imagined Remake
  • The Mirror has Two Faces: Cozy Rom-Com with a Solid Cast
  • The Perfect Man: An imperfect movie with imperfect characters
  • The Philadelphia Story: A classic borne out of pain, on and off-screen 
  • The Pirate: A Garland and Kelly Musical
  • The Princess Bride:  Inconceivably Good 
  • The Prize: An Average Watch
  • The Rich Man’s Wife: Entertaining…but that’s it
  • The Untouchables: Captain America takes on the Mafia
  • Three Men and a Baby: A Charming 80s Comedy
  • Three Men and a Little Lady: An Unwanted Sequel
  • To Kill A Mockingbird: Ignorance breeds Unfounded Fear
  • Tyler Perry’s Duplicity: Rehashed, formulaic fodder from Perry
  • We Are Marshall: Emotionally Undercooked
  • What a Way to Go!: A dense storyline with little time
  • While You Were Sleeping: A Family Affair
  • Wicked: A Missed Opportunity in Storytelling
  • Wicked: For Good: A glamorously hollow sequel
  • Working Girl: It felt like a waste of time
  • Wreck-It Ralph: A Cartoon with a Great Message

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