Brooke Corso

Brooke Corso The MacGuffin Nov 13, 2018 C+ To play any icon is like walking a tightrope above a rapaciously protective fanbase, but Malek embodies the man and the mystery he both detested and promoted. Go to Full Review Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) 60% 85%

Brooke Corso The MacGuffin Nov 13, 2018 A- For the old man, he can't help but catch one more wave. Go to Full Review The Old Man & the Gun (2018) 93% 66%

Brooke Corso The Monitor (McAllen, TX) Sep 4, 2018 B A growing correspondence worthy of The Shop around the Corner in its moments of twee sentimentality, mulling over the awkwardness of the forty-something years when the decisions of youth show their exponential repercussions. Go to Full Review Juliet, Naked (2018) 82% 74%

Brooke Corso The MacGuffin Aug 30, 2018 B+ [The] titular character was anything but a rhinestone cowboy: a poet as hypersensitive to the sparks of life emanating from the trees and campfires and pool halls he haunted as to the distractions of regret, lust, or self-doubt. Go to Full Review Blaze (2018) 95% - -

Brooke Corso The Monitor (McAllen, TX) Aug 21, 2018 C- The essence of the film: a prolonged denial of well-deserved cake after teasing with a few delicious crumbs. Go to Full Review Mile 22 (2018) 23% 44%

Brooke Corso The Monitor (McAllen, TX) Aug 13, 2018 C- Just keep swimming towards whatever is playing in the theater next door. Go to Full Review The Meg (2018) 47% 44%

Brooke Corso The Monitor (McAllen, TX) Aug 7, 2018 B Many of the beats are the same as in the original, only reframed through the lens of hindsight. Yet, this film is so unapologetic in its delight of the overheated ballad or disco beat that it is impossible not to understand the poignancy of the lyrics. Go to Full Review Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) 80% 66%

Brooke Corso The Monitor (McAllen, TX) Aug 7, 2018 A This is not a coming-of-age film about a girl finding her voice, but rather realizing its worth, regardless of the approval of others. Go to Full Review Eighth Grade (2018) 99% 82%

Brooke Corso The Monitor (McAllen, TX) Aug 7, 2018 A- Both Foster and McKenzie display a profound respect for their characters and the journey towards peace that doesn't always keep them at the same pace. Go to Full Review Leave No Trace (2018) 100% 79%

Brooke Corso The Monitor (McAllen, TX) Jul 30, 2018 A Over and over, Tom Cruise tells the screen, "I won't let you down," and he never does, because we believe in him to deliver the goods. Go to Full Review Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) 98% 88%

Brooke Corso The Monitor (McAllen, TX) Jul 18, 2018 Unfortunately, what the movie is trying to say about the inherent destructiveness of exploiting these creatures as commodities is overshadowed by the glaring aspects of the film's own commercialization. Postmodern, indeed. Go to Full Review Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) 47% 48%

Brooke Corso The Monitor (McAllen, TX) Jul 18, 2018 D For Sarah, Will, and his leg sidekick, the maze of characters they must navigate is the tedious space between crazy scenes where anything, anything, anything can be saved with duct tape. Go to Full Review Skyscraper (2018) 48% 68%

Brooke Corso The Monitor (McAllen, TX) Jun 15, 2018 C+ It helps to have a youthful zeal for the chase and maintaining friendships despite the baggage of adulthood and the reality of criminal trespassing and potential life-threatening injury. Go to Full Review Tag (2018) 55% 57%

Brooke Corso The Monitor (McAllen, TX) Jun 11, 2018 A- What Schrader does best is show his characters inching forward through their flaws and transgressions. Go to Full Review First Reformed (2017) 94% 69%

Brooke Corso The Monitor (McAllen, TX) Jun 11, 2018 A Hereditary commands you to lean in, watch closely, don't forget the corners and the background, even though you know the monsters are there. Go to Full Review Hereditary (2018) 90% 70%

Brooke Corso The Monitor (McAllen, TX) Jun 5, 2018 A Neville retains this respect for the capabilities and intuition of children by highlighting the progressiveness of the show through the decades. Go to Full Review Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) 97% 94%

Brooke Corso The Monitor (McAllen, TX) May 22, 2018 B- There are times when Solo: A Star Wars Story gets it right, and all the measures of Cool that generations have adored and emulated positively glow on the big screen with an eye twinkle and naughty grin. Go to Full Review Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) 69% 63%

Brooke Corso The Monitor (McAllen, TX) May 18, 2018 C+ Its best moments are when McCarthy's innate charm, underappreciated prowess with physical comedy, and naughty-nice magnetism are put on bubbly display as her character makes up for lost time and missed opportunities. Go to Full Review Life of the Party (2018) 38% 40%

Brooke Corso The Monitor (McAllen, TX) May 9, 2018 B+ Tully... [is the director duo's] most grounded and visceral work yet. Go to Full Review Tully (2018) 87% 74%

Brooke Corso The MacGuffin Apr 27, 2018 B At times the film is a darkly comedic glimpse into the treatment of the mentally ill, including Juno Temple as Sawyer's vicious and crude bunkmate, Violet, and Jay Pharaoh as Nate, the only patient sympathetic to her argument. Go to Full Review Unsane (2018) 80% 59%