Christopher James

Christopher James The Film Experience May 5, 2024 B- Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt are a delight to watch in the otherwise sweet, but standard, action-romance-comedy The Fall Guy. Go to Full Review The Fall Guy (2024) 81% - -

Christopher James The Film Experience Nov 3, 2023 B- There’s a sweet story of friendship at the center of the film, which the movie sometimes loses in its plot machinations. Go to Full Review The Summer with Carmen (2023) 89% - -

Christopher James The Film Experience Nov 3, 2023 C While Jodie Comer leads the movie with a committed, subdued and surprising performance, it’s not enough to keep this sparse movie afloat. Go to Full Review The End We Start From (2023) 89% - -

Christopher James The Film Experience Nov 3, 2023 A- Four Daughters is unlike any film that I’ve seen, documentary or otherwise. Go to Full Review Four Daughters (2023) 96% 86%

Christopher James The Film Experience Oct 29, 2023 B+ The latest film by directors Alireza Khatami and Ali Asgari may be short in length, but it packs a biting punch, and with humor no less. Go to Full Review Terrestrial Verses (2023) 96% - -

Christopher James The Film Experience Oct 29, 2023 D+ Quiz Lady is chock full of talent, but even the strongest of filmmakers can’t elevate a weak script. Go to Full Review Quiz Lady (2023) 83% - -

Christopher James The Film Experience Oct 29, 2023 B Jeff Nichols’ The Bikeriders delights in its cadre of rugged bikers and the dramas that come from their riding club. Yet, the joy of the film comes from seeing this world through Kathy (Jodie Comer), the wife of renegade rider Benny (Austin Butler). Go to Full Review The Bikeriders (2023) 79% - -

Christopher James The Film Experience Oct 17, 2023 B+ Saltburn expertly dramatizes the intoxication of lust and the limits we all blow past while under its influence. Fennell’s live-wire pacing is perfectly complemented by the committed cast, particularly Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi and Rosamund Pike. Go to Full Review Saltburn (2023) 72% 79%

Christopher James The Film Experience Oct 1, 2023 B+ Mixing Goodbye Mr. Chips with Rushmore, The Holdovers is, like its protagonist, gruff yet sweet. For those looking for a Holiday coming-of-age comedy with a spike of melancholy, it'll be the feel-good, feel-bad movie of the fall season. Go to Full Review The Holdovers (2023) 97% 91%

Christopher James The Film Experience Apr 7, 2023 B Not to give damning praise, but The Super Mario Bros. Movie sets its narrative sights refreshingly low. ... It trusts the cultural cache of Mario and decides to jump straight into the fun of what people love about the games. Go to Full Review The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) 58% 20%

Christopher James The Film Experience Jan 4, 2023 B- It’s a rocking good time with two and a half hours packed with Whitney music, Lifetime level overacting and just buckets of charisma. It’s not right, but it’s OK. Go to Full Review Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022) 43% 92%

Christopher James The Film Experience Dec 29, 2022 B- If so much doesn’t work, then how does it make you cry by the end? Let’s just say, there’s a reason why Tom Hanks has two Oscars. His movie star charisma is in maximum overdrive here, even with a character as ornery as Otto. Go to Full Review A Man Called Otto (2022) 70% 97%

Christopher James The Film Experience Nov 29, 2022 B The film blends childlike mania with poignant themes of belonging to make this perfect programming for families looking for a movie this holiday season. Go to Full Review Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) 95% 40%

Christopher James The Film Experience Nov 28, 2022 C Aline is a conundrum and a contradiction. More than any other recent biopic, Aline soldiers through all of the cliches and plot devices we’ve seen repeated ad nauseum. Yet, there’s a bizarre core that spins every scene on the axis. Go to Full Review Aline (2021) 56% 69%

Christopher James The Film Experience Nov 28, 2022 B The large ensemble is all smiles as they sip tea and gossip. Penelope Wilton and Maggie Smith land every sassy remark with a knowing grin. Girls just want to have fun, and my is Downton Abbey: A New Era low thrills fun! Go to Full Review Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) 87% 97%

Christopher James The Film Experience Nov 28, 2022 C- Most of the sins of Jurassic World Dominion would be forgivable if the movie were more fun. Go to Full Review Jurassic World Dominion (2022) 28% 77%

Christopher James The Film Experience Nov 28, 2022 C+ It’s broad, loud and frantic, barely stopping for a minute to craft a story. At 107 minutes, the energy sputters out, particularly in a rushed third act. Yet, the movie gives exactly what it promises, a fun ride full of antics galore. Go to Full Review Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) 70% 40%

Christopher James The Film Experience Nov 28, 2022 B What takes it from a watch-on-a-plane movie to a must-see matinee is a galvanizing and endearing performance by Manville. Go to Full Review Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) 94% 93%

Christopher James The Film Experience Nov 28, 2022 C+ Rita feels less exciting than online Diane Keaton. Yes, the actress has great fun in the role attending influencer events throughout the movie. But none of the set pieces feel outlandish or inspired enough to be more fun than Keaton’s own personal feed. Go to Full Review Mack & Rita (2022) 24% 48%

Christopher James The Film Experience Nov 28, 2022 B- Ticket to Paradise hardly reinvents the wheel, but it is a breezy excuse to reunite the Ocean’s Eleven co-stars for an incredibly fun and funny trip to Bali. Go to Full Review Ticket to Paradise (2022) 57% 87%