Nicole Ackman

Nicole Ackman Common Thread Oct 19, 2026 3.5/5 People who are interested in extreme mountain climbing are likely more familiar with [Tenzing Norgay]. But for the rest of us, this film does an excellent job of introducing us to Tenzing and his impressive achievement. Go to Full Review Tenzing (2026) 98% - -

Nicole Ackman Common Thread May 26, 2026 3/5 ...it’s one of the best examples I’ve seen recently of a film that takes the audience by surprise with its zaniness without losing or even diluting the message it’s trying to convey. Go to Full Review The Incomer (2026) 95% - -

Nicole Ackman Culture Cabinet Feb 17, 2025 3/5 Let’s get one thing out of the way: Sam Wilson is the correct character to take on the mantle of Captain America. Whatever issues Captain America: Brave New World has, they’re not Sam Wilson or actor Anthony Mackie’s fault. Go to Full Review Captain America: Brave New World (2025) 46% - -

Nicole Ackman Culture Cabinet Jun 15, 2024 4/5 Inside Out 2 is an all-around impressive directorial debut from Kelsey Mann...It more than lives up to the legacy of Inside Out, giving a much more nuanced and well-developed exploration of its genius concept. Go to Full Review Inside Out 2 (2024) 91% - -

Nicole Ackman Culture Cabinet Apr 26, 2024 4/5 Nowhere Special is a beautiful testament to the love between a father and son, the lengths that a parent will go to for their child even while suffering themselves...while Norton’s performance is a perfect centerpiece for the story. Go to Full Review Nowhere Special (2020) 100% - -

Nicole Ackman Culture Cabinet Apr 8, 2024 3.5/5 What Sharrock and the writer, comedian Jonny Sweet, do well is translate the story in a way that maintains all of its raucous humor while also highlighting the ways in which it exposes the misogyny that women lived through in this time period. Go to Full Review Wicked Little Letters (2023) 80% - -

Nicole Ackman Culture Cabinet Mar 24, 2024 4/5 The Beautiful Game is a rare film that the whole family can enjoy, that features great performances, and shares information about a worthy but under-recognized organization. Go to Full Review The Beautiful Game (2024) 88% - -

Nicole Ackman Culture Cabinet Mar 17, 2024 4.5/5 One Life is, in many ways, your typical British biopic. However, it’s elevated by strong performances and the important, largely forgotten story it tells. Go to Full Review One Life (2023) 91% - -

Nicole Ackman Culture Cabinet Feb 26, 2024 4/5 Out of Darkness is an unconventional survival thriller, but one that has much to offer between its conception of a Paleolithic world, the compelling performances, and the unique craftwork. Go to Full Review Out of Darkness (2022) 85% - -

Nicole Ackman Awards Watch Jan 31, 2024 C- The first section of the movie is rather entertaining. It’s nice to see Howard in the spotlight again, even though the movie doesn’t fully know how to use her talents. Go to Full Review Argylle (2024) 32% - -

Nicole Ackman Culture Cabinet Jan 22, 2024 2/5 It’s a shame to take such an interesting imagined meeting between two of the most interesting figures of the early twentieth century and squander it by not delving deeply enough into either of their lives or their thoughts. Go to Full Review Freud's Last Session (2023) 43% 47%

Nicole Ackman Culture Cabinet Jan 17, 2024 2/5 What happens when you take the watered-down Broadway adaptation of a cult classic film and make a new film from it? In the case of the recently released Mean Girls, it’s a near-disaster of a film that is only kept afloat by its talented cast. Go to Full Review Mean Girls (2024) 69% - -

Nicole Ackman Culture Cabinet Oct 2, 2023 3/5 If [it] had been a feature film...it could easily have been one of my favorites of the year. But in its actual state, it leaves the audience unsatisfied, like a too-small dessert that whets your appetite for more instead of leaving you feeling satiated. Go to Full Review Strange Way of Life (2023) 78% 62%

Nicole Ackman Awards Watch Sep 26, 2023 B+ [Gareth] Edwards and Chris Weitz have co-written a story that pulls inspiration from wildly different classics like Apocalypse Now, Blade Runner, and E.T., yet still feels fresh. Go to Full Review The Creator (2023) 67% 76%

Nicole Ackman Awards Watch Sep 10, 2023 B Based on the rest of Branagh’s filmography, you wouldn’t expect him to be skilled as a thriller director, but he effectively morphs this Poirot film from a mystery into a ghost tale. Go to Full Review A Haunting in Venice (2023) 75% 77%

Nicole Ackman Awards Watch Aug 10, 2023 B- Øvredal might not have created something that will completely define vampire cinema for years to come, but he did create something unique, born out of a novel over a hundred years old, and that’s worth celebrating. Go to Full Review The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) 50% 75%

Nicole Ackman Ready Steady Cut Jul 31, 2023 2/5 This documentary tells an interesting story but doesn’t offer anything particularly meaningful to the genre. Go to Full Review The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders (2023) 63% 78%

Nicole Ackman Ready Steady Cut Jul 26, 2023 3/5 Dream is really neither great nor terrible; it’s completely average. The performances aren’t anything particularly spectacular, but they are enough to keep the audience engaged. Go to Full Review Dream (2023) 44% 74%

Nicole Ackman Awards Watch Jul 25, 2023 C+ If you’re a fan of the Haunted Mansion (as many, many Disney fans are), you’ll appreciate all the little nods to the ride. Go to Full Review Haunted Mansion (2023) 38% - -

Nicole Ackman Culture Cabinet Jul 21, 2023 B+ Oppenheimer’s story is a complicated one, and I’m still not entirely certain that Nolan was the best person to tell it. Though still fettered by some of his usual issues, he creates what is almost certainly his best work in Oppenheimer. Go to Full Review Oppenheimer (2023) 93% 91%