Crum on Showbiz

Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Mar 11, 2026 B+ Dunst’s performance is Oscar caliber. Go to Full Review Interview With the Vampire (1994) 70% 86%

Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Mar 10, 2026 B+ It is the first two-thirds, encompassing the discovery of Nell that spotlights Foster, Neeson and Richardson’s ensemble performances, that clinches. Go to Full Review Nell (1994) 59% 64%

Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Mar 1, 2026 B+ …A fascinating, at times confusing, historical political thriller set in Brazil during 1977. Go to Full Review The Secret Agent (2025) 98% - -

Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Feb 22, 2026 B+ ...An enticing journey through familiar plot structure that will pull the audience into a revealing and satisfying epilogue. Go to Full Review Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) 92% - -

Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Feb 19, 2026 C+ Considering only Hawke’s extraordinary portrayal of famed lyricist Lorenz Hart, ‘Blue Moon’ is genius. But it plays out in a nearly non-cinematic format. Go to Full Review Blue Moon (2025) 90% - -

Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Feb 17, 2026 B+ Whether the scenes involve deep friendship or crushing sorrow, Squibb delivers. Go to Full Review Eleanor the Great (2025) 68% - -

Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Feb 12, 2026 A …Towers among the best—if not THE best—of the filmed versions. Go to Full Review Frankenstein (2025) 85% - -

Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Feb 1, 2026 B+ 'Sinners' succeeds big time on a visceral level. Gross plus. Go to Full Review Sinners (2025) 97% - -

Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Jan 25, 2026 B ‘The Rip’ is an action-thriller worth seeing. Go to Full Review The Rip (2026) 77% - -

Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Jan 23, 2026 A This film is stunning, an amazing achievement. Go to Full Review One Battle After Another (2025) 94% - -

Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Jan 16, 2026 A Formulaic to the max, 'Superman' still exudes awesome fun and excitement to both old and young fans. Go to Full Review Superman (2025) 83% - -

Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Jan 11, 2026 D If 'After the Hunt' was trying to be different, it succeeded. That is not a compliment. Go to Full Review After the Hunt (2025) 36% - -

Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Jan 3, 2026 B- The first half tends to drag, while the payoff conclusion seems rushed and predictable. Still, 'The Woman in Cabin 10' has its moments—nail biting as they are. Go to Full Review The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025) 28% - -

Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Sep 29, 2025 B+ The title and overall concept smacks of Hulu’s ‘Only Murders in the Building,’ but ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ has a unique spin that makes it well worth watching. Go to Full Review The Thursday Murder Club (2025) 77% - -

Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Mar 27, 2025 C- If Tilda Swinton speaking a sorrowful lyric like ‘each day is like the last’ entertains you, ‘The End’ might be your tea cup. Go to Full Review The End (2024) 57% - -

Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Mar 15, 2025 A- Director Lana Wilson captures the isolationism of the psyche as it plays out in Hannah Buck’s spot on editing. The film is reminiscent of the style of documentarian Frederick Wiseman, and that is great praise. Go to Full Review Look Into My Eyes (2024) 91% - -

Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Feb 28, 2025 A Up to and particularly including the last 30 minutes of this 139-minute gem of originality, I had zero idea where the story was going. Go to Full Review Anora (2024) 93% - -

Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Feb 23, 2025 B Angelina Jolie shines as Callas, not only in terms of acting but expertly lip synching to the diva’s original recordings. Go to Full Review Maria (2024) 75% - -

Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Feb 17, 2025 C As effective as the chills are, they seem trite to advance the story. And the story’s finality is a sugar-coated letdown Go to Full Review The Piano Lesson (2024) 88% - -

Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz Feb 3, 2025 B- A foreboding horror movie co-directed and written by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. The duo have restructured the standard haunted house formula with the violence of ‘Saw.’ Then add a huge dose of faith elements. Go to Full Review Heretic (2024) 89% - -