Category - Movie Reviews by Tim Miller

PIFF, ‘Backrooms’ and much more – Play It Again, Tim

Odenkirk action, a new ‘Mummy’ and an annoying ‘Drama’ – Play It Again, Tim

Picks and predictions: Oscar fantasy smacks into reality – Play It Again, Tim

‘Melania’: Will you look at those shoes! – Play It Again, Tim

‘Housemaid,’ ‘Primate’ familiar but fun – Play It Again, Tim

‘Sentimental Value,’ Ethan Hawke performance 2025 highlights

‘Sentimental Value’ digs deep into family dynamics – Play It Again Tim

Linklater focuses on young Godard and broken Hart – Play It Again, Tim

Diane Keaton: She’ll Always Be Annie to Me – Play It Again, Tim

College fest to show movies that fight the good fight – Play It Again, Tim

Cregger’s ‘Weapons’ hits the bull’s-eye – Play It Again, Tim

‘Together’: How close is too close? Plus four franchise flicks and a comedy – Play It Again, Tim

Sisters take a stand in inspiring ‘Comparsa’ – Play It Again, Tim

Zombies, Brad Pitt and dinosaurs kick off summer movie season

P’town fest: Jayne, Jeff, Jack and a lot more – Play It Again, Tim

‘Ballerina’ a blast, three others not so much – Play It Again, Tim

‘Final Destination’ vs. ‘Final Reckoning’: Humorous horror beats ho-hum heroics; Play It Again, Tim

Lost in the Ozon again, P’town fest news … and more – Play It Again, Tim

Smoke Stack lightning: ‘Sinners’ sizzles – Play It Again, Tim

Spies play cat-and-mouse in ‘Black Bag’ – Play It Again, Tim

Ho-hum, Oscar night at last–Play It Again, Tim

‘Wolf Man’: Toxic masculinity strikes again – Play It Again, Tim

Singer a simian sensation in ‘Better Man’ – Play It Again, Tim

‘Bikeriders,’ ‘Beast’ best of the best for 2024 – Play It Again, Tim

Catching up during awards season; Play It Again, Tim

Duo brings Y2K scare back to life in horror comedy

‘Here’ a forced tale of space and time–Play It Again, Tim

Cardinals ask, ‘Who’s next?’ in ‘Conclave’–Play It Again, Tim

Scary stuff: crazed smiles, Art the Clown and the Donald – Play It Again, Tim

‘Saturday Night’ is not all right; ‘Joker’ sequel takes risks; Play It Again, Tim

‘Blink Twice’ a provocative thriller from Zoe Kravitz–Play It Again, Tim

A tired ‘Alien’ and a steamy ‘Summer’ – Play It Again, Tim

‘Cuckoo’ comically creepy

Psycho trapped in more ways than one in Shyamalan thriller–Play It Again, Tim

Fest doc warm, inspiring look at African MIT students – Play It Again, Tim

Woods Hole Film Fest offers clever ‘Bachelor’ spoof, inspiring docs — Play It Again, Tim

Summer fare: From twisters to the twisted – Play It Again, Tim

‘Kinds of Kindness’: unkind–Play It Again, Tim

‘MaXXXine,’ ‘Axel F.’: ’80s revisited – Play It Again, Tim

‘Quiet Place,’ ‘Horizon’ uninspired franchise flicks – Play It Again, Tim

Jodie Comer jaw-droppingly amazing in ‘The Bikeriders’ — Play It Again, Tim

Provincetown fest offers more than movies–Play It Again, Tim

Linklater’s latest, P’town fest and more – Play It Again, Tim

‘Flipside,’ ‘Dead Don’t Hurt’ better than ‘Ezra’ — Play It Again, Tim

‘Furiosa’ fast and furious; Winehouse biopic captures artistic fire- Play It Again, Tim

So-so monkey movie; latest from Loach and Hamaguchi — Play It Again, Tim

Despite star power, ‘Fall Guy,’ ‘Idea of You’ stumble – Play It Again, Tim

Despite Zendaya, ‘Challengers’ double faults; ‘Ministry’ and ‘Abigail’ amuse — Play It Again, Tim

‘The Beast’: sublime sci-fi — Play It Again, Tim

Civil War’ likely to leave audience divided – Play It Again, Tim

Patel goes Wick route, Colman gets letters, and devil pulls double duty — Play It Again, Tim

Hey, Sydney: Let’s not make this a habit; plus much more – Play It Again, Tim

Top 10 highlights of Oscar night – Play It Again, Tim

Oscars: I’ll be rooting, big time, for Lily – Play It Again, Tim

‘I.S.S.’: power struggle in space – Play It Again, Tim

They might be mean, but they’re a lot of fun – Play It Again, Tim

Best movies of 2023 shine a light – Play It Again, Tim

Boston critics honor ‘Holdovers,’ ‘Zone’; plus five mini-reviews

Payne’s latest, a killer’s story, a doc on Stones’ Jones and more–Play It Again, Tim

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’: Scorsese’s monumental history lesson–Play It Again, Tim

The Burial,’ ‘Fair Play,’ ‘Reptile’: Good performances, mixed results

‘Exorcist’ vs. ‘Saw’: Go with the bummer – Play It Again, Tim

‘The Creator’: Are humans overrated? — Play It Again, Tim

Branagh detects; Binoche deceives – Play It Again, Tim

Denzel and Liam take on killers: So what else is new? – Play It Again, Tim

‘Blue Beetle’ a breakthrough; ‘Strays’ scatological

Dracula takes a cruise; Statham jet skis – Play It Again, Tim

Sneak peek at seven films from Woods Hole film fest- Play It Again, Tim

Oppie vs. Barbie: No competition – Play It Again, Tim

Martin digs deep (again) with ‘Killing the Muse’ – Play It Again, Tim

Colorful characters, amped-up action enhance ‘Dead Reckoning’ — Play It Again, Tim

‘Past Lives’ sublime; new Indy so-so – Play It Again, Tim

‘Asteroid City’ a strange, amusing desert destination — Play It Again, Tim

Flash should skip time travel; Lawrence should aim higher – Play It Again, Tim

Film fest’s ‘August at twenty-two’ a gem – Play It Again, Tim

P’town fest challenge: What next? – Play It Again, Tim

Schrader’s garden no Eden; P’town fest to open – Play It Again, Tim

A painful promo, a fading franchise and a top talent – Play It Again, Tim

Films trace rise and fall of BS&T, BlackBerry — Play It Again, Tim

Guardians’: It’s a wrap (sort of) – Play It Again, Tim

Margaret and Beau: Let’s hope they never meet — Play It Again, Tim

‘Carmen,’ ‘Evil Dead Rises,’ ‘To Catch a Killer’: Surreal, sick, so-so – Play It Again, Tim

Silly, subtle and stupid: ‘Renfield,’ ‘Showing Up’ and ‘Mafia Mamma’ — Play It Again, Tim

‘Dungeons & Dragons’ delivers — Play It Again, Tim

Pugh at her best in ‘A Good Person’ – Play It Again, Tim

Fighting John Wick? You’d better duck — Play It Again, Tim

The Oscars and the latest ‘Creed’ — Play It Again, Tim

Oscar prediction: I won’t be happy – Play It Again, Tim

‘Cocaine Bear’ a rip-roaring good time — Play It Again, Tim

Funny ‘Quantumania’ offers words of hope — Play It Again, Tim