Reviews

Over the course of our more than 15-year existence, FSR has published thousands of reviews. We have reviewed movies from film festivals like Sundance, SXSW, TIFF, and Cannes. We review new theatrical and streaming releases. We even have two recurring columns — Previously On and Up Next — in which we review new and returning TV shows. And just as a fun fact, we used to give out letter grades with our reviews.

Browse our entire reviews archive below

SXSW Movie Review: Beautiful Losers

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At first glance, it appears to be a doc painted with a broad stroke, giving it a jumpy, unfocused feeling — that is, until it evolves right before our eyes into something special…

SXSW Movie Review: Nerdcore Rising

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Nerdcore is rising… Have you heard?

SXSW Movie Review: Forgetting Sarah Marshall

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Judd Apatow’s camp comes through again with a comedy that is a lot smarter than you would initially think… [Grade: B+]

SXSW Movie Review: The Promotion

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Seann William Scott and John C. Reilly play two grocery store managers battling for the big job in this quirky, intelligent film. [Grade: A]

SXSW Review: Second Skin

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Behold, the first truly great, visionary film from this year’s SXSW Film Festival.

Movie Review: 10,000 BC

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This film is old-fashioned epic storytelling, complete with a narrator (the legendary Omar Sharif) and all the trappings that come along with magical realism.

Sundance Review: ‘Be Kind Rewind’ is Michel Gondry for Regular Folks

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Jack Black and Mos Def remake all of your old favorites in this brilliant comedy from director Michel Gondry.

Movie Review: Jumper

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Contrary to popular belief, just having a cool concept has nothing to do with producing a good movie.