Sean Collier’s Popcorn for Dinner
The 400-Word Review: The Lego Movie 2
The original "Lego Movie" was a welcome surprise. Somehow, the sequel manages to improve on its predecessor.
The 400-Word Review: High Flying Bird
The new Netflix drama doesn't live up to its ambitions, but a game cast keeps it moving.
The 400-Word Review: An Acceptable Loss
Jamie Lee Curtis is worth your attention in a film that is otherwise a mixed bag.
The 400-Word Review: The Kid Who Would Be King
Live-action, family adventure is a rarity at the modern multiplex. Fortunately, this one's pretty good.
What Our Film Critic Thought of the Oscar Nominated Movies
Pittsburgh Magazine film critic Sean Collier has reviewed seven of the eight films nominated for Best Picture at the 2019 Academy Awards. Below, a look back at Sean's reviews of those seven movies — plus, to make up for the oversight, one more that should've received a nod.
The 400-Word Review: Pledge
IFC Midnight's collegiate terror tale is mostly for genre fans, but it lands a few decent punches.
The 400-Word Review: Glass
M. Night Shyamalan's crossover film lands with a splat, as the filmmaker once again can't resist his worst impulses.
The 400-Word Review: The Upside
Despite the best efforts of its stars, there's no good reason this tired formula needed another movie.
The 400-Word Review: On the Basis of Sex
Ruth Bader Ginsburg deserves better treatment than this by-the-numbers biopic.
The Top 10 Films of 2018
PM Film Critic Sean Collier counts down the 10 best films of 2018.
The 400-Word Review: Vice
Adam McKay's biography of Dick Cheney is excellently made — and far more interesting than you might expect.
The 400-Word Review: If Beale Street Could Talk
Barry Jenkins' beautiful follow-up to "Moonlight" confirms the writer/director is a first-rate filmmaker.
The 400-Word Review: Mary Queen of Scots
While it's outshined by a similar rival currently in theaters, the historical drama has plenty to offer.
The 400-Word Review: Aquaman
DC's latest superhero flick is ridiculous and over-the-top, but it just barely comes together.
The 400-Word Review: Mary Poppins Returns
The belated Disney sequel is a waste of a practically perfect character, even in its winning moments.
The 400-Word Review: The Favourite
The quirky period drama starring Emma Stone is one of the year's best films.
The 400-Word Review: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
The animated wing of Spider-Man's movie world proves to be a groundbreaking step in animation.
The 400-Word Review: Vox Lux
Natalie Portman stars in an intriguing (but strange) popstar story.
The 400-Word Review: Mortal Engines
Another attempt to start a dystopian franchise can't deliver on its strong premise.
The 400-Word Review: At Eternity's Gate
It's a fair Vincent Van Gogh biopic, but fails to make a strong impression.
The 400-Word Review: The Possession of Hannah Grace
It's tough to take a setting this creepy and waste it, but this limp possession flick manages to do just that.
The 400-Word Review: Creed 2
It's not the revelation its predecessor was, but it makes for a perfectly engaging boxing flick.
