Wait Until Dark
I've watched a lot of horror films. Yet, even with almost no gore or jump scares, Wait Until Dark is still one of the most terrifying films I've ever watched—it's simply that great at building suspense. Very few films can capture fear in
The Village
When The Village came out in 2004, a lot of people started to doubt M. Night's ability to direct a film because, well, they didn't like The Village for whatever reason. After the widespread success of The Sixth Sense and Signs, expectations for the film were
The Great Flood
Spoilers ahead for The Great Flood! I totally agree with others... yes, this film is not at all what I expected. But, unlike many people, I found this to be to the movie's benefit, not weakness. So let's dive into why The Great Flood is perhaps
Song Sung Blue
Spoilers ahead for Song Sung Blue! Song Sung Blue was one of the most surprising and interesting films of 2025 for a plethora of reasons. This movie takes the viewer through the full range of emotions and reveals so many twists and turns atypical for a musical biopic. As such,
Zootopia
Warning: spoilers for Zootopia 2 ahead. Dang man, what the heck, as Kevin's parents would say in Home Alone: "we did it again!" This movie wasn't a complete mess, and was an actually worthy sequel! Anyway, Zootopia 2 arrived to bring us back into
Wicked
Spoilers ahead for Wicked: For Good! I hadn't really been a fan of Wicked before I watched the first film. I only ended up going to see the first film because of my mom's glowing review of the play. I thought a green witch and Ariana
Bugonia
My best cinephile friend, Hunter Haubert, once upon a time convinced me to watch Jordan Peele's Nope. And, unfortunately, I didn't like it that much. Hunter, looks like Bugonia is my Nope, and you've said Nope to Bugonia. Because this is my crazy alien
I might be in the minority here, but I actually thought this was a step down from Glass Onion. Not by much, but just by a little bit. Yet, it's still a great movie. So, today, I'm going to talk about the good and the bad
The original Planet of the Apes series had an incredibly intriguing run! The first film? It's an utter masterpiece. The second? It was a misguided rehash that was too weird for my liking. The third? It's nearly as good as the original, even though it is
Spoilers ahead for Io Capitano! Io Capitano follows cousins Seydou and Mosusa as they leave Senegal in hopes of crossing the Mediterranean to find a better life in Europe. Yes, I ripped that off the official page, but it truly is a great little blurb about the film. This film,
Fantastic Four 2015 has quite the reputation, being one of the most hated films of all-time. In this review, I, Brighton Nelson of The Reel Ranker present unto you my take regarding this mess of a film. While I have a plethora of hot takes, I'll have to
Because watching together is just better.
Spoilers ahead for The Black Phone 2! For context, I wasn't a huge fan of the first film. Maybe it was too hyped up for me, or maybe I was just expecting a different flavor of film, but it was disappointing. I still enjoyed the movie (see my
Spoilers ahead for Truth and Treason! As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, as well as an adamant hater of all things fascism and lover of all films that deal with fighting against said fascism, I was bought in on day one for this movie.
Hearing that this was produced by Jordan Peele and was a genre-bending sports horror got me really excited for this film. The low ratings didn't worry me because I often love films with lower scores... I mean, one of my favorite movies has a 0% critic score and
Spoilers ahead for The Long Walk! I don't know why more people don't hail Francis Lawrence as one of the best working directors of today. I freaking love everything he puts out. Sure, most of it is Hunger Games, but that's not at all
I might be in the minority here, but I actually thought this was a step down from Glass Onion. Not by much, but just by a little bit. Yet, it's still a great movie. So, today, I'm going to talk about the good and the bad
Spoilers ahead for The Bad Guys 2! The original film was a pleasant surprise for me, so I was pretty excited to check out this sequel. And, as I spoiled in the title, it didn't work nearly as well for me as the original. In today's
Spoilers ahead for Jurassic World: Rebirth! I know this film disappointed many people, but me? It was exactly what I wanted from the movie, and it is undoubtedly the best Jurassic World film, even if it isn't fresher than Fallen Kingdom. And, ask me on the right day,
In a franchise known for its groundbreaking visuals and epic narratives, Jurassic Park III often gets overshadowed by the series' first entry. Debuting during a time when audiences were still captivated by the original Jurassic Park and (to a far lesser extent) its sequel, The Lost World, this film
This review is where I'm about to be crucified by Jurassic lovers and left to be eaten alive, little by little, by a group of The Lost World's tiny menaces, the Compsognathus. But, in complete honesty, this isn't my favorite movie in the franchise.
Though many people accuse me of having bad taste because I am a member of Gen-Z, they obviously have never heard that my favorite director is the great Alfred Hitchcock, master of mystery, cinematography, and, of course, suspense. The Birds is one of his most intriguing films, taking place in
While I am too busy to binge-watch all the anime I'm constantly recommended to watch (I've only gotten about six episodes into One Piece), I stay up to date on anime films when I have the chance. With both Weathering With You and Your Name ranking
Going into this film, I had no preconceived notions or context on what the film would be about. In this day and age, it is pretty rare for me to go into a movie knowing nothing, so I appreciated the huge surprise this film offered me. Now, was I surprised