2021 Film Ratings

Spoilers will be limited, numeric grades out of 10 will be given for each film. Full length reviews on select feature films will be linked.

Our recommendations with star reviews are as follows:
3-5 Stars -> Good - Great films; highly recommend
2.5 Stars -> Borderline film; cautiously recommend
1-2 Stars -> Not a good film; do not recommend

Spider-Man: No Way Home – (9.5/10)

One of the top movies, if not top movies of the year. Highly anticipated and well worth the wait. Incredible job from Tom Holland and Zendaya to put together two of the strongest performances of the year.

Full review – https://cbcinematicuniverse.com/2022/03/30/spider-man-no-way-home-review/

Nightmare Alley – 7.0/10

Decent Film with above average acting. Bradley Cooper does a fine job, and the overall plot is exciting enough to keep you interested.

Dune – 9.4/10

Truly a great film, perhaps my favorite of the year so far. Exciting for fans who may or may not be familiar with Dune. Looking forward to the next iteration

The King’s Man – 8.1/10

Overall a good plot, and exciting all the way through the end. Director Matthew Vaughn does a good job of portraying the various characters in the film.

Don’t Look Up – 7.3/10

Entertaining film with a cliché but exciting plot. The star power in this film is tremendous and puts this movie into a watchable category.

Free Guy – 8.2/10

Ryan Reynolds has yet to disappoint me. Funny and exciting film. One of my favorite video game to life movies to date.

House of Gucci – 7.9/10

Lady Gaga delivers again. Strong performance by her and the cast (Adam Driver especially). As someone not familiar with the Gucci family’s story, this made a fun interesting story/film to follow.

Eternals – 7.0/10

As an avid Marvel fan I was a bit disappointed with the eternals. I’ll always go to see a Marvel film but the characters were extremely lackluster and the plot was simply mediocre.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife – 6.7/10

Ghostbusters movies haven’t been too hot as of late, and this one wasn’t much better. Decent enough film to go out and watch, however not noteworthy for the year.

The Matrix Resurrections – 6.1/10

Fan of the matrix overall, and the first film was very good. However this film is disappointing and lacks a clear objective. Keanu Reaves is his usually great self, but the Matrix needs to end here.

No Time to Die – 7.5/10

Classic James Bond film. James bond fights bad guys and gets women. Nothing particularly new here, but an enjoyable film to watch.

The Suicide Squad – 8.5/10

What a difference some actors and a few years can make. This iteration blows the previous suicide squad out of the water. Excited to see the peacemaker series.

Halloween Kills – 5.2/10

Just end this series, it’s gone on long enough. You cant kill Michael.

Last night in Soho – 7.8/10

Surprisingly good film. Very strange feel to it, but overall strong performance by Anya Taylor-Joy and Thomasin McKenzie. Loved the eerie dark feeling throughout the film.

Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – 9.1/10

One of my favorite Marvel movies to date. Incredible story and exciting action throughout the film. Excited to see more of Shang Chi (Simu Liu).

Venom: Let There Be Carnage – 8.5/10

Perhaps I’m a bit higher up on the Venom films than others, but I thought this movie was really well put together. Tom Hardy (Venom) and Woody Harrelson (Carnage) especially put on a show. Very good sequel to the original venom.

Red Notice – 8.2/10

Gal Gadot, The Rock, and Ryan Reynolds; what a trio. Great film from start to finish, and extremely exciting ending. Love seeing the rock and ryan reynolds work together, truly a great duo.

Black Widow – 7.2/10

Rather lack luster Marvel film. Plot and backstory of Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) felt rather rushed and incomplete. This felt more of a Yelena film than a Black Widow film.

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City – 6.1/10

Well this movie was interesting to say the least. Was not a Resident Evil guy growing up, but the movie was at least borderline entertaining.

Malignant – 6.1/10

Very odd and unsettling film. A neat story and plot idea but overall poorly executed.

Jungle Cruise – 8/10

I’m a sucker for the rock, and he delivers another strong performance. Emily blunt has a strong performance as well, and the movie is entertaining throughout its entirety.

Godzilla vs Kong – 7.5/10

A classic fight for the ages. Big monkey vs alien lizard. We all know who should win the fight.

Copshop – 5.6/10

Not one of my favorite Gerard Butler films. Disappointing film with lackluster plot. Very slow paced movie.

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It – 7.8/10

One of the few horror film series worth watching. Demonic possession movies are my favorite and this doesn’t lack entertainment.

Candyman – 6.8/10

One of my most anticipated films of the year left me disappointed. Jordan Peele’s film have taken a hit after his blockbuster “Get Out” (one of my favorite films of all time). Great idea but poorly executed film.

Snake Eyes – 7.5/10

Very interesting character development and plot. Henry Golding (Snake Eyes) has a strong performance in an overall mediocre but entertaining film.

The Forever Purge – 5.2/10

The first few purges were exciting. Great idea for a film and it was highly entertaining. They need to stop making these films now.