Calvin Cleary, Author at ScreenRex

FURIOUS 7 Review and Series Ranking

Calvin Cleary April 4, 2015 February 9, 2021 Film

FURIOUS 7 is a middling entry into one of the most unexpected blockbuster franchises around, but James Wan finds new charms in the cast.

Calvin Cleary March 24, 2015 February 9, 2021 Film

The Look of Silence is the follow-up to the groundbreaking 2012 documentary, The Act of Killing. It is horrifying and essential.

Calvin Cleary March 23, 2015 February 9, 2021 Film

SLOW WEST is a darkly funny Western with a winning cast. It’s a bit too traditional at times, but still worth checking out.

Calvin Cleary March 22, 2015 February 9, 2021 Film

IF YOU DON’T, I WILL is a sharply observed dark comedy about a collapsing relationship. Viewed at the 39th Cleveland International Film Fest.

Calvin Cleary February 26, 2015 February 9, 2021 Film

Neill Blomkamp wants to make a ‘genetic sibling’ of much-loved James Cameron classic, ALIENS. Is that really what the franchise needs?

Calvin Cleary February 23, 2015 February 9, 2021 Film

The Voices is a truly bizarre film, particularly coming from cartoonist Marjane Satrapi. Does this Ryan Reynolds serial killer comedy hold up?

Calvin Cleary February 16, 2015 February 9, 2021 Film

She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry is a powerful if too-conventional documentary history of the early feminist fights for equality.

Calvin Cleary February 13, 2015 February 9, 2021 Film

50 SHADES OF GREY is an improvement on a terrible book, but that’s not enough to make the movie worth your time on its own merits.

Calvin Cleary February 10, 2015 February 9, 2021 Film

Should Spider-Man ‘come home’ to the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Personally, I’d rather see them innovate than correct Sony’s mess.

Calvin Cleary February 10, 2015 February 9, 2021 Film

A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night isn’t the best modern vampire movie, or the scariest. But it just might be the coolest of the bunch.

Calvin Cleary February 9, 2015 February 9, 2021 Film

JUPITER ASCENDING is a deeply silly movie that doesn’t work. It’s also a visual feast with a career-best performance from Eddie Redmayne.

Calvin Cleary February 6, 2015 February 9, 2021 Film

A MOST VIOLENT YEAR gives an all-star cast, including Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain, room to explore well-drawn characters.

Calvin Cleary February 2, 2015 February 9, 2021 Film

R100 is a bizarre, ambitious movie about sexuality, bondage, and loneliness. This is a love-it-or-hate-it movie; there is no middle ground.

Calvin Cleary January 27, 2015 February 9, 2021 Uncategorized

Appropriate Behavior suggests writer/director/star Desiree Akhavan as the next Woody Allen in a smart, incisive dramedy.

Calvin Cleary January 26, 2015 February 9, 2021 Film

Everly features a truly bad-ass performance from Salma Hayek in a movie that never even comes close to earning her starpower.