Current Movie Reviews

 Generally, movies I have seen and intend to review are on this list, with links to live reviews.  If the link is not live, I intend to review it but have not finalized it.  If you have a question about a specific movie, feel free to email me with a question at sam@srstaley.com.   

My movie reviews include an approximate word count . Typical reviews in newspapers run about 300-400 words. My longer reviews (700+) typically appear as movie analysis published by the Independent Institute in Oakland, California. 

Movie Reviews for 2019 releases:

• Alita: Battle Angel (613)
• Apollo 11 (documentary)
• Captain Marvel (483)
  • Captain Marvel & storytelling (spoiler alert)
• Captive State (592)
• Fighting With My Family (483)
• Five Feet Apart (613)
• The Kid (398)
• Miss Bala (546)
• Run The Race (449)

For 2018 reviews click here.  

For a complete movie review archive click here. 

A movie may not be on this list for one of two reasons: I have not seen the movie, or the movie scored lower than an 8.5 on my rubric (roughly a B). 

Given the subjective nature of movies as an expression of art, and the fact negative reviews tend to prejudice the commercial success of a film more than positive ones, I generally do not post negative reviews. 

If you have a question about a movie, feel free to email me at Sam@srstaley.com.