InFrame RatedbyDan OwenPaddington in Peru — mildly charming adventure damaged by a reversal of its conceptPaddington returns to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who has gone missing…Feb 243Feb 243
InFrame RatedbyDan OwenDexter: Original Sin: Season One — high-risk prequel retreads old ground, but is still bloody funDexter Morgan’s origins as a serial killer vigilante are revealed as he joins the Miami Metro forensics department as a 20-year-old…Feb 195Feb 195
InFrame RatedbyDan OwenFrame Related #6: Love is in the airWelcome back to Frame Rated’s occasional newsletter.Feb 11Feb 11
InFrame RatedbyDan OwenStar Trek: Section 31 — mean-spirited trashing of the franchise’s optimismEmperor Philippa Georgiou joins a secret division of Starfleet tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets…Jan 2917Jan 2917
InFrame RatedbyDan OwenFrame Related #5: New Year, New Films, New StartWelcome to 2025, everyone!Jan 139Jan 139
InFrame RatedbyDan OwenSquid Game: Season Two — thrilling start succumbs to repetitive playtimeSeong Gi-hun returns to the deadly survival game to find those responsible and end the torment.Jan 95Jan 95
InFrame RatedbyDan OwenSonic the Hedgehog 3 — more of the same, but bigger and funnierSonic, Tails, and Knuckles reunite against a new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they’ve faced…Jan 43Jan 43
InFrame RatedbyDan OwenDoctor Who: ‘Joy to the World’ — a mostly merry Christmas Special, if slightly overstuffedWhen Joy opens a secret doorway to the Time Hotel, she discovers danger, dinosaurs, and The Doctor…Dec 29, 202415Dec 29, 202415
InFrame RatedbyDan OwenFrame Related #4: Christmas Classics, Clark Kent, and Festive 4K⛄️ Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our thousands of readers, dozens of writers, and hundreds of newsletter subscribers.Dec 24, 2024Dec 24, 2024
InFrame RatedbyDan OwenDemolition Man — Stallone’s lighthearted sci-fi hit has matured into an endearing rompA cop is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who’s escaped into a non-violent future.Dec 11, 202413Dec 11, 202413
InFrame RatedbyDan OwenFrame Related #3: How to Train Your Spam & SubmissionsChristmas will soon be upon us, so be prepared for festive reviews and seasonal retrospectives next month.Nov 26, 2024Nov 26, 2024
InFrame RatedbyDan OwenVenom: The Last Dance — unfunny alien hijinks pepper a nonsensical storyHunted, Eddie and Venom face a desperate choice. As the net tightens, their last stand will bring their partnership to a cataclysmic end.Nov 2, 2024Nov 2, 2024
InFrame RatedbyDan OwenFrame Related #1: Sea of Mad BallerinasWelcome to the first edition of our new occasional newsletter.Oct 2, 2024Oct 2, 2024
InFrame RatedbyDan OwenIntroducing: Frame RelatedRemember our Medium newsletter experiment a few years back? Well, we’re back with a fresh take, and we’re excited to share what’s in store.Sep 27, 20242Sep 27, 20242
InFrame RatedbyDan OwenThe Chronicles of Riddick — dark and twisted sci-fi flop demands reconsiderationFugitive Richard Riddick arrives on a planet called Helion Prime and finds himself up against an invading empire called the Necromongers…Sep 12, 202413Sep 12, 202413
InFrame RatedbyDan OwenSummer 2024 Box Office — deserts, tornados, apes, cops, and aliens!Who won and lost the summer blockbuster season around the world?Sep 2, 20246Sep 2, 20246
InFrame RatedbyDan OwenAlien: Romulus — effective build-up to a greatest hits packageWhile scavenging a derelict space station, young space colonisers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe…Aug 18, 20247Aug 18, 20247
InFrame RatedbyFrame Rated StaffAvengers: Age of Ultron (2015)Extravagant fun, but narratively thin and overcrowded.Jun 3, 2015Jun 3, 2015
InFrame RatedbyFrame Rated StaffDaredevil: Season OneEdgy and engaging; the new gold standard for TV superheroes.Jun 3, 2015Jun 3, 2015
InFrame RatedbyDan OwenJessica Jones: Season OneA sardonic private investigator is hired to find an NYU student-athlete who’s vanished, but it turns out to be more than a simple missing…Dec 22, 2015Dec 22, 2015
