Poster © impawards.com · 320×473, fair use, to show which film it is. Why.Avatar: Fire and Ash
Read by Marlow, First Reader · what that means
- How they landed
- they fought about it2 critics, 25 to 78
- Best thing said
Isn't the technical leap forward that its predecessor was, which is to be expected after three years instead of thirteen.
Max Scoville, IGN · we gave it 78- Worst thing said
Gigantically dull hunk of nonsense.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian · we gave it 25- Film
- James Cameron · 2025 · United States
The guide0 of 7 came up · every line is a critic’s own words
ViolenceNobody mentioned it
Sex and nudityNobody mentioned it
SwearingNobody mentioned it
Drink and drugsNobody mentioned it
UpsettingNobody mentioned it
OffensiveNobody mentioned it
Hard to sit throughNobody mentioned it
All 3 reviews
Isn't the technical leap forward that its predecessor was, which is to be expected after three years instead of thirteen. But what it lacks in novelty, it more than makes up for with refinement on every level.
Max Scoville, IGN · quoted in Wikipedia, original not read by us · FP00001378we gave it
Lack[s] the unprecedented spectacle of its predecessors.
David Ehrlich, IndieWire · quoted in Wikipedia, original not read by us · FP000014—dropped
Gigantically dull hunk of nonsense.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian · quoted in Wikipedia, original not read by us · FP00001525we gave it
Who wrote about this filmgo read them
Max ScovilleIGNWhere we read it
David EhrlichIndieWireWhere we read it
Peter BradshawThe GuardianWhere we read it
The conversationswe link the room, never a person in it
r/Letterboxd, on where the three hours go wrongReddit
The two reviews we used are 53 points apart and neither says where the film turns. This room does, and it agrees with itself: a strong first hour, a messy second, a third that repeats the previous two films. It is also honest about the trade, which is that the spectacle keeps buying the picture back. The clearest account of this film's shape that we have read anywhere, including in the reviews.
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- FP000013Max Scoville. IGN. Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025). Quoted in Wikipedia, Avatar: Fire and Ash. Read 2026-08-20. We scored it 78.Source
- FP000014David Ehrlich. IndieWire. Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025). Quoted in Wikipedia, Avatar: Fire and Ash. Read 2026-08-20. Not used.Source
- FP000015Peter Bradshaw. The Guardian. Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025). Quoted in Wikipedia, Avatar: Fire and Ash. Read 2026-08-20. We scored it 25.Source