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Compared to its 2017 counterpart, Death On The Nile is riding strictly on the coattails of multiple delays and publicity nightmares but the fact that the movie itself is fundamentally aground in being somehow more and less than its predecessor wil... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
I really wanted to like “Marry Me,” a threadbare, undercooked rom-com released just in time for Valentine’s Day. At the risk of sounding like a disgruntled curmudgeon, I found this film to be neither funny nor romantic. Instead of embracing... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
I’m a huge fan of “Jackass,” and Johnny Knoxville and crew have been making me laugh until I cried for two decades now. I was excited to see the gang back in action in “Jackass Forever,” a more mature (read: some cast members are either... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
The delightfully goofy “Brian and Charles” is a sweet-natured, charming comedy that will appeal to all ages. The heartwarming story of a socially awkward and lonely inventor named Brian (David Earl) and his creation, a robot friend named Charl... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
Feminist drama “Call Jane” is one of the more mainstream films about the hot-button topic of abortion rights, yet it never feels controversial. The film is based on a group of women in Chicago in the 1960s who called themselves the Janes, a ne... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
A career-best performance from Rebecca Hall can’t save writer-director Andrew Semans‘ maddening “Resurrection,” an annoying yet deeply disturbing tale of psychological horror. The film bounces back and forth from traditional buttoned-up dr... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
It is easy to be charmed by “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul,” a very funny satirical comedy about the disgraced pastor of a megachurch (Sterling K. Brown) and his loyal and proud first lady (Regina Hall). Filmed in a faux documentary style, wr... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
In 2017, a Marine veteran named Brian Easley walked into a Wells Fargo bank in Georgia and threatened to detonate a bomb. Suffering from PTSD, he was angry that the Department of Veterans Affairs was withholding his disability checks: checks that... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
There are too many misfires in “Master” that prevent it from achieving its true potential. The premise is compelling, the acting and directing is solid, but the finished product is a disappointing reminder of what it could have been.
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4 years ago
“Cha Cha Real Smooth” is the type of independent film that mainstream audiences love, and that’s okay. In a year where the Sundance Film Festival served up a long list of mediocrity and disappointment, it’s no wonder that this movie stood... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
Actor, playwright, and author Jesse Eisenberg makes his directorial debut with “When You Finish Saving the World,” the film adaptation of his Audible series about characters learning to understand those closest to them, as well as themselves.... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
I don’t know how to begin this review of “Fresh.” I loved the film so much, and I don’t want to spoil its twists, turns, and surprises before audiences get to experience it for the first time. It’s best to go in blind, and I will do my b... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
“The Janes” is a documentary that tells a timely story about the fight for safe and legal abortions in America. Co-directors Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes piece together archival footage from the 1960s and 1970s, as well as talking head interview... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
Diagnosed with a terminal illness, Sarah (Karen Gillan) is having a tough time coping the news. Her doctor encourages her to explore a procedure known as “Replacement,” where a biotech company creates an identical clone within a few hours. Act... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
The beautiful, touching “A Love Song” marks an impressive debut from writer / director Max Walker-Silverman. This quietly moving film is a simple story, well told. Featuring strong performances from Dale Dickey and Wes Studi, this is a sweet,... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
It’s been said that no good deed goes unpunished, and “A Hero” is a deeply human film that hits home (and hits hard) with that idea. Writer / director Asghar Farhadi‘s Cannes Grand Prix award winner explores a reality where even the simple... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
There is nothing unique or even memorable about “The 355,” director Simon Kinberg‘s film about a group of international agents who join forces to retrieve a dangerous top secret weapon. The set-up feels too familiar and formulaic, and doesn�... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
Considering the current state of the world, it may not seem like the ideal time to bring the dark story of “Nightmare Alley,” director Guillermo del Toro‘s adaptation of the 1946 William Lindsay Gresham novel, to audiences searching for an e... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
Although based on a stage musical, the big screen version of writer Erica Schmidt‘s “Cyrano” (who also penned the screenplay) would fare better without all of the song and dance. The mediocre tunes and too-simple lyrics (songs by Bryce and A... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
Add “Don’t Look Up” to the list of movies that start with a good idea but fail miserably with execution. Despite a mega-wattage cast and Oscar winner Adam McKay writing and directing, nothing can save this overbearing and tiresome project. I... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
It’s the Golden Rule when adapting a memoir to the screen: make sure your subject is interesting. This ultimately leads to the downfall of director George Clooney‘s “The Tender Bar,” based on author J.R. Moehringer’s 2006 autobiographica... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
Writer / director Aaron Sorkin takes a heaping helping of artistic liberties in “Being the Ricardos,” his biopic about one week in the personal and professional life of 1950s television superstar Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) and her husband, D... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
If you’ve seen the trailer, you’ve seen the movie. “Sing 2” is one of THOSE films. This bright, colorful, animated spectacle reminds me of the kid in my 6th grade class who always tried so desperately to be liked by all of his mates, doing... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
I triple dog dare you not to enjoy “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” a real crowd pleaser from director Jon Watts. With endearing characters, ideal casting, and massive-scale action (and an even bigger heart), this movie delivers tenfold. It is a cel... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
In yet another sequel none of us wanted and nobody asked for, “The Matrix: Resurrections” is a case of a sequel-remake-reboot hybrid that’s not exactly good, but not exactly terrible, either. With director Lana Wachowski at the helm, most of... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
There’s no getting around it: “The King’s Man” is a very, very weird action movie. It’s a movie where I left unsure of the audience it’s made for. It’s a movie that’s all over the place, starting out slow and rough, but steadily bu... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
Watching director Jane Campion‘s “The Power of the Dog” may be a very slow and laborious task for audiences seeking escapism at the theater, but fans of historical dramas, westerns, and artistic beauty will find plenty to savor. Adapted from... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
The spotlight belongs to Andrew Garfield and he tears up the stage in “Tick, Tick…BOOM!,” director Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s big screen adaptation of the autobiographical off-Broadway musical by RENT composer Jonathan Larson. This is a film tha... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
There are a lot of problems with “Red Rocket,” director Sean Baker‘s follow-up to his 2017 film “The Florida Project.” It’s incredibly one-note and monotonous, and it sometimes feels like mumblecore gone wrong. Before drowning under it... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
Writer / director Paul Thomas Anderson‘s “Licorice Pizza” is a film that feels casually comforting, like a warm blanket of nostalgia. It’s pure and genuine in a way that will make you want to reminisce about fond moments from your own teen... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
“The Lost Daughter” is far from a pleasant movie going experience. The directorial debut from actor Maggie Gyllenhaal (who also adapted Elena Ferrante’s novel for the screen) is sustained by a trio of knockout performances from Olivia Colman... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
Northern Ireland in the late 1960s comes alive in writer / director Kenneth Branagh‘s “Belfast,” a semi-autobiographical tale about a 9-year-old boy whose world is turned upside down by unrest and turmoil in his life and home. I loved everyt... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
It’s always a pleasure when a mainstream film gives a platform to voices that have long been underrepresented in Hollywood, and Disney’s “Encanto” expands the studio’s culturally-diverse canon with its first Latinx musical. Featuring a c... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
Director Steven Spielberg brings his signature movie magic to “West Side Story,” a remake of the beloved 1961 Oscar-winning film. It’s a movie that we didn’t really need, but theater fans will likely be pleased with this eye-popping, grand... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
The delightful “7 Days” is a sweet, funny look at relationships from a unique cultural perspective. This COVID-era movie makes a creative (and realistic) use of the lockdown, with a love story meet-cute that’s set during the early days of pa... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
Crime drama “House of Gucci,” based on the true story of the Italian family behind the luxury fashion empire, is a mess of an undertaking at the hands of director Ridley Scott. All of the elements that make up a solid feature narrative are the... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
New Orleans City Council voted to remove four Confederate monuments in 2015, and director CJ Hunt was there filming it all. After learning that council members received death threats from angry critics in the days following, Hunt decided to expand... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
“Encounter” is the type of film that I can almost guarantee will be mismarketed by the studio as an exciting, action-packed sci-fi thriller. It’s not. This story of a decorated Special Forces Marine (Riz Ahmed) who goes on a rescue mission t... Read the full review »
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