Category: Movie Reviews
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Fifty Shades Freed (**) These kids are like rabbits
When they’re not working the conjugal railroad, they are showing they haven’t had even the most basic conversations that couples might have had on even a second date. Things that most people talk about in casual conversation hit these two like a third act surprise.
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Den of Thieves (***) is a long slog with a decent payoff
The end result with the viewer depends on if you can accept the twists as entertaining enough to get through the slower parts of the film. It’s not Sicario in any capacity. So I am not sure I look forward to a second film, since it feels like they played their best card already.
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (***) is late on purpose
Even if I never watch it again, this wasn’t a waste of my time. It’s not enough to make me see the next one in theaters, but it’s definitely not the overwrought mess we saw the first time.
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Champion (***1/2) a good film inspired by a film I never liked
#KDrama #Champion #DonLee #Dongseokma “When, one of the bad guy bosses of Champion describes his body as “efficient,” my lack of understanding of Korean culture makes me hesitate to assume it’s a mistaken translation. If by efficient, they mean “he’s likely to win in a fight, but would rather avoid the fight,” I would have…
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Deadpool 2 (****1/2): He who laughs first, didn’t get the joke
#deadpool2 so many reasons to avoid this movie contained herein.
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Breaking In (**1/2) is maturing in front of the camera…and behind it
#breakingin is the kind of film you watch to see how cool the house is, and how cool Union can stay even if the script is bad.
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Blockers (**1/2) tries to be everything
#blockers “This is not a bad film. It’s definitely not a great one. In total, I laughed maybe twice. But I smiled a few more times. If you see it, don’t look at it as any sort of guide to life, because no one should use comedy films as a guide to life. Except for…
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Avengers: Infinity War (****) doesn’t need our opinions (spoiler free review)
#avengers #infinitywar You know what you’re getting when you walk in to the theater. This is less a (spoiler free) review than a complaint about the inevitability of it all. Still, the only way you can be disappointed is if you know how meaningless it all is…or if you think they’re never making another movie.
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Isle of Dogs (*****) is one of the best
I love dogs but #isleofdogs is better than any film this year. “See this if you can. You shouldn’t regret it if you have a sense of vision and a sense of humor.”
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Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare: It Follows rules, blandly (***)
“Truth or Dare is an example of what having a good producer can do for an average film. ”
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