Category: Movie Reviews
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Chappaquiddick (*****) – cold hard reality of a strong and murky current
#chappaquiddick “Curran and writers Allen and Logan have crafted a strong and clear portrayal of one of the dark moments of the lives of many people. Ultimately we see the true form of a man who saw himself as a victim of expectation as he thought nothing of those he victimized.”
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Rampage (***1/2) shouldn’t be this good
#rampage “Can you do without this film? Surely. In the age of Moviepass, why should you? It’s really a fun waste of time with effects that make it worth your time, up until they start blowing stuff up and tearing it down. If you’re not worn out by the senseless and consequence-less destruction of major…
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The Miracle Season (****) Live Like Line
#livelikeline “Sure, the acting is a little goofy. It stops on the border of maudlin. It’s as accurate a recreation as I’ve seen. Most important, never loses touch with the true feeling a small city can feel about something seemingly as inane as a sports game. It’s more than that, though. It’s about a kid…
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A Quiet Place (****) is intense, pure
#aquietplace “Of course the film is silent. It’s probably the only time I have been made aware of the silence in the theater to the extent I didn’t even want to adjust my position in the chair for fear I would break the spell. The few times we hear noise in the film, we have…
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A Wrinkle in Time (***) is best when it avoids fawning
#wrinkleintime “This is not an indictment of the talent of Ava as a director. It’s not that she faded this time round. There was probably enough pressure on her shoulders covering this well liked children’s book. To make her have to maneuver around the albatross is obviously a bridge too far, even if she’ll never…
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Ready Player One (****) Spielberg remembers how to have fun
“If you have any desire to legitimately smile at a Spielberg film for the first time in decades, see Ready Player One.”
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Pacific Rim Uprising (1/2*) is awful in so many ways
The end is an insult to those already insulted by every minute preceding.
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Unsane (***1/2) good old fashioned crazy
#unsane “…For her part, Foy is entirely on her game. Her Sawyer Valentini is given the full breadth of someone who’s been pushed a little too far. She wasn’t enjoying life all that much, sure. It didn’t mean she needed to have drama injected into it, however it happens. It’s entertaining to see the ways…
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Just Getting Started (*) is an early retirement
#justgettingstarted I don’t think this was scripted. I don’t even think it was improvised. I am pretty sure it was just boredom. See this film only if you can’t live without seeing Russo in everything.
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Tomb Raider (**) feels like an audition
It’s hard to say who this film is marketed towards. Croft is muscular and angular. There are almost no curves. Teenage boys who played the first game are old enough to have grand kids playing the game now. Not sure which of the generations need to feel pride in the accomplishments of a scrappy Croft…
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