Category: 3.5 Stars
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The Gray Man (***1/2) Goes as far as Gosling can take it
If you take this film as a Gosling vehicle, and you won’t be disappointed. If you think of it as the Russo’s and Evans’ followup to their magnificent MCU films, you may be left wanting.
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Umma (***1/2) – Sins of the Mother
The scares in Umma are not so prevalent as they are insinuated.
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The Northman (***1/2) The Thread of Time
Written and Directed by Robert EggersBased on The legend of Amieth by Saxo GrammaticusStarring Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, Willem Dafoe There is a grotesque majesty to most of The Northman one won’t see in series like The Vikings or even Game of Thrones. It’s grimy, cold and relentless.…
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Ti West’s X (***1/2) is best if you can ignore the makeup
We know something is coming, and we are pretty sure what is coming.
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Shudder’s The Room (***1/2) is better than it should be
This is not necessarily something that would succeed on the big screen. It is definitely something worth watching after dark on a weekend.
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Netflix’ The Adam Project (***1/2) Superhero Landing
The Adam Project is a good diversion if you are home looking for something to explode on screen just a little and warm your heart a little more.
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Another Look at Falling from Grace (***1/2) Mellencamp’s first film
As it stands the film feels like a particularly brutal television movie with a few good lines and way too many characters speechifying.
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Daily Wire’s Shut In (*** 1/2) – Uses the best parts
This film is a tough watch, but it is worthy. One should not watch this nor should they avoid it simply because of who produced it.
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Scream (***1/2) is still Scream 5
The sins of this film are outweighed by a brisk pace and some pretty gruesome kills.
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The Matrix: Resurrections (***1/2) Old Code, Something New?
It wouldn’t hurt to show a single blade of grass growing in some dirt. All in good time, I suppose. Maybe part 5?
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