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“Peter Rabbit” is expectedly crass, surprisingly fun
Courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment “Peter Rabbit” is the second live-action film of 2018 about a British anthropomorphic animal in a blue jacket based on a series of children’s books — the other...
View Article“Black Panther” is a superhero movie with heart
Shuri is a lot like most younger siblings: Her most defining feature is her spunk — she’s unwilling (or perhaps unable) to engage in conversation with her older brother without throwing in a joke at...
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“Ex Machina” director Alex Garland follows up with wicked, weird, wonderful...
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures Cells, high-school biology and protagonist Lena tell us, divide and proliferate, creating life as we know it through self-sustaining processes of growth. But what the...
View Article“Game Night”: I know that reference!
Remember the rumor that circulated middle school campuses nationwide that Marilyn Manson surgically removed his own ribs to fellate himself? I certainly do. Remember when Ed Norton was The Hulk? What...
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“Red Sparrow” is a not-so-thrilling spy thriller
Courtesy of 20th Century Fox A Russian ballerina thrust into the world of spies, an American mole in the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) and a secret romance between agents on opposing sides...
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“Death Wish” fans a flame that needs to be doused (it’s also an awful movie)
Courtesy of Annapurna Pictures I’ve sat in front of my computer screen for the past 13-and-a-half minutes watching a video on Youtube called “Every gunshot from the Deathwish movies.” In it, Charles...
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Misery loves company in genre-skirting black comedy “Thoroughbreds”
In memory of Anton Yelchin, 1989-2016. Courtesy of Focus Features Navigating the spotless, pearly interiors of the Connecticut mansion where most of “Thoroughbreds” takes place is a foreign exercise,...
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“Isle of Dogs” is Wes Anderson at his most Wes Anderson — for better or worse
There was once a time where artists could render their dreams material and be praised for the merit of their work instead of being blasted by overly sensitive moral police bent on having their vision...
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Shhhh… “A Quiet Place” is an excellent, stripped-down creature feature
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures What makes a good horror movie? For most people, the obvious answer is its ability to have us at the edge of our seats beset with fear, to utilize sight and sound in a...
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Block your eyes and ears from the trainwreck that is “Blockers”
Courtesy of Universal Pictures From Key Cannon, the writer of the “Pitch Perfect” series and Netflix’s immediately axed show “Girlboss,” comes “Blockers,” her directorial debut about a trio of parents...
View Article“Rampage” has some of the dumb fun we want out of it, just not enough
Maybe it’s a bit too niche for most audiences, but the idea of bringing Midway Games’ (R.I.P.) “Rampage” series to the big screen thrilled me when it was announced last year. At least in theory....
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Truthfully, no dare justifies watching “Truth or Dare”
Courtesy of Universal Pictures First of all, I apologize for the awful headline. But I mean well. “Truth or Dare” is bad. You know it, I know it, and if you’re taking time out of your life to read...
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Good intentions can’t salvage how ugly “I Feel Pretty” is
Love or hate her, Amy Schumer’s ascent to comedy stardom should come as no surprise to anyone. The brand of self-deprecatory stand-up comedy she has become recognized for, which has always paralleled...
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“Avengers: Infinity War” — 10 years of fan investments pay off
No spoilers. You’re welcome. There was an idea — moviegoers know this — called the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The idea was to bring together the stories of a group of remarkable people, to see if...
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Motherhood is tough in “Tully,” an unglamorous yet triumphant comedy from the...
Full disclosure: I am not, have never been and never will be, a mother. Most of my insight into motherhood is informed by my own mother, other mothers and the occasional reading. Did you know creating...
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“Deadpool 2” learns from past mistakes, making for an enjoyable, over-the-top...
Courtesy of 20th Century Fox I’ll be honest: Going into “Deadpool 2,” I wasn’t expecting much. I was extremely excited going into the first one two years ago, and was thoroughly disappointed. My...
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“Solo” doesn’t disappoint fans, but it doesn’t do much else
Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures If you held the same views as myself, and hundreds of thousands of other Star Wars fans, “Solo” was a very dicey proposal. In the year and a half leading...
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“The Incredibles 2” offers fans a reason to forgive Brad Bird for “Tomorrowland”
Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures It’s been nearly 14 years since the release of “The Incredibles,” and other than the occasional outcry for a sequel, or the equally sporadic and random...
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Unholy, ugly and unbearable: With cheap jump scares and bad cgi “The Nun”...
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures One of the most inconsistent yet interesting modern movie franchises has to be that of James Wan’s “The Conjuring,” and its respective sequel and spin off titles. The...
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“The House with a Clock in Its Walls” is an embodiment of the problem with...
Courtesy of Universal Pictures “The House with a Clock in Its Walls” follows a young orphan named Lewis, who moves in with his uncle, Johnathan (Jack Black), following the death of his parents. Shortly...
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