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Motherless Brooklyn Review: One Gumshoe Short of a Pair

Deirdre Crimmins — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 17:00:06 +0000

Film noir can be a tough sell in modern cinema. Motherless Brooklyn seems intent on displaying all the reasons why it doesn’t work, but that doesn’t mean it’s a total waste of 144 minutes. When a film in 2019 not only has a voiceover, but that voiceover uses the word “gumshoe” without irony, you know...

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Weekend Roundtable: Over the Hill Action Stars

Josh Zyber — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 19:00:21 +0000

We have a new Rambo movie, 37 years after the original, because apparently that’s something Sylvester Stallone thought the world needed. It seems to be a common trend these days to see old action stars struggling to remain relevant to their audiences. Sometimes it works, but other times… Brian Hoss This could probably double as...

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The Lego Movie 2 Review: Another Brick in the Wall

Jason Gorber — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 18:00:15 +0000

In an alternate timeline where The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part was in fact the first of the series, it would rival just about any animated film that’s likely to come out this year. It’s smart, beautifully rendered, and has clever set-pieces. It’s got a terrific voice cast, a nice little meta-story, and plenty...

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Glass Review: Shattered Hopes

Deirdre Crimmins — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 20:00:35 +0000

M. Night Shyamalan is his own worst enemy. When he creates small films with deeply personal stories, he shines as a director. However, his grand gestures usually fall flat and earn unintended laughs from the audience. Glass is his most ambitious project to date, an attempt to create an original Shyamalan Cinematic Universe, and it’s...

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Weekend Roundtable: Actors Who’ve Worn Out Their Welcome

Josh Zyber — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 20:00:15 +0000

Within the entertainment industry is a sad and regrettable tendency for actors who may have started their careers as exciting talents to eventually burn out and lose their audience’s good will. Sometimes this is due to a simple decline in the quality of their work, and other times due to personal scandal poisoning their public...

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‘Death Wish’ (2018) Review: Bruce Goes Full Bronson

Philip Brown — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 16:00:13 +0000

If there’s one old film franchise that seems completely impossible to foist onto audiences in 2018, it’s ‘Death Wish’. We’re in the height of the #MeToo movement and in the midst of another massive gun control debate in the wake of yet another senseless school shooting. Perhaps it’s not the time for a tale about...

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‘Precious Cargo’ Review: Zack Morris and John McClane, Together at Last

Philip Brown — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:00:33 +0000

‘Precious Cargo’ is the type of painfully generic action movie that used to gather dust on video store shelves back when those existed and now sucks up precious bandwidth on streaming services. Movies like this are designed to disappoint anyone with expectations beyond the picture being feature length. The movie does have a star (in...

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‘Extraction’ Review: Nah, Just Put It Back

Philip Brown — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:00:11 +0000

The worst thing that could be said about ‘Extraction’ is that it’s a completely generic action movie. That’s also the best thing that can be said about it in a statement that stretches the definition of the word “best” to its breaking point. This is one of those completely disposable action flicks that used to...

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‘Rock the Kasbah’ Review: Messy Murray Misfire

Philip Brown — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 19:00:09 +0000

Bill Murray is such a singularly hilarious and major talent that it can be easy to forget that he’s just as capable of delivering a stinker as anyone else. After all, the man did co-star with an elephant once. He can’t save every project by merely being Bill Murray. Unfortunately, ‘Rock the Kasbah’ is one...

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The Trailer Park: Red Flag in Play

M. Enois Duarte — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:00:49 +0000

The past couple weeks have brought us some new movie trailers that got viewers giddy with excitement, but the small glimpses into these upcoming features also raise a few concerns. ‘Terminator Genisys’ I must admit that I’m mostly excited to see another ‘Terminator’ flick, especially with Arnold Schwarzenegger reprising his star-making role as the titular...

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‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ Review: Boobs, Booze and Blood… in 3D

Philip Brown — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:00:05 +0000

Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller might have taken almost ten years to mount their sequel to ‘Sin City’, but within seconds it feels like they never left. This isn’t so much a sequel as it is a second issue. It’s more of the same, which is either good or bad depending on your point of...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of November 24th, 2013 – Pass the Stuffing

Josh Zyber — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 14:00:15 +0000

It’s Thanksgiving this week, which can only mean that it’s time to bring out the turkeys. Oh, I suppose that’s not entirely fair. Still, holiday weeks are always a slow time for new Blu-ray releases. Fortunately, this one has a couple of impressive box sets worth taking a good look at. New Releases The first...

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