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‘Fist Fight’ Review: Slapdash Comedy

Philip Brown — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 19:00:21 +0000

‘Fist Fight’ is yet another studio comedy that has a decent premise, a pair of strong leads, a handful of hilarious supporting players, and then a plot that is essentially filler. It has some laughs, but they all come in the margins and in isolation. Any time the script takes over, the movie is a...

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‘Ride Along 2’ Review: More Mediocrity

Philip Brown — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:00:03 +0000

The 2014 buddy-cop comedy ‘Ride Along’ wasn’t very good. However, it was released in a slow winter movie season to great success. Hollywood logic dictates that’s more than enough to earn a sequel. So now we have one, with a “2” in the title to prove it. Predictably, it’s not very good either. That said,...

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‘Straight Outta Compton’ Review: Parental Discretion Iz Advised

Philip Brown — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 00:30:37 +0000

The story of N.W.A is so insane, operatic, inspiring and horrifying that it was pretty much guaranteed to be the stuff of stirring cinema someday. Well, that day is here thanks to ‘Straight Outta Compton’, a grand, colorful, 150-minute tale of a few angry kids with big talent. When the movie is at its best...

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’22 Jump Street’ Review: Meta Sequel Madness

Philip Brown — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 13:00:14 +0000

The ’21 Jump Street’ movie shouldn’t have worked, but then the filmmakers actually made that the main joke. The same is somehow true of ’22 Jump Street’. On paper, it’s a terrible idea for a movie. Thankfully, the filmmakers know that fact well enough to run with it and mercilessly mock the very idea of...

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SteelBook Alert: Jumping the Gun

Josh Zyber — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 13:00:52 +0000

Even though the comedy sequel ’22 Jump Street’ won’t open in theaters until this Friday, a Blu-ray release with exclusive SteelBook packaging has already been announced in the UK. Intriguingly, you can help decide what artwork gets used. ’22 Jump Street’ Available at: Zavvi Release date: October 13, 2014 Price: £22.99 Region code: Unconfirmed. Most...

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Now Playing: Move ‘Along’

Bryan Kluger — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:00:43 +0000

Once or twice a year, another buddy-cop movie will come along where two unlikely partners are paired up to take out the world’s most dastardly criminals. Very few of these are worth watching, and most are almost instantly forgettable. With the PG-13 ‘Ride Along’, the latter is unfortunately the ultimate result. It makes sense that...

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Now Playing: I Said Jump, Down on Jump Street!

Luke Hickman — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:00:39 +0000

Based on the previews and cast, the absolute last thing I expected from ’21 Jump Street’ was to love the movie and give it a great review. Yet there’s no denying that I laughed the entire time. Here’s why: ’21 Jump Street’ isn’t your average big-screen remake. From the moment the undercover police program is...

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The Trailer Park: Adults Acting Like Children

M. Enois Duarte — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:00:29 +0000

As the title suggests, we have some trailers for new movies about adults who refuse to grow up. Why anyone finds such a concept appealing for a movie, I don’t have the slightest idea. The plot device is nothing new in film, yet Hollywood keeps churning movies like this out as if they’ve never been...

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