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Bumblebee Review: Believe the Buzz

Jason Gorber — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 18:00:38 +0000

Travis Knight, lead animator for Laika Entertainment, turns out to be an inspired choice to tackle the Transformers prequel, Bumblebee. Where Michael Bay’s vision expanded this toy-to-TV franchise to increasingly over-the-top proportions, Knight and his collaborators wisely focus on the nostalgia and the baked-in affection for the original property. Set in the 1980s, where the...

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‘Ferdinand’ Review: A Load of Bull

Philip Brown — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 13:00:42 +0000

Back in 1936, ‘The Story of Ferdinand’ was quite an important children’s book. It was a huge bestseller and was banned from both Spain and Germany because the tale of a peaceful bull with no interest in bashing matadors with his horns was considered to be democratic propaganda. While the story has long since faded...

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‘The Wall’ Review: A Tiny War Movie

Philip Brown — Wed, 10 May 2017 19:00:23 +0000

‘The Wall’ is a movie that exists mostly as a directorial challenge. Is it possible to make a pulse-pounding war thriller out of a single location and three characters? That’s the type of task that got Doug Liman excited enough to embrace a low budget and pull out all his tricks. It works for the...

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‘Sisters’ Review: Doin’ It for Themselves

Philip Brown — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 20:00:40 +0000

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are a comedy team so gosh darn irresistible that pretty much anything they do together is worth watching. Case in point would be ‘Sisters’. The movie is a party comedy. You know the type, where a couple of sad so-and-sos decide to throw a big bash in an attempt to...

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‘Trainwreck’ Review: Filthy, Feminist and Oddly Old-Fashioned

Philip Brown — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 13:00:29 +0000

It’s been a hell of a year for Amy Schumer, who seemed to pop up almost everywhere as her cable sketch-comedy series hit its stride. She’s at once on point with the social climate of her time and willing to push boundaries. Most importantly, she’s really goddamn funny. It only makes sense that this summer...

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