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The Curse of La Llorona Review: Conjuring Up Cheap Scares

Deirdre Crimmins — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 16:00:49 +0000

If you like horror films that offer no real scares other than quick shock effects and unconnected imagery, The Curse of La Llorona might just be your new favorite movie. Taking place largely in Los Angeles in 1973, The Curse of La Llorona shows us what happens when a white lady ignores the pleadings of...

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Hunter Killer Review: Sunken Vessel

Deirdre Crimmins — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 12:00:46 +0000

The redundant title Hunter Killer might seem like a stutter, but it’s a perfect sign of things to come. You see, Hunter Killer thinks so little of its audience, it brings up nearly every plot point, nearly every attempt at character development or subtlety, twice. And this low opinion of its audience is just the...

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‘Daddy’s Home 2’ Review: Passably Bland

Philip Brown — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 13:00:21 +0000

There are laughs in ‘Daddy’s Home 2’, just like the original – enough to make it feel like a reasonably entertaining night at the movies. There’s not much substance or purpose, though. In fact, the whole thing is just a run through the motions of a formula that barely worked the first time. The sequel...

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‘The Founder’ Review: Great Script, Great Cast, Missed Direction

Philip Brown — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:00:36 +0000

‘The Founder’ is a good film very much worth watching. Unfortunately, it’s all too clear that the movie derives from a great script that wasn’t quite given the directorial touch it deserved. The screenplay comes from former ‘Onion’ writer Robert Siegel, who previously delivered two fascinating and darkly comedic character studies in ‘The Wrestler’ and...

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‘Daddy’s Home’ Review: Humorous, Harmless

Philip Brown — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 14:00:06 +0000

‘Daddy’s Home’ is a movie perfectly summed up by its poster. Will Ferrell is an uptight stepfather and Mark Wahlberg is his cool dad competition. You’ve probably already got a pretty good idea of where things will go from there. This is Family Comedy Plotting 101. However, it’s also been produced under Ferrell’s Gary Sanchez...

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‘Welcome to Me’ Review: Brilliantly Bitter and Bleak Comedy

Philip Brown — Thu, 21 May 2015 16:00:14 +0000

Kristin Wiig continues to avoid conventional comedy stardom following the massive success of ‘Bridesmaids’ with yet another oddball indie project, and this one is easily her best yet. Produced by Adam McKay and Will Ferrell’s dependably demented Gary Sanchez Productions, ‘Welcome to Me’ is the type of twisted comedy that could only exist thanks to...

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