Category: Review

  • Review: Trolls World Tour, Tigertail, Selah and the Spades, and The Other Lamb

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    The most ambitious quarantine review yet, with 4 different options to watch from home: “Trolls World Tour” “Tigertail” “Selah and the Spades” and “The Other Lamb” – too bad none of them are exceptional. “Trolls World Tour” is a glorified technicolor animated music video with a lot of famous voices. Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Rachel…

  • Review: Blow the Man Down

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    What’s up with Maine and crime? Character actress Margo Martindale is at it again in Amazon Studios “Blow the Man Down.” ​Crime, small towns, fish. This movie got a little overhyped for me but considering you have limited options these days it’s not a bad watch. Morgan Saylor, Sophie Lowe, June Squibb, Anette O’Toole, Marceline…

  • Review: Resistance and The Stranger

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    Quarantine got you down? Then you probably don’t want to look to “Resistance” (a Marcel Marceau biopic) right about now but you may consider welcoming Netflix’s “The Stranger” home though. While it turns out famed mime Marcel Marceau had an incredibly interesting first act as a French Resistance fighter during WWII, alas this biopic does…

  • Review: The Hunt and Tiger King

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    More viewing from home options with “The Hunt” and the Netflix docu-series “Tiger King.” “The Hunt” is “The Most Dangerous Game” with a sprinkling of “The Hunger Games” … too bad it’s not as good as either of those things. Betty Gilpin, Emma Roberts, Hilary Swank, Ethan Suplee, Justin Hartley, Ike Barinholtz, and Glenn Howerton…

  • Review: Big Time Adolescence and Swallow

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    This week brings two movies you can stream from the comfort of your home, “Big Time Adolescence” and “Swallow.” “Big Time Adolescence” features Pete Davidson as … well I assume Pete Davidson. It follows his character’s friendship with a high schooler. As far as watches from home it could be a welcome distraction. Griffin Gluck,…

  • Review: Bloodshot

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    If something was going to tempt you to go to the movies this weekend, it certainly wasn’t going to be “Bloodshot.” ​It’s like someone stole every generic trope from every other comic book/other movie ever and jammed it all in to one. Vin Diesel, Eiza Gonzalez, Sam Heughan, Toby Kebbell, Guy Pearce, Lamorne Morris, and…

  • Review: Onward

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    Pixar’s latest, “Onward” is a fine film, but struggles a bit with an identity crisis. I wanted “Onward” to make me laugh, and ugly cry. I got some chuckles and a little misty. However the material may resonate with some much more than it did with me. Overall still worth a watch! Chris Pratt, Tom…

  • Review: Emma and Wendy

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    This week features two stories with female leads that get lost in the mess of the pacing of their films, “EMMA.” and “Wendy” are up for review. While “EMMA.” is the latest adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Emma” it suffers from trying to remain too faithful to the source material and doesn’t have enough of the…

  • Review: Seberg

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    Kristen Stewart tries her best to play “grown up actress” but to little avail in this Jean Seberg biopic. ​While it clearly wanted to be an awards contender, “Seberg” falls short and probably doesn’t do its subject justice. It attempts to tell the tale of actress Jean Seberg and her involvement in the Civil Rights…

  • Review: Sonic the Hedgehog and Portrait of a Lady on Fire

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    Turns out the “Sonic the Hedgehog” movie isn’t as much of a train wreck as one would think, and “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” is one of the best films you’ll see this year. In spite of a teeth-tastic disaster first trailer, “Sonic the Hedgehog” pulled its act together to be a pretty fun…