Category: Review

  • Review: Booksmart and All is True

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    Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut “Booksmart” is as smart as it is hilarious. Meanwhile the Shakespearian centric “All is True” would probably have the Bard rolling in his grave (this is in spite of it’s cast of Shakespeare experts). It’s easy to compare “Booksmart” to “Superbad” (in part because Beanie Feldstein is Jonah Hill’s sister) but…

  • Review: Tolkien

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    Unfortunately “Tolkien” is more Lord of the Meh than “Lord of the Rings.” ​While Nicholas Hoult does an admirable job of playing the author, the film is too even keeled and doesn’t give us enough of an understanding as to what led Tolkien to be the man who brought us a prolific mythology. Lily Collins,…

  • Pokémon: Detective Pikachu

    Pokémon: Detective Pikachu

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    I choose you… Ryan Reynolds! This latest Pokémon film, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, hits the nostalgia bone hard, but falls apart plot wise. You WILL want a Pokemon after seeing this film, but first make sure you’re someone who actually wants to (and is equipped to) see this film first. Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton,…

  • Review: Long Shot

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    This week brings “Long Shot” which while undeniably funny, salts a pretty painful political wound. ​Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen star in “Long Shot” which is about an unlikely romance between Theron and Rogen, oh – and she’s the Secretary of State. June Diane Raphael, O’Shea Jackson Jr, Alexander Skarsgard, Randy Orton, Lisa Kudrow, Andy…

  • Review: Avengers: Endgame (Spoiler Free)

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    After 22 movies and 11 years, “Avengers: Endgame” is here. Time to take a spoiler free look at the Marvel film to end all Marvel films (until of course the next one in 2 months?) he end-ish is finally here. No you don’t have to remember or re-binge all 22 movies right before to enjoy…

  • Review: Disney Nature’s Penguins

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    Steve the penguin is the hero we deserve with this week’s “Disney Nature’s Penguins” documentary. ​I am a sucker for a nature doc and “Disney Nature’s Penguins” is no exception. Narrated by Ed Helms, the film follows Steve the penguin during his trials and tribulations as he navigates the world and responsibilities of having to…

  • Review: Hellboy, Missing Link, and High Life

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    This week brings two unfortunate box office entries with “Hellboy” and “High Life” while “Missing Link” is worthy of at least one viewing. “Hellboy” is an utter disappointment. It’s a sloppy mess of a film that is not fun, entertaining, or impressive in any way. David Harbour is wasted in the role. Milla Jovovich, Sasha…

  • Review: Shazam

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    This week brings “Shazam” which really should or could also be titled “Call Me By Your Name”… ​Based on the DC Comics superhero, Zachary Levi brings Shazam to the big screen in the titular role. This film skews on the brighter side for a DC film and also on the younger side (which is what…

  • Review: Dumbo and The Beach Bum

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    This week brings the Tim Burton disaster “Dumbo” and the equally disappointing “The Beach Bum.” Why Disney decided to allow the remake of “Dumbo” I will never know. Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, Michael Keaton, and Alan Arkin star. ​Then there’s the self indulgent madness trip that is “The Beach Bum” Matthew McConaughey, Isla…

  • Review: Us and The Hummingbird Project

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    Jordan Peele is back in action with the terrifying “Us” and then there’s the utterly skippable pseudo-tech thriller “The Hummingbird Project.” Jordan Peele continues to prove he’s a master of the horror genre with his follow up to “Get Out” – “Us.” It stars Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker. ​Meanwhile “The…