Category: Review

  • Review: The Farewell and The Art of Self-Defense

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    This week brings two indie movies, the amazing “The Farewell” and the eccentric “The Art of Self-Defense.” Please please please get thee to a theater to see “The Farewell” ASAP. Lulu Wang’s film has comedy, drama, heart, and Awkwafina. ​Meanwhile the more bizarre “The Art of Self-Defense” tackles toxic masculinity. Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, and…

  • Review; The Lion King (2019)

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    This week brings the 2019 remake of “The Lion King” which was one of the most unnecessary things I’ve ever seen. Since it’s so close to the original I take a super in depth look at why this remake is a failure (but a failure that will unfortunately probably make ridiculous amounts of money). ​”The…

  • Review: Stuber

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    How can a movie starring two funny people be so horrifically bland? “Stuber” aims to find out! ​ It’s such a shame that “Stuber” is a bummer because the two leads, Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista, are pretty dang good together. Which means the entire rest of the film is working against them? The film…

  • Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home (Spoiler Free) and Midsommar

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    Slinging in to theaters is the 11th appearance of a Spider-Man on film in the last 17 years (and yet he keeps getting younger…) in “Spider-Man: Far From Home” and Ari Aster’s horror suspense thriller “Midsommar.” Spidey is back and post Endgame consequences. This time he’s traversing through Europe with his classmates and an acTOR-y…

  • Review: Yesterday

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    While “Yesterday” movie is a fun summer film, it’s not going to have the timelessness of it’s source material, The Beatles. ​Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter in an English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie. After a freak bus…

  • Review: Toy Story 4

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    All of your favorite toys are back in Disney Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” but the real star is trash. Woody, Buzz, Jessie, and the gang are all back in “Toy Story 4” – did we need another sequel? Not really. Am I grateful as it brought us Forky? Absolutely. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Keanu Reeves,…

  • Review: Late Night, The Dead Don’t Die, and American Woman

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    The hilarious “Late Night” finally is out in theaters, “The Dead Don’t Die” is dangerously mundane, and “American Woman” is here to put your problems in perspective, but not effectively. “Late Night” is written by and stars the amazing Mindy Kaling. It was one of my absolute favorite films out of Sundance and I highly…

  • Review: X-Men: Dark Phoenix and The Last Black Man in San Francisco

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    This week brings a disappointing end to 20 years of the X-Men on the big screen in “X-Men: Dark Phoenix” and a somewhat sanitized portrait of San Francisco in “The Last Black Man in San Francisco.” ​ In spite of all the star power attached to “X-Men: Dark Phoenix” the film is dull at best.…

  • Review: Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Rocketman

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    Godzilla is back in “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” and the bitch is back with the new Elton John biopic/musical “Rocketman.” “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” is exactly what you’d expect from a “Godzilla” sequel. It stars Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga, Zhang Ziyi, Charles Dance, Kyle Chandler, Sally Hawkins, Ken Watanabe, Bradley Whitford, Thomas…

  • 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…