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  • Wakefield

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    ​This week brings “Wakefield” or as I call it, “Midlife Crisis: The Movie.” Based on the short story for The New Yorker by acclaimed novelist E. L. Doctorow and directed/adapted by Robin Swicord (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” “Memoirs of a Geisha” “Matilda”), the film is a sluggish portrait of a descent into madness. …

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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    ​This week is the spoiler free review of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” in which we are all Groot. James Gunn’s madness is back in action with the original cast of Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, and Michael Rooker all returning (and of course his brother Sean…

  • The Circle

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    ​This week brings “The Circle” based on the Dave Eggers novel of the same name. As a Bay Area native, and (for better or worse) someone who works in the tech industry, the book was already a fascinating read. The movie however was a different beast. In spite of the all star cast of Emma…

  • Free Fire

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    We’ve hit a year of movie reviews! It’s only appropriate that the first film I reviewed was from A24, as is this week’s film. This week brings “Free Fire” from director Ben Wheatley and starring Sharlto Copley, Armie Hammer, Brie Larson, and Cillian Murphy. While it’s easy to compare the constraints of the film to…

  • Colossal

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    This week brings “Colossal” starring Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, and Dan Stevens. I’d call it an art house monster movie. It was refreshing to see a film that was original, and not at all what I was expecting. Don’t go in to this in hopes of seeing Kaiju or Godzilla-like creatures duke it out. Instead…

  • The Boss Baby, The Zookeeper’s Wife, Ghost in the SHell

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    ​It’s another mega movie review week. This week has the animated “The Boss Baby”, the WWII downer (but important story) “The Zookeeper’s Wife” and the abomination “Ghost in the Shell.” I tried to see if I could evaluate “Ghost in the Shell” strictly as a movie but the pain of watching Scarlett Johansson parade around…

  • Life, CHiPs, Song to Song

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    ​Mega movie review this week. I review “Life” “CHiPs” and “Song to Song” “Life” stars my homeboy Ryan Reynolds, also Jake Gyllenhaal, and Rebecca Ferguson, and an alien. Ripped straight from the plot of “Alien”, this film brings nothing particularly innovative to the genre, but also doesn’t mess it up.  I also have “CHiPs” which…

  • Beauty and the Beast, T2 Trainspotting 

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    ​It’s an Ewan McGregor double feature this week, with Disney’s live action remake of “Beauty and the Beast” and the 21 years in the making sequel, “T2 Trainspotting.” Disney has apparently decided nothing is sacred from their historic vault, and has decided to remake their animated classic film “Beauty and the Beast.” They often recreate…

  • Kong: Skull Island

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    “Kong: Skull Island” is the star studded monster movie that no one was asking for.  When money and franchising is the only motivation behind making a film, there’s only so far it can go. With a cast of mega-stars including Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, John Goodman, Samuel L Jackson, Tian Jing, Toby Kebbell, Jason Mitchell,…

  • Logan

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    ​This week’s (spoiler free as long as you haven’t watched an interview with Hugh Jackman in the last year) review is “Logan” which is the last of the Wolverine solo films, and oh what a film it is.  James Mangold absolutely redeems himself for “The Wolverine” (which he did not write, so I assume that…