Tag: Movie
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Review: Kate, Queenpins, and LuLaRich
Ladies committing crimes is the theme of the week with Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s Kate, Kristen Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste’s Queenpins, and the LuLaRoe docu-series, LuLaRich. More about Kate: Meticulous and preternaturally skilled, Kate is the perfect specimen of a finely tuned assassin at the height of her game. But when she uncharacteristically blows an assignment…
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Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Spoiler Free) and Cinderella
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is finally here! But does it live up to representation expectations? Find out in this spoiler free review. Plus the umpteenth adaptation of Cinderella is out, but does it have anything new to say (or sing)? More about Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: Marvel…
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Review: Vacation Friends and The Chair
This week features two streaming options full of bumbling awkward (and sometimes stupid) scenarios with Vacation Friends on Hulu and The Chair on Netflix. More about Vacation Friends: In this raw and raunchy comedy, straight-laced Marcus and Emily are befriended by wild, thrill-seeking partiers Ron and Kyla at a resort in Mexico. Living in the…
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Review: Reminiscence and Annette
It’s a trippy AF week with Lisa Joy’s sci-fi crime thriller, Reminiscence, and the Sparks musical, Annette. More about Reminiscence: From writer/director/producer Lisa Joy comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ action thriller “Reminiscence,” starring Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson and Thandiwe Newton. Nick Bannister (Jackman), a private investigator of the mind, navigates the darkly alluring world of the…
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Review: Free Guy, CODA, The Green Knight, John and the Hole, and Nine Days
It’s a summer movie / independent film bonanza with Free Guy, CODA, The Green Knight, John and the Hole, and Nine Days. More about Free Guy: When a bank teller discovers he’s actually a background player in an open-world video game, he decides to become the hero of his own story — one that he…
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Review: The Suicide Squad and Vivo
James Gunn takes a crack at The Suicide Squad and thankfully doesn’t ask much of his audience. Meanwhile Lin-Manuel Miranda brings his talents (and Hamilton and In the Heights collaborators) to the new animated film, Vivo. More about The Suicide Squad: Welcome to hell—a.k.a. Belle Reve, the prison with the highest mortality rate in the…
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Review: Jungle Cruise and Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
You won’t want to The Rock the boat when it comes to Disney’s Jungle Cruise and consider yourself lucky if you skip Snake Eyes: G.I Joe Origins. More about Jungle Cruise: Join fan favorites Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt for the adventure of a lifetime on Disney’s “Jungle Cruise,” a rollicking thrill-ride down the Amazon…
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Review: Jungle Cruise and Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
You won’t want to The Rock the boat when it comes to Disney’s Jungle Cruise and consider yourself lucky if you skip Snake Eyes: G.I Joe Origins. More about Jungle Cruise: Join fan favorites Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt for the adventure of a lifetime on Disney’s “Jungle Cruise,” a rollicking thrill-ride down the Amazon…
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Review: Joe Bell and How It Ends
Mark Wahlberg aims for awards but lands in reductive storytelling in Joe Bell. Plus can we handle How It Ends now that we have some modicums of hope? More about Joe Bell: From filmmaker Reinaldo Marcus Green (MONSTERS AND MEN; upcoming KING RICHARD), along with the Academy Award-winning writing team behind BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Diana Ossana…
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Review: Space Jam: A New Legacy and Pig
Welcome to the Space Jam (A New Legacy) … but do you want to stay there? Also Nicolas Cage needs his Pig back. More about Space Jam: A New Legacy: Welcome to the Jam! NBA champion and global icon LeBron James goes on an epic adventure alongside timeless Tune Bugs Bunny with the animated/live-action event…