Tag: Review

  • 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…

  • Review: Gloria Bell

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    If Julianne Moore can’t make it as a middle aged woman, what hope is there for the rest of us? “Gloria Bell” dives in to life as a divorcee. ​Less plot, more portrait, “Gloria Bell” is the remake of “Gloria” from Academy Award winning director Sebastián Lelio who revisits the material with Moore in the…

  • Review: Captain Marvel

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    Marvel Studios finally goes higher, further, faster than their previous origin story films with “Captain Marvel.” Brie Larson rocks as Captain Marvel, bringing strength, composure, and charm to the role. The film has action, humor, and some of the most realistic character dynamics of any of the Marvel films. Bire Larson, Jude Law, Samuel L.…

  • Review: Greta

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    Women’s History Month kicks off with “Greta” – of which the moral seems to be “no new friends”?​Isabelle Huppert is fantastic in “Greta”… everyone/thing else? Not so much. That includes Chloe Grace Moretz, which is a shame because she’s been great in other things. Greta stars Isabelle Huppert, Chloe Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Zawe Ashton,…

  • Review: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

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    This week brings an animated sequel double feature with “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” and “The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part.” I’ve been looking forward to the conclusion of the “How to Train Your Dragon” franchise for quite some time and this trilogy does not disappoint, well, at least the dragons…

  • Review: Alita: Battle Angel

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    While “Alita: Battle Angel” is being billed as an “Avatar”-esque epic, it falls so robotically short it’s not even funny. ​Produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau, and directed by Robert Rodriguez, “Alita” is an adaptation of a Manga. While it may avoided the uncanny valley, but it also avoids logic and fun. Rosa Salazar,…

  • Review: What Men Want

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    This week brings the gender swapped “What Men Want” which is a remake of the 2000 movie “What Women Want” starring Mel Gibson… If that isn’t a questionable starting point I don’t know what is. ​Taraji P. Henson does her best (I think/hope) in this remake, but the story itself doesn’t receive enough of an…

  • Review: Holmes & Watson

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    Doing another bit of backtracking and ruining my love of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as a comedic duo. “Holmes and Watson” WAS going to be my family’s Christmas movie, and it’s a miracle it wasn’t because this is a low for the duo. Somehow Rebecca Hall, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, Ralph Fiennes, Lauren…