Tag: Review

  • Bohemian Rhapsody, Nutcracker and the Four Realms, Boy Erased

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    This week brings the Queen biopic, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, the too early Christmas film “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” and the based on a true story “Boy Erased.” While “Bohemian Rhapsody” does a great job of highlighting the music of Queen, it’s the plot bits in between that fall short. Starring Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton,…

  • Hunter Killer, Mid90s, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

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    It continues to be a busy time at the box office with the sub-par submarine thriller “Hunter Killer”, the unnecessary trip down memory lane “Mid90s”, and the fascinating true story behind “Can You Ever Forgive Me.” “Hunter Killer” stars Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Michael Nyqvist, Common, Linda Cardellini, Common, and Toby Stephens in a Cold…

  • The Hate U Give, The Oath, Beautiful Boy

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    This week brings two politically themed films and one Oscar grab with “The Hate U Give” “The Oath” and “Beautiful Boy.” “The Hate U Give” is based on the New York Times Bestseller by the same name. It centers around Starr Carter who witnesses the police shooting of one of her childhood friends. It stars…

  • First Man, Bad Time at the El Royale, The Happy Prince

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    Awards season properly kicks off with “First Man”, the slightly more crowd friendly “Bad Times at the El Royale” and the Oscar Wilde biopic “The Happy Prince.” First Man” reunites La La Land director Damien Chazelle with star Ryan Gosling. It tells the story of Neil Armstrong (with Gosling starring). It also has Claire Foy,…

  • Venom, A Star is Born

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    This week “Venom” gets his own film (whether or not that’s a good thing is debatable) and “A Star is Born” gets yet another remake. Venom stars Tom Hardy (seriously… are there only like 20 actors total who are allowed to be in comic book movies?) Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, and Jenny Slate. What it…

  • The Sisters Brothers, Colette

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    This week brings a revisionist wild west tale with “The Sisters Brothers” and a spotlight on an early French trailblazer with “Colette.” While “The Sisters Brothers” boasts an impressive cast featuring John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed, ultimately the plot doesn’t live up to the actors. Based on the novel by…

  • The House with a Clock in its Walls

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    I went to see “The House with a Clock in its Walls” to have one question answered: Why did Cate Blanchett agree to do this? I left with more questions than answers. The film also stars Jack Black, Kyle MacLachlan, Owen Vaccarao, and Sunny Suljic, Eli Roth directs. ​

  • The Predator, A Simple Favor

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    This week is … an entry into the “Predator” franchise that I suppose is passable, as well as the dramatic twisty-turny friendship thriller, “A Simple Favor.” While I didn’t have a bad time watching “The Predator” I think hardcore fans of the franchise may leave a smidge disappointed. The good thing is you don’t have…

  • Peppermint, The Happytime Murders

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    Guess it’s one of those weekends to skip the movies… I’ve got the Jennifer Garner vigilante/revenge thriller, “Peppermint” and the botched puppet comedy, “The Happytime Murders.” I had pretty low expectations for “Peppermint” and in fairness the film exceeded them, but that’s a pretty low bar. From Pierre Morel, the director of “Taken” this film…

  • Kin

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    I thought there would be more science fiction to Kin… and a better plot. ​Billed as “Armed with a mysterious weapon, an ex-con and his adopted teenage brother go on the run from a vengeful criminal and a gang of otherworldly soldiers.” It was more of a family road trip film. It also needed more…