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“X-Men: Apocalypse” lives up to its name in dooming trilogy’s trajectory
‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ is a trainwreck not even Magneto could stop. It feels hollow; one that doesn’t have a scripted story as much as a spreadsheet of notes the studio compiled in an order that feels...
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“Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” lacks the momentum to begin moving in...
We’ve all seen these movies before. Say “music mockumentary” and “Ours go to 11” gets echoed back. Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell built walls around the territory where they struck gold with ‘Zoolander’...
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‘Jason Bourne’ engages the digital era with dated formula
The last time Jason Bourne was spotted in theatres was nine years ago, only six years after 9/11. The trilogy dug a needle into the nerve of government intel and down and dirty agent programs that felt...
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‘Alien: Covenant’ is a beautiful looking haunted house designed by a bored...
Going by slasher rules, ‘Alien: Covenant’ checks all of the boxes; the kills are gruesome, having sex gets you killed gruesomely, and if someone seems a little off-kilter, there’s probably a reason for...
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‘Wonder Woman’ a fresh, female-empowering breakthrough of the superhero genre
‘Wonder Woman’ will leave you wondering why you haven’t seen something like this before. Studios have had the technology to create anything they want on screen from life-like aliens and goblins, to 50...
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Big laughs and big heart make ‘The Big Sick’ a must see
The hardest thing to do is categorize what “The Big Sick” is as a movie. It doesn’t operate by regular romantic comedy rules when a major part of the plot involves romantic female lead, Emily (Zoey...
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‘Atomic Blonde’ deploys masterful fights to distract from murky script
“Atomic Blonde” knows its purpose in a movie theatre, and that is deliver some of the most stylish and elaborate fight scenes recently filmed. And in this regard, the film shoots a perfect bullseye....
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‘Justice League’ unites memorable heroes to fight mundane threat
It felt like it took four movies in, but with “Wonder Woman”, DC finally struck close with a tone that felt right for their shared universe. Zack Snyder (and Joss Whedon, who directed up to a fifth of...
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‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ is a perfectly dark comedy/drama...
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” doesn’t pull any punches in being a commentary on America’s social ills. And it has no problem painting any side as being completely hyperbolically in the...
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“The Shape of Water” is a mature take on the Disney fairy tale
From the first striking image of an apartment submerged in water accompanied with a whimsical, whistling tune and a mention of a princess and a monster, “The Shape of Water” definitely digs its...
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