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Muppets Most Wanted
3AW
Jim Schembri
This terrific sequel doesn't need to waste any time getting the gang back together and so dives head-long into the type of loopy, cameo-encrusted adventure that made the first run of Muppet films way back in the 1980s so much fun.
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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
3AW
Jim Schembri
Fans of the first two Wick epics will have no complaints, thanks to the action being as superbly mounted and the sparks of humour being as straight-faced.
3/5
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The Happytime Murders
3AW
Jim Schembri
So long as you don't mind low-flying gags about sex, smut, violence and other adult topics you'll have a ball with this. This reviewer certainly found a lot of the film laugh-out-loud funny, mainly because of how elaborately preposterous it is.
3.5/5
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Oddball and the Penguins (Oddball)
3AW
Jim Schembri
Another terrific Australian family film. More please.
3.5/5
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A Brilliant Young Mind
3AW
Jim Schembri
Moving , heart-warming little feel-good drama about an autistic maths whizz.
3/5
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Wild
3AW
Jim Schembri
As a film about self-discovery, Wild doesn't have the beauty, depth or spiritual appeal of Sean Penn's modest masterpiece Into the Wild (2007). Still, it is a gorgeously filmed paean to determination and the ever-elusive goal of self-improvement.
3/5
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Swimming with Men
3AW
Jim Schembri
A very easy-to-watch comedy, very much in the tradition of those Ealing comedies that celebrated the English character ever-so-subtly.
3/5
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Epic
3AW
Jim Schembri
An absolute delight from start to finish, Epic features an award-worthy sequence where giant figures in extreme close-up move in slow motion as the tiny heroes scatter about. There's a freshness and originality to it that we see all-too-rarely.
4/5
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I Kill Giants
3AW
Jim Schembri
Teen actress Madison Wolfe is exceptional as the centrepiece in this surprising, above-average fantasy drama, stylishly directed by Anders Walter.
3.5/5
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The Fate of the Furious
3AW
Jim Schembri
A perfect balance of action and story, F8 seems designed to push back against all the bad things said about sequels, franchises and Hollywood's "cookie cutter" mindset. In a way, the film's message is "if you're going to do it, do it like this."
5/5
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Here Comes the Boom
3AW
Jim Schembri
The highly likeable Kevin James headlines a highly likeable school/sports comedy lark in which he again plays a lovable oaf.
3/5
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It Chapter Two
3AW
Jim Schembri
As good as the horror-schlock of IT was, this way-overlong sequel pales in comparison by simply not containing sufficient scares. Or, indeed, any scares at all.
1/5
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Insidious: Chapter 2
3AW
Jim Schembri
Carrying on where the last one left off, horror maestro du jour James Wan (Saw, Dead Silence, The Conjuring) serves up a juicy, fright-filled spookfest with this follow-up to the 2011 hit.
3/5
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The Good Dinosaur
3AW
Jim Schembri
As bright and fast-moving as it is, The Good Dinosaur is very much a colour-by-numbers effort. Pixar has covered this sort of territory so many times now that recurring themes [about being yourself] have become rote to all but the youngest Pixar fans.
2.5/5
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Dallas Buyers Club
3AW
Jim Schembri
An uplifting story of undying hope and unlikely heroism.
3.5/5
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Killing Them Softly
3AW
Jim Schembri
This wily, cliche-averse crime film is far from the blastfest one might expect. [Director Andrew] Dominik proves his sharp ear for dialogue as characters desperately try talking their way through or out of increasingly sticky situations.
3/5
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American Hustle
3AW
Jim Schembri
In a year already graced with a glorious over-supply of great films, American Hustle arguably contains the best performance package of the lot.
4/5
5
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The Wolfpack
3AW
Jim Schembri
Six brothers and a sister locked in a New York apartment...turn to the movies as their main means of connecting to the outside world... An admittedly bizarre documentary, chiefly because of how normal and unaffected they all now seem.
3/5
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Get Out
3AW
Jim Schembri
The film has enjoyed huge word-of-mouth success...yet it ultimately seems too frightened to face down the spectres of modern racism that it rouses. As pure genre entertainment, however, it does deliver sufficient bang.
2.5/5
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Finding Nemo
3AW
Jim Schembri
If the Pixar vault was on fire and they could only save one film, it'd be this eminently re-watchable modern fairy tale...Looks all the more stunning with this state-of-the-art 3D retro-fit.
5/5
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Trumbo
3AW
Jim Schembri
Absolutely sterling, compelling drama about the notorious Hollywood blacklist of the 1940s and '50s...Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) puts in a career-high turn as screenwriter Dalton Trumbo.
5/5
5
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Gifted
3AW
Jim Schembri
[A] sweet-natured, button-pushing custody drama...Warm, life-affirming and mounted on a small scale.
3/5
5
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3 Days To Kill
3AW
Jim Schembri
Director McG teams up with a grizzled Kevin Costner and a story by French populist Luc Besson for a terrific collision of action, family drama and nutty humour.
3.5/5
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A Month Of Sundays
3AW
Jim Schembri
Beautifully mounted, subtle, touching and bitter-sweet comedy drama... a thoughtful, moving, leisurely paced tale about loss and moving on.
3/5
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
3AW
Jim Schembri
Though sold through its slightly misleading trailers as a jaunty Good Morning, Vietnam-type romp the film is a tad more sober and sombre, especially when accounting for the human cost of war.
3/5
5
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The Hustle
3AW
Jim Schembri
An enjoyable, if unexceptional remake [with] sufficient laughs to make this carbon-copy worth the effort. [It's] the fourth recent example of a "feminised" remake [but] if there is some underlying motive for this trend it is yet to make itself apparent.
2.5/5
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Jobs
3AW
Jim Schembri
Ashton Kutcher does a very fine job as Jobs, portraying him less as a technological wizard and more as a business visionary who realised his out-of-the-box ideas by surrounding himself with people who were admittedly more talented than he was.
3.5/5
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Delivery Man
3AW
Jim Schembri
The film's premise could so easily have lent itself to very broad comedy, which would have been right inside Vince Vaughn's wheelhouse. Yet the movie takes a richer, more character-driven route, and Vaughn is clearly up to the challenge.
3/5
5
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Alex Cross
3AW
Jim Schembri
The film is crammed with inevitable (and admittedly enjoyable) cop-vs-psycho cliches, yet the proficient, pacy direction by veteran action specialist Rob Cohen keeps the fights, carplay and chases moving at a nifty, time-killing clip.
3/5
5
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Two Days, One Night
3AW
Jim Schembri
A top, tough drama from the makers of the superb 1999 drama Rosetta.
3/5
5
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Money Monster
3AW
Jim Schembri
After a very strong start that pokes some nice satirical jabs at the media and the workings of the finance world, the film does default into a pretty standard, though entertaining affair.
3/5
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Terminator: Dark Fate
3AW
Jim Schembri
Thankfully, Terminator: Dark Fate is just fine. Original? Ha. Great? No. Not even close, but it does make up for the insulting mess of Genisys...The film's production specs are all that we expect with top editing, stuntwork and big-screen cinematography.
3/5
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Pitch Perfect 2
3AW
Jim Schembri
There's lots to love about the bigger, brassier, funnier sequel to the 2012 surprise hit musical comedy...the pace and gag frequency never really flag and the upbeat vibe of the film is effortlessly boisterous.
3.5/5
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Deadpool
3AW
Jim Schembri
In what appears to be an unofficial global apology for his dead-in-the-water performance in the 2011 debacle The Green Lantern, Ryan Reynolds pushes hard on his funny buttons in this try-hard superhero pseudo-send up.
2.5/5
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Child's Pose
3AW
Jim Schembri
Calin Peter Netzer is a director unafraid to spend a lot of time in one locale to let the crosscurrents of emotion in a complicated scene play out naturally. The editing is almost invisible as tensions tighten.
4/5
5
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Magic Magic
3AW
Jim Schembri
Plenty of creepy atmosphere and counter-cliche left turns don't quite make up for the odd, slightly unsatisfying finale, but it's certainly an unusual ride.
3/5
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Lean on Pete
3AW
Jim Schembri
Adapted from the 2010 Willy Vlautin novel writer/director Andrew Haigh has fashioned a beautiful, lyrical adolescent drama that side-steps coming-of-age cliches to pursue an earthy story about an untethered, uncared for kid in desperate search for family.
3.5/5
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L'écume des jours (Mood Indigo)
3AW
Jim Schembri
A frothy, dreamlike romantic fantasy spiced by a constant cascade of surprising visual sparks.
3/5
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Vice
3AW
Jim Schembri
With powerhouse acting from go-to-whoa, all pinned to Christian Bale's Oscar-worthy turn, the film is the perfect antidote to those who might be weary from all the expensive eye-candy being tossed at us and who are hungry for a movie meal with real meat.
4/5
5
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Dumbo
3AW
Jim Schembri
Disney's latest live-action remake of a classic animated film is a largely lifeless, gloomy affair with little joy and lots of heavy-handed scenes about animal abuse and cold business ethics.
2/5
5
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Jack Reacher
3AW
Jim Schembri
This is solid, enjoyable, formula-driven stuff designed to self-replicate into a film series, nothing more - and there's nothing wrong with that.
3/5
5
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Out of the Furnace
3AW
Jim Schembri
Solid, dark, tough-as-nails working-class drama about violence, desperation and Woody Harrelson's unparalleled ability to play an inbred hick.
3/5
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A Simple Favor
3AW
Jim Schembri
Following, quite unashamedly, in the wake of Gone Girl comes another enjoyably trashy femme-noir thriller that plays on the allure of transgressive naughtiness in supposedly wholesome suburbia.
3/5
5
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Eastern Boys
3AW
Jim Schembri
Dour, dark sexual drama about a rich, middle-aged French pervert (Olivier Rabourdin) who arranges for a rent boy to turn up to his +h apartment only to find his plans going awry.
3.5/5
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3.5
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Downsizing
3AW
Jim Schembri
Stumbles as it bravely side-steps the obvious comedy potential of its marvelous premise and aims for something more meaningful...Enlivened no end by the performance of Hong Chau, who plays a Vietnamese agitator.
3/5
5
3
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The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One
3AW
Jim Schembri
One of the clear objectives of this film is to show how even low-budget sc-fi fare can deliver Star Wars standard visuals, and on that score it succeeds admirably.
2.5/5
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2.5
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Hotel Mumbai
3AW
Jim Schembri
Not since 2009's Balibo has an Australian film hit us with such dramatic force, emotional power or topical urgency. [It] is not just an extraordinary, brave film, it is emblematic of the type of film the Australian film industry should be making more of.
5/5
5
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White House Down
3AW
Jim Schembri
While the film is exactly as silly as Olympus Has Fallen...it admittedly has a lot more fun with the cheeseball, post-9/11 patriotism that underlies the lark. That's the real saving grace for a film that is essentially a carbon of a carbon of a carbon.
3.5/5
5
3.5
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A Star Is Born
3AW
Jim Schembri
Transposed into the era of sudden fame and instant shame, the film glistens as a cautionary tale about self-respect, self-delusion and self-destruction...what is especially admirable is the film's fidelity to the original's heart-breaking final reel.
4/5
5
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The Last Witch Hunter
3AW
Jim Schembri
An all-but-incomprehensible supernatural action mish-mash in which Vin Diesel plays an immortal modern-day witch hunter... A passable time killer that will lose nothing once it hits the vending machines.
2.5/5
5
2.5
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It
3AW
Jim Schembri
It is a fabulous, top-grade remake and, thankfully, it takes its time. Carefully directed by Andy Muschietti (who proved his chops with the 2013 spookfest Mama) the film is heavy with atmosphere... If only all remakes were made with this kind of care.
3.5/5
5
3.5
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Poltergeist
3AW
Jim Schembri
Despite its 33-year advantage, there's really nothing much here to justify remaking the classic 1982 Steven Spielberg frightfest.
2/5
5
2
5
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4
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Hercules
3AW
Jim Schembri
The preposterously pumped Dwayne Johnson confidently steps into the reinforced sandals of the legendary ubermensch for a terrific swords-and-shields action spectacle.
3.5/5
5
3.5
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Café de Flore
3AW
Jim Schembri
An overlong film that half works.
2/5
5
2
5
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4
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The Book of Life
3AW
Jim Schembri
Students of animation might find the film's design interesting but, by and large, the film is a bore.
2/5
5
2
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Allied
3AW
Jim Schembri
A perfectly enjoyable, tonally imperfect old-style wartime espionage romp...[director Robert] Zemeckis has never had trouble moving a film, and his love of camera work, mood setting and brisk editing give a great polish to Allied.
3/5
5
3
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King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword
3AW
Jim Schembri
If the sprawling, ugly, largely incomprehensible mess of King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is anything to go by, Guy Ritchie has now consolidated his status as the worst "A List" director working today.
0/5
5
0
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
3AW
Jim Schembri
It's hard to imagine a big-budget film worse than Avengers Age of Ultron or even Gods of Egypt - there, it's been said - but Batman vs Superman has the dubious distinction of showing utter contempt for its audience and wearing that contempt on its sleeve.
0/5
5
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Miss Sloane
3AW
Jim Schembri
The plot-heavy, dialogue-driven film strongly evokes what it is like living in a morally elastic atmosphere where the rules of conduct are driven more by convenience than conscience.
3/5
5
3
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Young & Beautiful (Jeune Et Jolie)
3AW
Jim Schembri
Admittedly, watching a beautiful young woman on screen in various stages of congress can be a pleasant thing, but beyond the surface sexuality of the film [director Francois] Ozon doesn't really offer much more.
2.5/5
5
2.5
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Alita: Battle Angel
3AW
Jim Schembri
There's nothing visually arresting here, with much of the film looking like it was borrowed from District 9, Thor 3, Rollerball, Transformers, Blade Runner, AI and Terminator. That wouldn't have been such a big deal had the central story not been so lame.
2/5
5
2
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The Imitation Game
3AW
Jim Schembri
Deftly directed by Morten Tyldum (Headhunters), the film does a great job building tension as these eggheads bond in a common cause against the Nazis. Yet as a cinematic celebration of the work Turing and his team did, the film is heavily qualified.
4/5
5
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Bats
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
Shaving the corns off of your toes is time better spent.
1/5
5
1
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American Pie 2
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
I'll pass on this particular dessert.
1/5
5
1
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The Haunted Mansion
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
Hauntingly Bad.
1/5
5
1
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Surrogates
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
I wish I had a surrogate to watch it for me.
1/5
5
1
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Race to Witch Mountain
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
Race with your kids to see it.
3/5
5
3
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6
1
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The Time Machine
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
After 30 minutes you'll pray for your own Time Machine so you go back to 5 minutes before you decided to see this movie.
1/5
5
1
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Akeelah and the Bee
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
I cannot find the words to express my joy and elation over this movie and my love for it. As ironic as that is, I'm speechless with happiness.
5/5
5
5
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Boiler Room
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
If I want to watch folks sit around and berate each other and dog women while making millions of dollars, I'll watch WWF
1/5
5
1
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State of Play
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
Well played sirs. Well played
5/5
5
5
5
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5
6
1
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Legally Blonde
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
A misdemeanor.
3/5
5
3
5
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3
6
1
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Don't Say a Word
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
Shhh don't say a word ... it's not that good.
3/5
5
3
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3
6
1
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Stuart Little
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
See it over the holidays with your children.
5/5
5
5
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5
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The Brothers
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
Brothas and Sistas make sure you see this movie!
5/5
5
5
5
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5
6
1
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Austin Powers in Goldmember
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
Not quite golden.
3/5
5
3
5
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3
6
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Panic Room
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
Enjoyable, but not enough to make me panic.
5/5
5
5
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War of the Worlds
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
An unending heart -pounding; adrenalin pumping; sweaty palms inducing ride . It's what summer movies should be like.
5/5
5
5
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Charlie's Angels - Full Throttle
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
Full Throtle is full of fun.
5/5
5
5
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Proof of Life
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
There was no proof of life among the audience when this movie was over.
3/5
5
3
5
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6
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Valentine
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
Halfway through this movie, you'll beg cupid to shoot you.
1/5
5
1
5
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1
6
1
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Highlander: Endgame
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
After this installment, I pray that this the End.
1/5
5
1
5
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6
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Superstar
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
Bikini waxing and pulling chin hairs is much more enjoyable.
1/5
5
1
5
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1
6
1
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Star Trek - Nemesis
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
Star Drek
1/5
5
1
5
true
1
6
1
2
Rules of Engagement
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
You may want to rule this one out.
3/5
5
3
5
true
3
6
1
2
The Scorpion King
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
You think getting stung by a scorpion hurts? Try watching The Scorpion King.
2/5
5
2
5
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2
6
1
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The Matrix
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
I must be in The Matrix because "the brotha" rule was broken!
5/5
5
5
5
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5
6
1
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Barbershop
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
A cut above the rest.
5/5
5
5
5
true
5
6
1
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Transporter 3
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
I wanted to be transported out of the theater.
1/5
5
1
5
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1
6
1
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Happily N'ever After
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
I'll happily never watch it again..
1/5
5
1
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1
6
1
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Minority Report
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
Minority Report gets an 'A.'
5/5
5
5
5
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5
6
1
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Bait
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
Given that they left out some scenes it was a bait and switch.
1/5
5
1
5
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1
6
1
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Bless the Child
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
I should be blessed for sitting through that movie.
2/5
5
2
5
true
2
6
1
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Galaxy Quest
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
I'm still laughing.
5/5
5
5
5
true
5
6
1
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Stomp the Yard
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
The plot was stomped on a bit, but it is watchable.
3/5
5
3
5
true
3
6
1
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The Perfect Storm
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
More like "The Perfect Bore"
3/5
5
3
5
true
3
6
1
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Sweet Home Alabama
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
Predictable mediocrity.
3/5
5
3
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true
3
6
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Fight Club
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
If you like movies like "NBK" and "RD" then you must see this movie. If you don't have a strong stomach and don't like violence. Stay home. Trust me on this.
1/5
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Dreamgirls
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
When I was a little girl, I saw a play that took my breath away and this film adaptation is more than I dreamed it could be.
5/5
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Being John Malkovich
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
It's not a horrible movie. It just gets so confusing that you should rent it, so you can rewind and figure out what is going on.
2/5
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