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A Wrinkle in Time
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
A Wrinkle in Time is a total groaner, a movie that wants to soar into the heavens but is weighed down by all the lead in its boots.
C-
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All the Money in the World
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
You respect that director Ridley Scott and Plummer and the rest of the cast were able to cobble all this together, but it doesn't make it feel any less strange.
C
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18
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1,992
Annihilation
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
Annihilation is a movie that's impossible to shake.
A-
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18
1
1,992
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
Occasionally agreeable but ultimately disposable, [it's] a bauble that feels less like a fun side journey and more like a waste of everybody's time.
C+
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11
18
1
1,992
Atomic Blonde
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
The plot's pedestrian and familiar, but Theron still yanks the thing over the finish line.
B-
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18
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1,992
Baby Driver
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
The movie is a foot-tapping, sing-a-long gas, though, like many a summer movie before it, it's best if you don't spend too much time reflecting on its twists and turns, or expect much emotional involvement.
B
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1,992
BlacKkKlansman
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
BlacKkKlansman is as imperfect and wandering as almost all of Lee's great movies but made with their same intense passion; this is a filmmaker who always matches the emotion of the occasion.
A-
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Captain Marvel
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
Captain Marvel, like many MCU movies, sometimes labors under the weight of having to tell its own story while still connecting to the larger, ongoing saga, but it has no issues with justifying its main character.
B
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18
1
1,992
Deadpool 2
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
Deadpool 2 is at its best when it cheerfully doesn't give a sh-t. The more it cared, the less I did.
B
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18
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1,992
Detroit
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
What we see in Detroit is so shocking and appalling that it is perhaps unreasonable to blame the film for being blinded in rage by it. But, alas, blinded it is.
B
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18
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1,992
Dunkirk
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
Dunkirk will bowl you over. It is almost too much power for one filmmaker to have.
A
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18
1
1,992
First Man
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
It celebrates humanity by focusing intensely on it, in all its glories and failings.
A
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16
18
1
1,992
Glass
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
This is Shyamalan at his worst, a speechifying, moralizing scold who wants your adoration but doesn't want to put in the effort, or himself at risk, to earn it.
C-
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9
18
1
1,992
I Feel Pretty
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
The movie keeps trying the bank shot of propping up its crazed premise while its lead actress, gamely, almost bravely, tries to undercut it.
C+
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11
18
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1,992
It
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
It occasionally reminds you of how awful it can be a kid, and it also occasionally makes you jump out of your chair. But it never figures out how to do both at the same time.
C+
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11
18
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
This is a star-studded cast, but they're only here in name only.
C
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10
18
1
1,992
Logan Lucky
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
Logan Lucky has the briskness and sheen of a professional, a man who, after years of restlessness, has become comfortable enough to simply tell a story with confidence, clarity and gusto.
A-
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Lone Survivor
Paste Magazine
Brent Simon
The gut-punch gift of Berg's punishing true-life action drama is how it locates intimacy and fraternity, and mines deep reservoirs of feeling amidst much frenetic mayhem.
B+
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Men in Black International
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
It turns out, after the third attempt to recapture the magic of the first film, that the Men in Black universe is not a particularly compelling one after all.
C-
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9
18
1
1,992
mother!
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
There are limits to how far one is willing to follow Aronofsky down his lunatic rabbit holes. I might humbly submit that that limit is mother!
C
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10
18
1
1,992
Murder On The Orient Express
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
The movie is embalmed in its own self-regard. You watch it from behind glass, a museum piece you aren't allowed to touch. Branagh was trying to make something timeless. But he just made something endless.
C-
long_letter
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9
18
1
1,992
Phantom Thread
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
Phantom Thread is a movie that is so wonderfully made, so meticulous in its construction, so deeply felt in execution, that you can almost overlook how prickly and scabrous it is.
A-
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Professor Marston & The Wonder Women
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women is about a lot of things, but what it is best at is being about smart people who aren't any better at figuring out their lives than we are but are still gonna drive themselves nuts trying.
B+
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1,992
Rampage
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
Rampage essentially throws The Rock, a few handsome co-stars, and a gaggle of semi-competent CGI shots into a blender, pours out the chunky mix into a bowl and sort of shrugs and says, "eh, eat it, I guess."
C-
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9
18
1
1,992
Ready Player One
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
In the hands of Spielberg, much of the pop culture junk that would feel gratuitous in other hands have a certain emotional resonance in his.
B
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1,992
Rough Night
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
This movie isn't part of the solution; it's part of the problem.
C-
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9
18
1
1,992
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
If the original Sicario had not existed, I bet we'd all give Sicario: The Day of the Soldado a lot more slack.
B-
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1,992
Sorry to Bother You
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
Sorry to Bother You has so many ideas busting out of every seam, so much ambition, so much it so urgently wants to say, that it feels almost churlish to point out that the movie ends up careening gloriously out of control.
B+
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
The Last Jedi, unlike its predecessor, has the freedom to be daring, and perhaps the most thrilling thing about it-and there are many, many thrilling things-is how abundantly it takes advantage of that freedom.
A-
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The 15:17 to Paris
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
It is like watching butter melt at room temperature.
D
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7
18
1
1,992
The Glass Castle
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
The Glass Castle is a two-hour fight between a messy, sad, angry real-life family story and a Hollywood movie that keeps trying to soften all the edges and turn the tale into something "inspirational."
C+
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1,992
The Happytime Murders
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
This is a movie whose mouth you want to wash out with soap.
D
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7
18
1
1,992
The Mountain Between Us
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
It's the sort of film where you stare at the actors as long as you can ... until you start rolling your eyes.
C
long_letter
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10
18
1
1,992
The Old Man & the Gun
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
It's a story about how the years go by, and who we are. It's a story about all of us.
A-
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1,992
The Snowman
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
The Snowman is as incompetently made as any studio movie in recent memory.
D-
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6
18
1
1,992
Toy Story 4
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
This franchise is so generous, and so obviously precious to those who work on it, that we shouldn't have doubted. This one more than justifies its existence. I'm ready for four more.
A-
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Transformers: The Last Knight
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
Perhaps the most dispiriting thing about this entry in this already-quite-dispiriting franchise is that Bay does not particularly seem to care one way or another this time.
D
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7
18
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1,992
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
This movie needs more cities and more planets, and less Valerian.
C
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10
18
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1,992
Vice
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
McKay is a smart, talented guy, and his voice is needed, particularly on the topics that he's most interested. But first he has to figure out precisely what he wants to say.
C
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10
18
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1,992
Wonder Woman
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
Gal Gadot's performance has the poise and humor that conjures up memories of Christopher Reeve.
B
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13
18
1
1,992
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Paste Magazine
Will Leitch
The glimpses into Rogers' day-to-day life are the film's high points, even if they leave you wanting more. You come away amazed that he existed at all.
B
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18
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1,992
Call Me by Your Name
Patch
Leslie Combemale
It is a lyrical, mesmerizing, experience at the cinema that numbers among the best movies of the year.
A
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5
6
1
1,993
Crazy Rich Asians
Patch
Leslie Combemale
The most compelling performance, even in such impressive company, is Michelle Yeoh as the lioness of a protective mother.
A
short_letter
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5
6
1
1,993
Ocean's 8
Patch
Leslie Combemale
It's a smart, gorgeous, well-acted flick that just happens to star women, and women being women in all the best ways.
B
short_letter
null
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4
6
1
1,993
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Patch
Leslie Combemale
If anyone needs another answer as to why we need more diverse voices making films, here it is.
A
short_letter
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null
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5
6
1
1,993
Holy Motors
Patheos
Jeffrey Overstreet
Despite the millions of dollars fueling 2012's special-effects extravaganzas, I doubt I'll experience anything as exhilarating or memorable this year.
A-
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18
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1,994
I Still Believe
Paul's Trip to the Movies
Paul McGuire Grimes
The film knows its target audience and plays into that throughout. This may then seem heavy handed for those less inclined to believe every word.
2.5/5
5
2.5
5
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Irresistible
Paul's Trip to the Movies
Paul McGuire Grimes
Stewart takes a pretty straight forward, accessible approach with this film. There are funny moments, but the script itself isn't as biting or as clever as you think coming from someone as politically savvy as Jon Stewart.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
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9
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1,995
Like a Boss
Paul's Trip to the Movies
Paul McGuire Grimes
While the film has its laugh out loud moments, there are stretches where the comedy does not land and you feel the actors desperately trying to make the movie funny.
2/5
5
2
5
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2
9
2
1,995
Onward
Paul's Trip to the Movies
Paul McGuire Grimes
Onward is a fun and adventurous film, but then just like that, Pixar hits you with the emotional wallop it's known for.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
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9
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1,995
Parasite (Gisaengchung)
Paul's Trip to the Movies
Paul McGuire Grimes
The only thing that you should expect is the unexpected.
4/5
5
4
5
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6
9
2
1,995
Richard Jewell
Paul's Trip to the Movies
Paul McGuire Grimes
Richard Jewell is strong film for Clint Eastwood who aptly gives his subject the credit he never received. His honest and straight forward approach works well here making it an accessible crowd pleaser.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
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5
9
2
1,995
The High Note
Paul's Trip to the Movies
Paul McGuire Grimes
A feel good movie with a great cast and good music? That's what you get with The High Note
4/5
5
4
5
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6
9
2
1,995
The Irishman
Paul's Trip to the Movies
Paul McGuire Grimes
A three-and-a-half hour movie would usually drag, but I never felt that with this when you have a director and actors making every moment count.
5/5
5
5
5
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8
9
2
1,995
The Way Back
Paul's Trip to the Movies
Paul McGuire Grimes
A strong redemption film for Ben Affleck.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
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5
9
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1,995
Waves
Paul's Trip to the Movies
Paul McGuire Grimes
Waves goes to some shocking places that I wasn't quite prepared for. The result is that your emotional core just sinks inside of you on more than one occasion throughout this film.
5/5
5
5
5
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8
9
2
1,995
Working Man
Paul's Trip to the Movies
Paul McGuire Grimes
Working Man is a strong debut for writer/director Robert Jury. This film is a human-interest story that will resonate with many moviegoers.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
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1,995
The Girl in the Spider's Web
Pay or Wait YouTube
Sharronda Williams
Overall, I was bored to death while watching this film. However, this is no fault to the incredible talents of Foy and Stanfield, who do their best with the material given to them.
2.5/5
5
2.5
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1,996
Daughters of the Dust
People Magazine
Craig Tomashoff
Dash has created a cinematic essay that immerses her audience in a world no other film has explored.
B-
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1
1,997
Jane Austen's Emma
People Magazine
Tom Gliatto
Emma, as adapted by Andrew Davies, captures not just Austen's light charm but the pinpricks of her social criticism.
A
long_letter
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16
18
1
1,997
Sometimes They Come Back
People Magazine
David Hiltbrand
The dramatic moments in between the frights are flabby. But director Tom McLoughlin keeps the essential concept lashed together pretty tightly.
B
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13
18
1
1,997
Stephen King's 'The Langoliers'
People Magazine
David Hiltbrand
In this two-parter, humankind has gone missing, but so too have all the elements of surprise and suspense. For a scary movie, this is incredibly banal.
C-
long_letter
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9
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1,997
American Son
People's World
Chauncey K. Robinson
The film presents no clear answers, never lets up on the intensity, and provides no true comfort. It is not a movie for casual viewing, but aims to make you uncomfortable and affected.
B+
long_letter
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1,998
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
People's World
Chauncey K. Robinson
This film is one of the boldest in breaking away from overused tropes viewers have come to expect from action and comic book films alike. Women are behaving "badly" in Birds of Prey, and they are extremely unapologetic about it.
A-
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Emma.
People's World
Chauncey K. Robinson
EMMA. is a formidable addition to the numerous Austen adaptations. If you're a lover of good acting and historical period pieces, it's a fun watch.
B+
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1,998
Followed
People's World
Chauncey K. Robinson
Followed offers frightening scares mixed with some social commentary on media use. It is a modern and much needed spin on the found footage sub-genre of horror.
A
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16
18
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1,998
Ghosts of Sugar Land
People's World
Chauncey K. Robinson
The film attempts to explore the ramifications of an anti-Muslim atmosphere through an intimate lens of friendship, personal faith, and extremism. The results are mixed, but impactful.
A
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16
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1,998
Joker
People's World
Chauncey K. Robinson
Joker is ultimately an-in-your face examination of a broken class system that creates its own monsters. It's a gritty and morbidly beautiful journey with little comfort to spare, but many messages to mull over.
A
long_letter
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18
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1,998
Madagasikara
People's World
Chauncey K. Robinson
The film shines a cold and unforgiving light on how capitalist corruption and lack of international solidarity plunged a country into despair. It's bleak with lots of heart and hope.
A
long_letter
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16
18
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1,998
Miss Americana
People's World
Chauncey K. Robinson
This isn't a surface-level film about fame, riches, and petty dramas. It would be easy to dismiss Taylor Swift as a shallow pop sensation with no influence on politics, but that assessment would be wrong.
A
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16
18
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1,998
The Day Shall Come
People's World
Chauncey K. Robinson
The jokes land well, while simultaneously showcasing that corruption of the government, and of those in power, is no laughing matter.
A
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16
18
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1,998
The Invisible Man
People's World
Chauncey K. Robinson
If you're looking for a horror movie that has some effectively terrifying moments with a theme relevant to a modern day social struggle then you'll enjoy this film.
A
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16
18
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1,998
Hell Fest
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
If you've got a friend who isn't into horror movies, this isn't the one that'll change his or her mind, but for someone who's undeniably drawn to the campy slasher sub-genre, this fairly straightforward thrill ride is a good time.
7/10
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Once Upon a Time In Hollywood
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
The complete package isn't a home run, but it's still loaded with unforgettable moments showcasing the chemistry between DiCaprio, Pitt and other ensemble standouts - particularly Julia Butters, Margaret Qualley and Austin Butler.
7.5/10
10
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Searching
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
A smart, riveting and powerful thriller that suggests the screen life format can add a lot to traditional cinematic storytelling.
8/10
10
8
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14
19
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1,999
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
There's some fun to be had, but it's lacking in stakes, energy and depth. Alden Ehrenreich delivers a solid performance, but the movie overall doesn't add all that much to the character.
5/10
10
5
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8
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1,999
Stuber
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
A mixed bag that teeters positive, in large part thanks to Nanjiani and Bautista's charm and chemistry, but this one's getting filed away as "solid at-home lazy day viewing."
6/10
10
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The Meg
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
The Meg ticks the necessary wild summertime thrill boxes and also throws in the added bonus of incorporating just enough of a dark, forbidding and serious vibe to up the intensity and make the experience a truly immersive ride.
7/10
10
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The Nun
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
It successfully gives you the feeling that you're being ushered through an especially well designed haunted house - but by forgettable characters.
6/10
10
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1,999
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
When it works, it's buzzing with laughs, energy and suspense, but what could have been a great, swift 90-minute zany thrill, winds up becoming a bloated two-hour experience that eventually loses some steam.
6/10
10
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Adrift
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
An enthralling ride with an exceptional performance from Shailene Woodley at the center of it that's beautifully backed by the dueling ideas of the beauty of nature and also the horrors of it.
4/5
5
4
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Always Be My Maybe
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
This is a high-quality crowd-pleasure that delivers on laughs, joy and cultural encouragement...
4/5
5
4
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2,000
Annabelle Comes Home
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
The scares are there but Annabelle Comes Home also has a playful haunted house vibe that makes it stand out from the rest of the Conjuring franchise.
4/5
5
4
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Antebellum
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
I do think there's a lot of individual work on display here that really does deserve praise.
3/5
5
3
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Bloodshot
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
For a wild movie about a super soldier with nanotechnology running through his veins played by Vin Diesel, I bought into the concept enough, dug the movie's energy, and even walked away wanting to see what could come next should it launch a franchise.
3.5/5
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Christopher Robin
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
The computer animation is phenomenal and there are certain moments when it is very evident that this idea had potential but ultimately the lack of depth, the dreariness and the snail-like pace stripped the experience of a lot of its magic.
2.5/5
5
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Dangerous Lies (Windfall)
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
A lot of it is very heavy on the melodrama, but worst of all here is that when you finally do get the answer in the end, it lands with a huge thud.
2.5/5
5
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Downton Abbey
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
It's just such a breezy watch.
4/5
5
4
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Eighth Grade
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
Transports you to a very specific and tumultuous time - moving from middle to high school. Burnham makes you engage specifically with Kayla, but also hits all the right notes when sparking nostalgia and challenging the viewer to do some self-reflection.
4.5/5
5
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Escape Room
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
A series of suspenseful and creative set pieces that offer a Final Destination-like thrill, and tease some serious franchise potential.
3.5/5
5
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Free Solo
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
I just got so swept up in it all. I love hearing what others are so passionate about. Completely taken by Alex's story.
4.5/5
5
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Glass
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
With a movie jumping from character to character so often, it just didn't have flow or pacing or tone.
2/5
5
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
It's exactly what I needed at this time of the year...for the most part, I was along for the ride, and fearful for these characters.
3.5/5
5
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Greta
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
I was completely swept up in this truly wild ride, and almost had a gleeful response to the whole thing.
4/5
5
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Hereditary
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
A rich, original horror story and astounding performances result in two hours of edge-of-your-seat terror, but the final moments leave the film just short of modern masterpiece territory.
3.5/5
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Hotel Artemis
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
The narrative doesn't come together especially well, but the concept and ensemble are so wildly appealing, I'm dying to spend even more time at the Artemis.
4/5
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How to Build a Girl
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
Everything about Johanna's journey just feels so lived in, authentic, and pure.
4/5
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I Am Mother
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
It had me hooked start-to-finished, though I wish I had something a bit more concrete to walk away with...still, a very impressive feature debut...
3.5/5
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Joker
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
There is a lot of exceptional work on display here, but I can't shake the fact that I felt kind of empty at the end of it.
3.5/5
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Legion
Perri Nemiroff
Perri Nemiroff
Swallowed up by its effort to be a film of multiple genres. The only genre it earns a place in is comedy; it achieves an amount of unwarranted laughs of biblical proportions.
2/5
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