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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
The London Economic
Linda Marric
A well acted, if ultimately lacklustre sequel.
3/5
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Greed
The London Economic
Becky Kukla
It's not a particularly positive sign when the credits of a film make more impact than the story which preceded it.
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I Am Not Your Negro
The London Economic
Linda Marric
Its themes are as important today as they were yesterday, especially in the current climate of radical right-wing ideas and racist sentiment sweeping Trump's America.
5/5
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Juliet, Naked
The London Economic
Linda Marric
Jesse Peretz offers a disarmingly compelling romantic comedy, which despite its decidedly contrived and uneven narrative, still manages to deliver a heartening storyline.
3/5
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Little
The London Economic
Linda Marric
Deeply contrived, narratively flawed and criminally mirthless high concept comedy.
2/5
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The Girl in the Spider's Web
The London Economic
Linda Marric
Fede Alvarez offers a deeply contrived narrative full of utterly ludicrous twist and turns. Just terribly dull.
2/5
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The Half of It
The London Economic
Becky Kukla
Wu's film is stronger in it's convictions and goes far beyond the usual conventions and tropes of the high-school genre to firmly plant its feet on new ground
4/5
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The Hustle
The London Economic
Linda Marric
Simply not funny.
1/5
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Yesterday
The London Economic
Linda Marric
Unabashedly soppy. You'll find yourself quietly sobbing out of sheer happiness.
4/5
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Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
The Maine Edge
Allen Adams
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life is fluffy nonsense interspersed with moments of unsubtle emotion and occasional condescension.
2.5/4
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Knock Down the House
The Mary Sue
Vivian Kane
If the storytelling is a bit uneven, the story itself more than makes for it.
4/4
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Aladdin
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
Naomi Scott... is particularly effective as Princess Jasmine and the special effects are consistently watchable. Will Smith seems to be having a good time, but he won't make anyone forget about Robin Williams.
3/4
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Captain Marvel
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
It's hard to see that anyone will think this is one of the better entries into the Marvel universe.
2/4
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Dark Phoenix
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
Those who enjoyed the previous films will sorely miss the moments of light and humor that generally made them watchable... it's not just dark, it's dreary.
2/4
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Don't Let Go (Relive)
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
The movie, about family bonds and unshakeable determination, packs an undeniable emotional impact.
3/4
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Downton Abbey
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
Sumptuous and seductive....Even those who never reveled in the television series will find it impossible to resist this handsome film's multi-layered charms.
3.5/4
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Dumbo
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
The movie is visually spectacular and the computer generated beasts--particularly Dumbo--are unforgettably endearing. DUMBO is nearly 2 hours of surprisingly effective enchantment.
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Glass
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
Though it's intended as a follow-up to UNBREAKABLE, this one has earned the title 'Unbearable' - deserving of the coveted, rarely awarded distinction of Zero Stars.
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Gloria Bell
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
Entirely compelling...Julianne Moore is a real contender for another Oscar nomination.
3.5/4
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
This is one of the most incoherent movies I have ever seen...and the most aurally assaultive I can remember.
1/4
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
It's gorgeous to look at with rich, imaginative and captivating animation. If the stories and characters are confusing and superficial, it's still great fun to watch.
3/4
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Isn't It Romantic
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
You know it's not very good-and it isn't-but it's relentlessly adequate and surprisingly entertaining.
2.5/4
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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
More tedious than terrific...there are no surprises in the plot, no characterizations, and no real reasons to invest your time or money in seeing more of the same.
2/4
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Judy
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
Though it's not a great film, Renée Zellweger brings this sad material to electrifying light. She even does a credible job singing the songs that Garland made famous.
3/4
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Little
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
The pacing is poky and the nearly 2-hour runtime feels padded. And unlike the original BIG, the main character learns absolutely nothing from the time she spends inside a 13-year-old body.
1.5/4
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Men in Black International
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
The plot is silly, of course, but the sense of humor, solid special effects and appealing characters make this a mostly agreeable film.
2.5/4
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Once Upon a Time In Hollywood
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
For Tarantino fans, it's a feast; for Tarantino skeptics, it's vastly more entertaining and impressive, for all its indulgences, than you would expect.
3/4
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Serenity
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
The only mystery about this misbegotten mess is how writer/director Steven Knight got so many distinguished actors to participate in it.
1.5/4
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Shazam!
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
Despite elements that are both corny and confusing, SHAZAM! has real heart with likable characters experiencing real teenage problems--even in the body of a superhero.
2.5/4
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Terminator: Dark Fate
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
Much better than the last 3 films in the series, but not nearly as good as the first two.
2.5/4
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The Farewell
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
Great characterizations with brilliant writing and an astonishingly accomplished ensemble cast.
3/4
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The Hustle
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
Rebel Wilson relies far too much on gross-out humor and tiresome fat jokes and Anne Hathaway's elegant hauteur is largely wasted on this mercilessly mediocre film. Don't be scammed by THE HUSTLE.
2/4
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The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
The animation isn't quite as crisp or imaginative, and the plot is just about impossible to follow, but there are so many clever references and so many dazzling stars, how can you not enjoy it?
3/4
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The Lion King
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
You can't argue with the visual grandeur of this film, which is just dazzling...it's a little weird to see animals looking like a nature documentary suddenly start talking to each other and singing...
3/4
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The Upside
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
The emotional manipulation is sometimes heavy-handed...but the interaction between the two leads will appeal to a very broad audience. The film's not a classic, but you'll probably feel better when you leave the theater than when you came in.
3/4
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Us
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
What starts out as creepy and spell-binding deteriorates into a silly, generic zombie movie before it's partially redeemed by an unforgettably shocking ending.
2.5/4
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Yesterday
The Michael Medved Show
Michael Medved
Funny, thought provoking...and undeniably enjoyable.
3/4
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Ready Player One
The Movie Kit
Kit Bowen
Ready Player One is just one big bowl of spectacular popcorn fun. Another Steven Spielberg classic.
4.5/5
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Land of the Lost
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
Whatever it was these filmmakers were hoping to achieve, I very much doubt the reaction they were looking for was "weird".
4/10
10
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Public Enemies
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
So much of this gangster drama is so good, it is especially disappointing when so much of the rest of it is not.
5/10
10
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My Sister's Keeper
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
While this little wrencher works, cinematically, perfectly well, the truth is, this one is going to piss off a whole lot of people.
7/10
10
7
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The Hangover
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
This tried and true plot line not only works, but works hilariously.
8/10
10
8
10
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State of Play
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
Guilty pleasure alert!
7/10
10
7
10
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
Resistance is futile. Even though Tony Scott's hyper kinetic thriller is nowhere near as smart as it thinks, it's sure effective all the same.
6/10
10
6
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Adventureland
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
This little charmer is so infectious I almost wished I had been the one stuck with a bunch of other kids working in a dead end summer job. Oh wait, I was.
8/10
10
8
10
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Anvil! The Story of Anvil
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
One of the most enjoyable documentaries you may ever see.
9/10
10
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Bruno
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
If Sasha Baron Cohen is an acquired taste, I'm sipping the Kool-Aid.
8/10
10
8
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District 9
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
Aliens and robots will get tushes in the seats, but what makes this blockbuster so outstanding is decidedly human.
9/10
10
9
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Funny People
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
There has always been an undercurrent of emotion in Judd Apatow's best work and with this, the somewhat ironically titled Funny People, the omniscient comic writer/director goes for the gut. Along with the jokes, that is.
7/10
10
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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
This rom/com gave me nightmares.
3/10
10
3
10
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
It all starts with the books of course, but perhaps it is time to recognize the Potter films for the impressive franchise that it, too, has become.
9/10
10
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Julie & Julia
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
Like a fallen soufflé, this movie delivers flavor but not the dizzying deliciousness it promises.
6/10
10
6
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Management
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
If this modest charmer doesn't finally make a star out of Steve Zahn, I don't know what will.
7/10
10
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Observe and Report
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
Ronnie, in the vernacular of movie icons, is Travis Bickle meets Paul Blart: which made me miss Borat all the more.
5/10
10
5
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Star Trek
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
Abrams and crew have gone where no man has gone before: boldly creating a crowd friendly sensation that, even in this market of a-blockbuster-a-week, should live long enough and boy, will it prosper.
8/10
10
8
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Taking Woodstock
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
I suppose in a perfect world, it would be lovely to afford prestige filmmakers the opportunity to relax once in a while, to make a small, lightweight feel good movie, but Ang Lee's take on Woodstock is nothing short of disappointing.
5/10
10
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Terminator Salvation
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
I'm sure it will be happy news in some circles when I say that director McG's addition to the franchise is a big, blasting, tush shaking video game of a movie. And, it will make a fortune.
4/10
10
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The Great Gatsby
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
Audacious, over-long, and, occasionally dazzling, Baz Luhrmann has delivered an adaptation that's imperfect but also pretty darn fascinating.
7/10
10
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The Time Traveler's Wife
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
I'm someone who cries at commercials, yet this incessantly romantic love story left me curiously cold.
3/10
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Up
The Movie Minute
Joanna Langfield
The honesty of the story here, as beautifully depicted and acted by Asner and young Jordan Nagai is so real, so palpable, you almost forget you are watching an animated film at all.
9/10
10
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31
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Fans of Zombie's work might find some things to love about 31, but it feels like he was kinda phoning it on on this one.
5/10
10
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A Ghost Story
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
This film is trying to tell us to not become so myopic that we can't see what's going on around us. Take off the sheet and be free.
8/10
10
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Annihilation
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
This film is ambitious, messy, moving, horrifying, and often times incomprehensible. Each layer is slowly revealed until it gets to the glowing center and there is nothing you can do but shield your eyes from the light of its revelations.
9/10
10
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Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Gotham by Gaslight falls into the trap of equating adult themes with sex and gore instead of contemplating complex ideas.
5/10
10
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Bite
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
This film is a whole lot of wasted potential because with just a little more polish on the story and acting it could have been incredibly subversive and frightening.
5/10
10
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Blade of the Immortal (Mugen no jûnin)
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Though this film isn't Miike's best work, it's still a solid genre piece and highly recommended for fans of his work or samurai film connoisseurs.
7/10
10
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Blade Runner 2049
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Luckily, thanks to Denis Villeneuve's deft direction and an intelligent story, Blade Runner 2049 is not only a worthy sequel, it's an expansion and evolution of the mythology and themes.
9/10
10
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Captain America: Civil War
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Overall, Civil War is the most adult and realized film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and it comes highly recommended.
8/10
10
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Colossal
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
However, the fact that this is a fresh idea makes this movie worth seeing even if it doesn't work as well as it should.
6/10
10
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Don't Breathe
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
While this movie isn't a complete failure, on the whole it's just average with a few interesting spots. For a genre film it isn't unwatchable, but it is ultimately forgettable.
5/10
10
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Ghost in the Shell
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Ghost in the Shell is a masterpiece of transhumanism-themed science fiction and should be on the list of anyone who enjoys complex narratives as well as incredible action.
9/10
10
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Ghost in the Shell
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
While it doesn't have that same magic as the original it does make an admirable effort to keep the true spirit of the source material.
7/10
10
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Ghostbusters
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
From top to bottom this movie fails both as a remake and as a stand alone film.
4/10
10
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Godzilla Resurgence (Shin Godzilla)
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Overall, this is a great update to the franchise and I cannot wait to see where they go next with it.
7/10
10
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Hell Comes to Frogtown
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
At any rate, Hell Comes to Frogtown is a decent flick, warts and all.
6/10
10
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Isle of Dogs
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Every once in awhile real emotions peep through all the detached humor and it's a gut punch every time it happens.
9/10
10
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Jackie
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
This film paints a complex picture of a woman who lost her tether to the world and gained her power back by creating a legend.
9/10
10
9
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Kubo and the Two Strings
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Kubo and the Two Strings avoids the generic Disney idea of good and evil by showing some empathy and compassion for the main villain--this is extremely rare.
9/10
10
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Phantom Thread
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Krieps' take on Alma is delightful and she injects a lot of wit and bite into what could have been an underdeveloped character.
9/10
10
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Pixels
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
I beg of you, please don't waste your time or money on this drivel. Instead, take the ten bucks you would have spent, get it changed into quarters and go to your local arcade and play the classic arcade games.
3/10
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Raw
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Director Julia Ducournau deftly weaves sexuality and gruesome horror together in her coming-of-age film Raw.
8/10
10
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Room
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
With Room [Lenny Abrahamson] has succeeded yet again in making truly moving cinema that is bursting with love and the triumph of the human spirit.
9/10
10
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Sausage Party
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Its foul and raunchy, pearl-clutching humor slaps you in the face every single second of the movie, and while some of it is silly (even stupid) for the most part the jokes stick the landing.
8/10
10
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Suburbicon
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Suburbicon feels like diet Coens--the taste is similar but ultimately inferior.
5/10
10
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Swiss Army Man
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
For a film this wacky to work it has to establish rules in its universe and stick to them which the two directors accomplish masterfully.
9/10
10
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The Beguiled
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Coppola has a way of imparting a misty, ethereal quality to the entire film which makes it almost seem like an alternate dimension.
8/10
10
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The Foreigner
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
I was hoping to see Chan given some fantastic dramatic material to work with, but he is basically a side plot, playing second fiddle to an uninteresting Brosnan.
5/10
10
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The Gift
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
The Gift is a sleeper film that will most likely fly under the radar for a lot of moviegoers, but it is well worth the time to give it a watch.
8/10
10
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
The Killing of a Sacred Deer is a nightmare slow-burn horror film, and it makes us experience the impending doom inch by excruciating inch.
9/10
10
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The Shape of Water
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
With its art-deco gothic look and haunting score courtesy of Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water is one of the most unique films to come out this year.
9/10
10
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X-Men: Apocalypse
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
For such an iconic villain to be neutered down is disappointing.
6/10
10
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Your Name. (Kimi No Na Wa.)
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Two lovers transcending time and space to connect is an inspiring story no matter what country you hail from.
9/10
10
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Alita: Battle Angel
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Alita: Battle Angel manages to capture the emotional theme of the manga it's based on while still offering up enough action to entertain the casual fan who isn't familiar with the material.
4/5
5
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Batman Ninja
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
This is hands-down the most avant-garde animated film to come out of DC.
4/5
5
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Blindspotting
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Blindspotting is a triumph of a film that mixes insightful social commentary with a buddy comedy and is also not afraid to dip into more serious material from time to time.
5/5
5
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Border (Gräns)
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Border is a whimsical and dark fairy tale for adults that tackles uncomfortable material in a fascinating way.
4/5
5
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Bumblebee
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Although Bumblebee isn't perfect and suffers from some of the side effects of being a blockbuster film it has more heart than any of the previous entries.
3/5
5
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Candyman
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Candyman stands up to the test of time and it feels even more prescient today. It had the guts the explore race relations within the context of horror without resorting to stereotypes or moralizing while still remaining scary and engaging.
4/5
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Deadpool 2
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
Deadpool 2 is essentially a live action Looney Toons cartoon masquerading as a superhero film. It's not trying to be high art, it's just trying to make you laugh.
3/5
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First Man
The Movie Sleuth
Michelle Kisner
It's this focus on the little moments that sets this apart from other space exploration films--the idea that behind all these historical events are real people, with lives and aspirations.
4/5
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