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The Open Bar Review – Logan

In which Paul and I carefully examine why the new Wolverine movie is actually pretty lame.

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‘(Viet)Kong’ movie audacious, very poorly done

3/10 GOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING, SKULL ISLAND! In 1973, just a day after saying goodnight to Saigon, top-ranking government official Bill Randa (John Goodman) gets the green light for an expedition to Skull Island, an uncharted land mass surrounded by a perpetual … Continue reading

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‘Logan’ underwhelms in final outing

4/10 After 17 years and nine movies, comic book die-hards are finally getting the Logan they always wanted — the warrior-poet who curses like a sailor as he graphically dismembers other characters, barely in control of his feral rage. Too … Continue reading

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Oscar upset isn’t fair to anyone

Presenters shocked the world last night by presenting the Academy Award for Best Picture to the wrong movie due to a clerical error. While no one wanted this onstage situation, in which La La Land producers were asked to physically … Continue reading

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The Open Bar Review – 2016 Oscars

La La Land’s going to win that.

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