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Don’t Breathe is fantastic
As Suicide Squad begins to run out of steam, the director of the 2013 Evil Dead reboot drops off a late-summer gem in Don’t Breathe. The movie follows three Detroit burglars — Rocky (Jane Levy), the ringleader and her boyfriend Money (Daniel Zovatto) and lovestruck … Continue reading
Ben-Hur doesn’t go big, so just stay home
Rhiannon Saegert @missmusetta Ben-Hur is a frustrating sit. It didn’t have to be, but the movie makes an infuriating habit of taking whatever interesting ideas it has and running them directly into the ground like an unconvincing CGI chariot. The … Continue reading
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Kubo condescending, animation doesn’t make up
Kubo and the Two Strings is one of those frustrating movies that starts off great, then gets worse and worse as it goes on. I’d go as far as to say it’s probably better than I’m giving it credit for because … Continue reading
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Todd Phillips wanted to make a true crime movie, but all he could manage was Hangover 4
Steven James @StevenLeeJames War Dogs, the latest from writer/director Todd Phillips, tries to be a black comedy that makes the audience emotional, a crime movie, an entertaining comedy that puts exaggerated characters into grounded situations, a political satire and an … Continue reading
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Tagged #jonah Hill, #miles teller, #wardogs, bradley cooper, Hangover, Hangover 4, Hangover Part II, Hangover Part III, Scarface, The Wolf of Wall Street, Todd Phillips, War Dogs, War Dogs is a less fun Wolf of Wall Street knockoff, War Dogs is a sad version of Scarface, Why is Bradley Cooper in this
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Pete’s Dragon a great fantasy for children and adults
Steven James @StevenLeeJames This decade, Mickey Mouse has taken some of his most beloved properties, starting with 2010’s Alice in Wonderland, and forced them onto the streets so he can get his money. The Mouse has done this with both … Continue reading
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