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‘Bullet Train’ brings up the smooth caboose of summer 2022
8/10 Bullet Train is an exclusive after-party of a movie, an after-dinner engagement for viewers with refined taste. It fails to be the riotous laugh-out-loud comedy it shoots for, but its camerawork, lighting, constant action, stellar costumes and disciplined story … Continue reading
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Tagged Atomic Blonde, Brad Pitt, Bullet Train, David Leitch, John Wick, Nope, The Northman
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Baffling, bad, bland ‘355’ a hopeful franchise starter, likely a career ender
1/10 There’s such a stigma around early January releases that at this point, any time a movie gets put in those slots, I stop for a while and laugh at it. Putting a movie with a major budget here, where … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Atomic Blonde, Bingbing Fan, Casino Royale, Dark Phoenix, Diane Kruger, Fox Force Five, Ghostbusters, how do planes work, how do stocks work, how does terrorism work, how does the internet work, Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong'o, Marion Cotillard, Mission: Impossible, Penelope Cruz, Simon Kinberg, The 355, X-Men
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‘Nobody’ gets to be derivative, doesn’t get to be substandard
5/10 Nobody doesn’t meet me halfway. In a world that seemingly has no weekends, Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk, who also produces) grinds out a living in a cushy management position at his father-in-law’s manufacturing plant. When his family is robbed … Continue reading
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ is deranged and obscene
3/10 Wonder Woman 1984 is not a film, it is a composite abomination in the spirit of Victor Frankenstein’s blueprints, a shambling patchwork horror of not just its surface-level influences, but the insane business practices and technological shortcuts that brought … Continue reading
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Tagged Atomic Blonde, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Breaking Bad, Chris Pine, Christopher Nolan, DC, DCEU, Disney, Donald Trump, Feminism, Gal Gadot, Gal Gadot can't act, HBOmax, HBOmax same day streaming, Hillary Clinton, Kristen Wiig, Marvel, MCU, Michelle MacLaren, Patty Jenkins, Pedro Pascal, Stranger Things, Thor: Ragnarok, Warner Bros, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 1984, WW84, Zack Snyder
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‘Hobbs & Shaw’ moderately improves on a franchise that needed extreme improvements
4/10 I walked into Hobbs & Shaw determined to enjoy it, because I love the personnel involved and it’s a great idea for a spinoff. I wanted to see a Fast/Furious movie that felt fresh again. But unfortunately, this movie … Continue reading