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Fast X: one more ride before it finally dies
2/10 That’s it. I’m tired. I’m done trying to search for the best in these movies. They’ve made a tenth Fast/Furious movie, and it sucks. Los Angeles- 10 years after that notorious vault scene in Fast Five, Dante Reyes (Jason … Continue reading
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Tagged Dwayne Johnson, Fast Five, Fast X, Fast/Furious, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jason Momoa, Justin Lin, Louis Leterrier, that bespoke vault scene, that diabolical vault scene, that illustrious vault scene, that incorrigible vault scene, that infamous vault scene, that Machiavellian vault scene, that malevolent vault scene, that notorious vault scene, that vivacious vault scene, Vin Diesel
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Steel yourself for ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’
7/10 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is more intense than it is good. It’s very well made and there’s a lot of value that you wouldn’t be expecting as a natural extension of the series, but plenty of people … Continue reading
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Tagged Chukwudi Iwuji, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, James Gunn
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Make a different movie.
Suicide Squad (David Ayer, 2016) hit theaters after more than a year of fanfare, polarizing audiences who loved and hated it for a wide breadth of reasons. Five years later to the exact weekend, The Suicide Squad (James Gunn, 2021), … Continue reading
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Tagged David Ayer, Don't just scrape the mustard off, Guardians of the Galaxy, HBOmax, James Gunn, Kick-Ass, Make a different movie, Make a movie that doesn't suck, Suicide Squad, Suicide Squad (Ayer 2016), The Suicide Squad, The Suicide Squad (Gunn 2021), Warner Bros.
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The crippling ennui of ‘Men in Black: International’
1/10 In 2016, Sony rebooted Ghostbusters, a beloved comedy franchise that’s actually just one good movie and a bunch of other media that everyone forgot about. It lost $70 million. Now it’s three years later, and Sony has rebooted Men in Black, a beloved … Continue reading
‘Brightburn’ soft on satire, complex take on family disfunction
6/10 Brightburn is a minimalist, almost frustratingly simple film. That’s what might be disappointing about it, and it’s also what might be great about it. In Brightburn County, Kansas, Tori and Kyle Breyer (Elizabeth Banks and David Denman) struggle to conceive a … Continue reading
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Tagged #elizabeth banks, #mcu, #suicide squad, Brightburn, David Denman, DCEU, Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn
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