Tag Archives: Karen Gillan

‘Jumanji’ stagnates on its ‘Next Level’

Posted on December 16, 2019 by reelentropy

7/10 There’s a great deal of potential in these new Jumanji films, but Jumanji: The Next Level doesn’t quite live up to it.  A year and change later, the four heroes of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, who remained close … Continue reading →

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Stooges sling sillies in solid ‘Stuber’

Posted on July 16, 2019 by reelentropy

8/10 Stuber is so heavily composed of tropes that it would be barley intelligible outside the context of its genre, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In this case, the movie needles its strict buddy comedy confines while also … Continue reading →

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‘Jumanji’ is shockingly stellar

Posted on December 25, 2017 by reelentropy

9/10 Now this is how you do a reboot. In the all-new, all-different Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the board game from the 1995 original has evolved into a video game. Where it used to bring the jungle to the … Continue reading →

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‘The Circle’ trades complex plot for atmospheric chills

Posted on April 28, 2017 by reelentropy

7/10 The Circle could have been better in several ways, but mostly gets where it wants to go. The movie follows Mae Holland (Emma Watson), a recent college graduate who is hired by The Circle, an Orwellian vision of Facebook … Continue reading →

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