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‘Vice’ wastes spectacular cast in disorganized docu-comedy
5/10 In 2015, tired of making Will Ferrell movies, Adam McKay wrote and directed The Big Short, a strange docu-comedy that aimed to explain to mass audiences how the 2008 economic collapse happened, and that movie won a ton of … Continue reading
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Late-summer catch-up: ‘The Glass Castle’
3/10 I have a pretty violent reaction when I see children in predicaments, so The Glass Castle was a bit of a difficult watch. The movie follows the real-life upbringing of Jeanette Walls (Chandler Head, Ella Anderson and Brie Larson), … Continue reading
Allegiant a terrible extension of a terrible series
The Divergent Series was doomed from the get-go when they cast cardboard cut-outs Shailene Woodley and Theo James in the lead roles, and despite respected veterans Kate Winslet, Naomi Watts and Jeff Daniels joining the cast in each subsequent installment, it … Continue reading