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Creed II (2018)::rating::3.5
C reed II somehow manages to be completely entertaining, despite the fact that it's the sequel to a spinoff from a franchise that itself spawned six movies over three decades.  If the first Creed was a strong character study and a worthy companion to the first Rocky, then this movie draws obvious inspiration from the gaudy, bombastic heave…
November 28, 20180Comments
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Instant Family (2018)::rating::3
T he life of a parent has been described as "all joy and no fun."  The act of having children trades the instant gratification of autonomous adulthood--the soft thrill of sleeping in or enjoying the stillness of a quiet home--for the macro-satisfaction of shepherding children along the precious milestones of life.  Instant Family depicts an…
November 27, 20180Comments
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Widows (2018)::rating::3.5
W idows begins with the post-mortem mayhem of a Reservoir Dogs-style heist gone horribly wrong.  Desperate men scream over the sound of sirens, their bodies soaked in blood and sweat.  After this scene, however, the movie goes in an interesting direction:  It's the aftermath of the aftermath, where a group of shell-shocked widows sift through the smoking…
November 16, 20181Comment
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The Girl in the Spider’s Web (2018)::rating::3
I n The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo--the first English-language adaptation of Stieg Larsson's novel series--director David Fincher and über-writer Steven Zallian built a thriller that smoldered with carefully-contained heat.  The Girl in the Spider's Web, a soft reboot with a different cast and crew, burns brighter and higher but goes out much sooner.  It somehow has…
November 16, 20180Comments
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Overlord (2018)::rating::3.5
A strange cinematic bisque, Overlord so effectively stirs genuinely jarring horror elements into a gripping war movie until it's impossible to distinguish the ingredients in the pot.  It somehow combines tropes that have survived throughout decades of movies and books and video games into something new and...can you use the word "refreshing" about a movie that features so many Nazi entrails?  To hell with it--I'm using it, anyway.  Overlord is ballsy, well-made, and--if you're not terribly squeamish--a damn good time.
November 10, 20180Comments

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