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Sep 2021

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)::rating::3.5::rating::3.5::rating::3.5

It’s well-cast, sharply written, and blessed with a freewheeling attitude that keeps the film from wallowing in self-seriousness. Put another way: This may not feel like a Marvel movie, but it…

Sep 2021

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Val (2021)::rating::3.5

Val Kilmer exists as a walking, talking testament to how destructive a bad reputation can be. If you generate enough gossip or piss off the wrong people, that hearsay will…

Aug 2021

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Reminiscence (2021)::rating::2.5

Joy also delivers some truly remarkable visuals that pop up like small pockets of self-contained brilliance. At the same time, Reminiscence is one of those confounding movies that will only make you…

Aug 2021

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Stillwater (2021)::rating::3

That shift in focus results in a movie that’s extremely well-acted and passionately made, but also overlong, emotionally aloof, and jarringly uneven. In an awkward irony, Stillwater navigates some…

Aug 2021

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Mission Impossible III (2006)::rating::3.5

Mission Impossible III represents the rarest of cinematic anomalies: The third film of a franchise is generally where we hear the first groans and wheezes of a slow death. Remember…

Aug 2021

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The Green Knight (2021)::rating::4

In retelling a classic story, The Green Knight has two disparate aims, and it displays surprising skill at hitting both: First and foremost, this is a cerebral adaptation of Sir…

Aug 2021

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Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)::rating::2.5

And while Milkshake is well-made, well-acted, and never boring, it really feels a few years late to the Tarantino Masquerade Ball.

Aug 2021

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The Suicide Squad (2021)::rating::3.5

The Suicide Squad serves as fresh proof that DC's cinematic endeavor lives its best life out on the dopey fringes. Films like Shazam!, Birds of Prey, and James Gunn's new-look…

Aug 2021

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Jungle Cruise (2021)::rating::2.5

As I watched the noisy, expensive shenanigans of Jungle Cruise rumble and thrash across the screen, I debated whether adapting an amusement park ride into a movie was an act…

Aug 2021

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Peter Rabbit 2 (2021)::rating::3.5

For this review, I've set the lofty goal of sailing through it without a single rabbit-related pun. It won't be easy, but I like to reach for the stars. Anyway...I…

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