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Oct 2023

Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)::rating::4::rating::4::rating::4

S even movies in, the Mission: Impossible franchise has officially overtaken the 007 series for audacious, indulgent action spectacle. Of course, they'll never match the quantity of Bond films (unless Tom Cruise…

Oct 2023

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)::rating::4

I can't decide if I'm the best person to write this review, or the worst. As a plucky young child, I saw the original Ninja Turtles flicks in the theater and…

Sep 2023

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The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)::rating::2.5

T he Last Voyage of the Demeter offers a mild dose of entertainment, provided you can accept two conditions: It is only one leg of a larger voyage, and…

Sep 2023

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No Hard Feelings (2023)::rating::3

N o Hard Feelings carefully follows the template of modern cinematic comedy: Raunchy and skeezy on the outside, but with a gooey, sweet filling in the middle. Its protagonist is…

Aug 2023

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Barbie (2023)::rating::3.5

T hroughout Barbie, two completely different movies jockey for prominence. In one, director Greta Gerwig (who co-writes with her partner, Noah Baumbach) fashions the iconic doll into a walking, talking instrument…

Jul 2023

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Oppenheimer (2023)::rating::4

A t first glance, J. Robert Oppenheimer would not seem like an obvious choice for a sprawling, ambitious biopic. As the father of the atomic bomb, his contributions to mankind…

Jul 2023

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Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 (2023)::rating::3

G uardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 makes it hard to believe this franchise once kicked off with a funky, funny, freewheeling romp. That first film, with its cute pop…

Jul 2023

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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)::rating::3

L et me kick off this review with a mild dose of good news: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is a full notch better than The Crystal Skull, the…

Jun 2023

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The Flash (2023)::rating::3

B y now, we’ve established that the standalone DCEU films are middling at best, and all-out sucky at worst. Their world-building also can’t be trusted, as Zack Snyder raced through…

Jun 2023

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Fast X (2023)::rating::2

S ometime during the previous Fast movie, a revelation dawned on me: These movies defy criticism. They flip a giddy middle finger to any intelligent analysis. After all, that installment had…

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