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Movie Reviews by Todd Wofford— Funny, informative movie reviews

Mar 2019

Captain Marvel (2019)::rating::3.5::rating::3.5::rating::3.5

D espite its sweeping sociocultural ambition, Captain Marvel largely succeeds as robust, straightforward entertainment. A decent origin story, it benefits enormously from a skilled cast of well-placed actors and the reliable hum…

Dec 2018

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Mortal Engines (2018)::rating::2.5

The makers of Mortal Engines clearly went to great lengths to render a fully three-dimensional world, only to populate it with two-dimensional characters. This is perfectly embodied in a scene where the…

Dec 2018

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Robin Hood (2018)::rating::2

"F orget everything you've seen." The awkward narration that opens Robin Hood asks a tall order of its audience: Cast out your memories of Errol Flynn's buckling of swash, Disney's cute,…

Nov 2018

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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.…

Nov 2018

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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)::rating::5

Columbia Pictures An unwavering sense of duty cinches tight around the soul of James Stevens, the central character in The Remains of the Day. This singular focus makes Stevens an impeccable butler,…

Oct 2018

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Hunter Killer (2018)::rating::2.5

M y high school humanities teacher was an adorably quirky woman who had a saying: "The only new invention of the 20th Century was artificial snow. Everything else was done…

Oct 2018

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The Sisters Brothers (2018)::rating::3

T he Sisters Brothers takes place at an odd junction in America’s history. It’s 1851, and the American West as we know it is still embryonic. The characters in this…

Oct 2018

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Venom (2018)::rating::1.5

V enom somehow manages to be frenetic and lifeless at the same time, like a corpse with current running through it. It writhes and twitches protractedly before turning into a smoldering,…

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