Oscar Wild!
Posted 1 week ago

“If Will Smith wins, he’s going to have the speech that people talk about for years.”   -Joe Jarosz, February 10, 2022 We’ve done this before, people! The bullpen of writers…

Oscars Preview 2025! Scene-Stealers Talk the 96th Annual Academy Awards
Tasty Danish
Posted 2 weeks ago

[Rating: Solid Rock Fist Up] In Theaters and VOD on February 21 If America can repackage (Den of Thieves) or reimagine (The Town) Heat every couple of years, why can’t…

No Need to Whisper About ‘The Quiet Ones’
Stop! Or Dog Will Bark!
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Dog-Man hybrid takes names and sniffs butts. And he's all out of butts.

“Dog Man” is SUPA Cute
Makes Cents
Posted 1 month ago

The horrors of a reform school are seen through the eyes of two young men.

Lots of Cents in “Nickel Boys”
Damned-Nation
Posted 2 months ago

A reverse 'Lord of the Flies' with 'The VVitch' vibes, 'The Damned' explores the moral cancers that humanity lets fester and blossom in both life and death.

God Bless “The Damned”
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Tropic Thunder Explodes Onto 4K

by KB Burke October 17, 2022 Blu-ray/DVD Reviews

Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie is forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.

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Knives In: David O. Russell Can’t Corral His Mega Cast or His Script in ‘Amsterdam’

by Warren Cantrell October 4, 2022 Print Reviews

‘Amsterdam’ is a soulless grab-bag of eccentric characters and plot notions scrambled together for maximum awards season effect.

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‘Bros’ has a ton of heart, laughs, clichés

Thumbnail image for ‘Bros’ has a ton of heart, laughs, clichés by Tim English September 30, 2022 Print Reviews

“Bros” is not going to break any glass ceilings in the romantic comedy genre, but big laughs and Billy Eichner help it stand above the rest.

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‘Don’t Worry Darling’ is Quite Worrisome

by KB Burke September 23, 2022 Print Reviews

A housewife living in a utopian experimental community begins to worry that the company where her husband works could be hiding disturbing secrets.

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‘Clerks III’ shouldn’t be here, but I’m glad they are

by Joe Jarosz September 13, 2022 Print Reviews

Clerks III follows Randal, Dante, Elias, Jay, and Silent Bob make a movie about their life in a convenience store.

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‘McEnroe’ Has its Faults

by Logan Van Winkle September 2, 2022 Print Reviews

Although John McEnroe makes a fascinating subject, this documentary never gets to the core of the man.

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Our Predator Prayers Have Been Answered in ‘Prey’

by Warren Cantrell August 3, 2022 Print Reviews

Tense, gorgeous to look at, well-acted, and wonderfully directed, ‘Prey’ is a goddamn blast, and a pleasant back-to-basics return for the franchise.

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What’s the Best Predator Movie and Why? Using Data to Solve the Predator Problem

by Warren Cantrell July 31, 2022 Blogs

Soon we’ll find out if ‘Prey’ takes heed of these lessons, but if any enterprising party is curious, the data on previous ‘Predator’ installments point towards a clear winner, and is now there for the taking.

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Good But Not Great ‘Nope’ Is Rich in Subtext, Light on Narrative Cohesion

by Warren Cantrell July 20, 2022 Print Reviews

[Rating: Minor Rock Fist Up] In Theaters Friday, July 22nd People are going to try and sell Nope as a 70s-era Spielberg homage, or a 50s alien-invasion throwback, and while there’s notes of all these things in the picture, this is 100% undiluted, uncut Jordan Peele. A bracing, suspenseful, well-paced thrill-a-minute corker buttressed by insightful, […]

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Whatever You Do, Don’t Follow ‘Orders from Above’

by Warren Cantrell July 19, 2022 Print Reviews

One day a movie will peel back the gruesome and abominable moral complexity of Adolf Eichmann, but ‘Orders from Above’ is not that movie.

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‘Thor Love and Thunder’ is a gloriously wackadoo mess

by Tim English July 8, 2022 Print Reviews

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ is a fun space adventure that lacks the heart and energy of its predecessor. But Christian Bale is awesome as Gorr and Natalie Portman flexes her muscles despite a bit of a weak script.

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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Threatens to Drop the Hammer on a Struggling Franchise

by Warren Cantrell July 8, 2022 Print Reviews

A forgettable trifle that rarely makes sense and doesn’t look particularly interesting, ‘Thor: Love & Thunder’ is nonetheless funny and easy to consume.

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Heartbreak Hotel: A Brilliant Lead Performance Gets Lost in a Whitewashed Fairytale in ‘Elvis’

by Warren Cantrell June 17, 2022 Print Reviews

Elvis the film, even if it nails the look, feel, rhythm, and swagger of “The King” takes away his agency and misses too many key details.

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‘Lightyear’ is light and entertaining enough

by Tim English June 16, 2022 Print Reviews

‘Lightyear’ is every bit the feature film-length toy commercial you’ve come to expect from Disney. Unfortunately it’s missing the magical imagination and emotional heart that we’re used to getting from Pixar. But that cat Sox makes it worth the watch.

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‘Jurassic World Dominion’ begs for extinction

by Tim English June 9, 2022 Print Reviews

‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ misses whatever mark it was shooting for and unfortunately bringing back the old cast members to mix with Chris Pratt and company feels more like fan service without giving the flick any real presence.

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