Too Many Detours
Road trip comedy ‘Sacramento’ takes too many detours en route to destination
Road trip comedy ‘Sacramento’ takes too many detours en route to destination
Posted 2 weeks ago

A road-trip comedy, 'Sacramento' tries to answers questions about fatherhood and friendship but falls short in the end.

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Road trip comedy ‘Sacramento’ takes too many detours en route to destination
Mind Crash
“A Minecraft Movie” Doesn’t Dig Deep
“A Minecraft Movie” Doesn’t Dig Deep
Posted 3 weeks ago

Fans will love it. Non fans will be confused. And gamers will wanna game.

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All Whammies
‘The Luckiest Man in America’ Makes Its Play, Lands on a Whammy
‘The Luckiest Man in America’ Makes Its Play, Lands on a Whammy
Posted 3 weeks ago

'The Luckiest Man in America' feels like a missed opportunity, and a tease of a better movie hiding somewhere in the margins of this one.

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‘The Luckiest Man in America’ Makes Its Play, Lands on a Whammy
(Good) Dog Days
‘The Friend’ Is Very Good Company
‘The Friend’ Is Very Good Company
Posted 3 weeks ago

An odd couple dramedy with a strong thematic backbone rooted in explorations of grief and acceptance, 'The Friend' creeps up on you.

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‘The Friend’ Is Very Good Company
Uni-corny
‘Death of a Unicorn’ Swings for the Fences, Hits a Single
‘Death of a Unicorn’ Swings for the Fences, Hits a Single
Posted 1 month ago

'Death of a Unicorn' is fun, interesting, and good (enough), though shoddy CGI work and a somewhat flat performance from Paul Rudd keep it from realizing its full potential.

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‘Death of a Unicorn’ Swings for the Fences, Hits a Single
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There’s Magic Missing from ‘Wendy’

by KB Burke March 13, 2020 Print Reviews

Director Benh Zietlin follows up ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ with a re-telling of the Peter Pan fable, from Wendy’s POV.

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‘The Postcard Killings’ Mails It In

by Warren Cantrell March 13, 2020 Print Reviews

‘The Postcard Killings’ is little more than a rote, paint by numbers serial killer thriller with stock elements most have seen before.

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The Best Ben Is Back In ‘The Way Back’

by Jonah Desneux March 6, 2020 Print Reviews

Ben Affleck is at his best in years in ‘The Way Back.’ Bringing personal experience to a role where the character struggles with vices, Affleck excels and is charming in his unique way. The film is not without it’s flaws, but it works and the emotional impact is there.

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Great Acting Bails Out ‘The Banker’

by KB Burke March 6, 2020 Print Reviews

‘The Banker’ centers on two Black businessmen (Anthony Mackie and Samuel L. Jackson) in the 1950s as they attempt to build a real estate empire in Los Angeles.

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Pixar’s Latest Fantasy is ‘Onward’ and Upward

by Christian Ramos March 5, 2020 Print Reviews

Pixar’s latest outing takes audiences to a magical world where two brothers find the power to bring back their father for one last chance at getting to know him.

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Horror Comedy is ‘Extra Ordinary’

by Nick Spacek March 5, 2020 Print Reviews

What makes ‘Extra Ordinary,’ out March 6, work so well is that it’s a haunting comedy, which allows for subversion of so many tropes.

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‘Run This Town’ Runs Out of Gas at the Finish Line

by Warren Cantrell March 5, 2020 Print Reviews

‘Run This Town’ is an ambitious yet overstuffed political thriller with about two B-plots too many.

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‘The Way Back’ driven by solid Affleck performance

by Tim English March 5, 2020 Print Reviews

‘The Way Back’ is a solid and entertaining flick even if it’s devoid of any true originality within the confines of the two genres it’s kicking around in.

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‘The Social Ones’ Is Social Media-ocrity

by Warren Cantrell March 4, 2020 Print Reviews

Writer/director Lauren Kosann is making her feature debut with ‘The Social Ones,’ and it’s an admirable effort with its heart in the right place.

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Tense ‘Escape from Pretoria’ Overcomes Bland Performance

by Jonah Desneux March 4, 2020 Print Reviews

‘Escape from Pretoria’ is an exhilarating escape film with a powerful message. Radcliffe doesn’t shine in his role of real-life political activist Tim Jenkin, but the characters motives are so pure it’s hard not to get invested.

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‘The Invisible Man’ a Thrill Ride for the #MeToo Era

by KB Burke February 28, 2020 Print Reviews

Despite the name, this science fiction horror film shares very little with the 1933 classic. Nevertheless, it is a must-see.

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Bloody Action Fun as Radcliffe Goes ‘Guns Akimbo’

by Nick Spacek February 24, 2020 Print Reviews

‘Guns Akimbo’ may become better known as “that movie where Harry Potter has guns bolted to his hands,” and that’s a pretty apt elevator pitch of the movie.

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Verité Romcom ‘Olympic Dreams’ Soars for the Gold

by Warren Cantrell February 21, 2020 Print Reviews

‘Olympic Dreams’ is a touching love letter to the lonely souls of the world who realize no one is ever lost if in good company.

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Don’t Check In for “The Night Clerk”

by Warren Cantrell February 20, 2020 Print Reviews

‘The Night Clerk’ is interesting, yet the central mystery’s vacancy and lack of urgency ultimately holds the whole effort back.

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‘The Assistant’ Struggles to Keep Up

by Warren Cantrell February 19, 2020 Print Reviews

An exploration of Hollywood’s casting couch culture pre-#MeToo, ‘The Assistant’ does a great job setting the stage for its story, yet fumbles telling it.

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