Big Al Reviews
Movie reviews and more by Albert DeSantis
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (’17 review)
4 outta 5 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is an energetic and enjoyably wild return to the outer space heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It doesn’t quite have the lazerbeam plot focus on the original; Vol. 2, like many sequels, it tends to amble with sub-plots, but it comes together for a cohesive,…
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Guardians of the Galaxy (’14 review)
4 outta 5 Even though Guardians of the Galaxy has the Marvel label, it’s not a superhero film. If the Marvel adaptations are to endure they need to branch out, so each of the “Phase 2” Marvel movies have dabbled in genre swapping. Now Guardians almost entirely disbands superhero tropes for an outer-space fantasy action…
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Quasi
2 outta 5 Quasi, the latest film from comedy troupe Broken Lizard (Super Troopers), is not exactly consistently hilarious. Or even providing a solid amount of laughs. It is, however, admirably dopey, and intermittently amusing. It does owe a bit to Monty Python’s Holy Grail where there’s bursts of comedic violence in a Medieval setting,…
