Category: Movie Reviews
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
4 outta 5 Comedy legacy sequels that come out decades after the original, are often dicey propositions as comedy sequels are hard to nail down what clicks from the original. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is the 4th Beverly Hills Cop movie arriving 30 years after the not great Beverly Hills Cop III from 1994.…
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A Quiet Place: Day One
4 outta 5 A Quiet Place: Day One is a prequel to the two Quiet Place films that fits into the series even if it doesn’t do much different. As the original film established the rules, if you make a peep you get killed by aliens, the series really only can expand ways to do…
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Trigger Warning
3 outta 5 As far as unhelpful titles go, Trigger Warning is kind of up there because it seems like a parody title. Instead, this is a fairly straightforward action flick. Also, there is a lot of (rather well done) knife battling in this film but inserting the word “trigger” in the title makes it…
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Inside Out 2
4 outta 5 Inside Out 2 is a solid sequel to a fantastic film that may not quite live up to its predecessor, and at some points just seems to be retreading the same ground, but still has fun and emotional bits throughout. Adding new emotions creates a different dynamic, although having the controlling emotions…
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
4 outta 5 Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the fourth installment in the Bad Boys film franchise. There’s usually a decade or more gap in between installments (1995, 2003, 2020) but this film is only four years, a pandemic, and an Oscars slap away from the third movie. The producers unfortunately named the third…
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Atlas
3 outta 5 Atlas is a film that owes so much to James Cameron’s sci-fi films of Aliens, Avatar and Terminator that he should have probably gotten a “Based On” credit. Star Jennifer Lopez has a resume that is particularly heavy on romantic films, where the isolated lead has to learn to connect with their…
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
4 outta 5 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road which may or may not be a prequel to two other Mad Max movies. It doesn’t quite have the visceral drive that Fury Road did, as this isn’t about going on a single ride and more about following a…
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Unfrosted
3 outta 5 Unfrosted is a pretty funny movie if one can tolerate juvenile absurdity permeating the entire experience. This isn’t exactly a hard-hitting parody or even close to approaching a “real life” story. In the late seasons of Seinfeld, things took a bit of a turn into the more absurdist and that continues here…
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
4 outta 5 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is a solid entry in the series and a soft-reboot of the franchise, inasmuch that while it is canon to the last three movies, it jumps a few centuries to make the Caesar movies historical context. And in a series that is often guilty of…
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The Fall Guy
4 outta 5 The Fall Guy is an incredibly fun and funny action flick that has lots of zippy quips, brawls, and explosions. There are enjoyable performances, and spectacular stunts are awesomely presented with a sense of pizzaz from accomplished action director David Leitch (John Wick, Deadpool 2, Bullet Train). It might be a little…
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