Tag: 2024
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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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Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver
3 outta 5 Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver continues writer/director Zack Snyder’s quasi-Star Wars sci-fi epic. It’s not a conclusion because the closing minutes lay out mandatory sequel bait for yet another installment. As often happens in Snyder’s movies, there are bundles of exposition as characters state their backstory and their exact current…
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Abigail
4 outta 5 It isn’t particularly the fault of Abigail that the main concept, ballerina vampire kid, is entirely spoiled in the marketing. It would be completely befuddling to sell as just “some supernatural bad happens” without showing what that is. Although it is a bit irritating that the film manages to stretch about 40…
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Civil War
4 outta 5 Writer and director Alex Garland has some fantastic movies he’s worked on (28 Days Later, Dredd, Ex Machina) although his last few efforts (Devs, Men) have been somewhat bewildering. His latest film, Civil War, is more of a straightforward urban warfare film, although the title and ads make it seem like some…
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Road House
3 outta 5 Road House is a movie that is primarily concerned with bar fights, mostly set in a bar, featuring lots and lots of fights inside or outside of said bar. It is a straightforward remake of the straightforward 1989 film. What makes this worthwhile are some decent quips and enjoyably crunchy action that…
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