Tag: 2024
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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
3 outta 5 Godzilla x Kong: A New Empire does offer Godzilla and King Kong brawling each other and various monsters. It kind of skimps on the Godzilla portion, he’s basically a special guest star although the reason he’s held back is probably because as the King of the Monsters he can stomp just about…
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
3 outta 5 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is a decent entry in the Ghostbusters franchise that doesn’t really have the heart and feeling of rediscovery that made Afterlife so vibrant. But this is an excellently paced Ghostbusters movie, even if it sometimes leans a bit serious, but Frozen Empire still has laughs. The role of the…
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Ricky Stanicky
3 outta 5 Director Peter Farrelly was originally a directing duo with his brother Bobby for movies like Dumb and Dumber and There’s Something About Mary, and then Peter directed the Best Picture winning Green Book. And while they have directed separately, its not as if Peter Farrelly has become some sort of respected prestige…
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Blog: Oscars Catch-Up
Looking at the 96th Academy Awards announcement, I have posted about most of them with reviews for two best animated nominated films, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and The Boy and the Heron. Five Best picture nominees, Barbie, Oppenheimer, The Holdovers, Poor Things, and Killers of the Flower Moon all made it into the Top 10…
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Dune: Part Two
5 outta 5 Dune: Part Two is an incredible sequel to an already incredible film. As the (very large) book was split into two (as opposed to the 1984 single film speedrun version) setup was contained in the first part so this is more visceral. The visuals look amazing and there are stirring moments of…
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Drive-Away Dolls
4 outta 5 Drive-Away Dolls is a crazy road-trip movie featuring crime, severed heads, lots of cameos, lots of quips and lots of sex for its incredibly zippy hour and twenty-four minutes. Directed and co-written by Ethan Cohen (his first film without his brother Joel) it has the bizarre absurdist energy, dialogue patter, dopey crime…
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Madame Web
3 outta 5 Madame Web, the latest attempt by Sony pictures to spin-off multiple Spider-Man supporting characters into their own franchise is ok. Its not terrible or terrific. It has nifty moments, lots of pointless bits and is a tad too long even at under 2 hours. This is basically a supernatural vision of the…
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Suncoast
4 outta 5 Suncoast is a coming-of-age film that is very heartfelt and has solid moments from dependable actors. However, it doesn’t add anything particularly new to the genre. Someone on the brink of demise making characters realize inner truths was done better in recent coming-of-age films like Me, Earl and the Dying Girl or…
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Argylle
4 outta 5 Argylle, from director Matthew Vaughn of Kingsman fame, is very much tonally and stylistically like that film. Although, this is like an under-18 rating version with less graphic violence and little profanity. The plot is fun if intentionally very dopey with goofy and unbelievable twists. It is also very amusing with some…
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