Tag: film
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Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (’09 review)
3 out of 5 Here’s a test if Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li is for you. In one sequence, the heroine suggestively dances with another woman, then the heroine and the woman kung-fu fight in a bathroom as water sprays all over them, then the heroine beats up multiple henchmen over a rap song…
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The Social Network (’10 review)
5 outta 5 Director David Fincher’s movies have either been really good or instant masterpieces. From his unjustly underrated Alien 3 to Seven, Fight Club, Benjamin Button and onward. As a happy surprise it turns out that The Social Network makes for a really compelling film. And you don’t even have to be on Facebook…
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Toy Story 4 (2019 review)
4 outta 5 While Toy Story 3 managed to efficiently wrap up the story of Andy’s toys when they were given away to Bonnie in a heartfelt finale, the series has continued afterwards with various shorts and TV specials. Now Toy Story 4 arrives, efficiently wrapping up the toy’s story in a heartfelt finale, yet…
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Evil Dead Burn
3 outta 5 It doesn’t seem possible, but Evil Dead Burn may actually be the goriest entry in the Evil Dead series. The excessive violence and cackling dismembered Deadite heads fit the tone of the last few installments. The 3rd film, Army of Darkness and the TV show Ash vs Evil Dead are much more…
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Disclosure Day
4 outta 5 Disclosure Day is Steven Spielberg going back to space aliens, a topic he excels at, with 2005’s War of the Worlds so far sitting at the top of 21st Century Spielberg movies. This movie is less about murderous aliens and more about unknowable awe and possessed folk of Close Encounters of the…
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War of the Worlds (2005 review)
5 outta 5 I’m convinced Steven Spielberg has a great horror movie inside of him once per decade. Think about it: Jaws in the 70s. Temple of Doom in the 80s. Jurassic Park in the 90s. And now War of the Worlds in the 2000’s (I’m not saying “naughts” dammit! It sounds stupid.) Once every…
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Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
4 outta 5 The Mandalorian and Grogu, a spin-off of the Disney Plus show, is fun and action packed. Very action packed. It is so action packed that the film is basically a constant string of action scenes that may be a bit wearying after a while. There are a few characters pulled from previous…
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Mortal Kombat II
4 outta 5 Mortal Kombat II is a movie that acknowledges its video game roots. When the game first came out in the 90s it set off a moral panic, sold a bunch of copies, dumped a lot of quarters into arcades, spawned a bunch of spin-offs, adaptations, sequels with an ever deepening lore. This…
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The Devil Wears Prada 2
4 outta 5 The Devil Wears Prada 2 is a worthy 20 years later sequel to the original film. It features a really apt storyline about mergers, buyouts, layoffs and how mega corporate moves are erasing publishing history. While the boss is still very snarky, she seems to have warmed slightly; she is less the…
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Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
4 outta 5 As far as buddy gangster time travel movies go, Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice is unique. The time travel aspect is kooky and nonsensical, but works for the characters’ story. There are a lot of quips from everyone that keeps things light, and yet the emotional bits hit hard. But…
