Tag: Movie Reviews
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Peter Pan & Wendy
3 outta 5 The remake train for Disney animated classics keeps diligently chugging along, with the latest one being Peter Pan & Wendy. There are some interesting changes to the Walt Disney 1950’s film, and in other moments it recreates certain bits exactly. Why does Disney feel the need to remake every one of its…
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Finding Neverland (’04 review)
4 outta 5 Finding Neverland reaffirms belief in the power of imagination and reminds everyone of what it feels like to soar in a land of make-believe once again. This is the story of playwright J.M. Barrie (Johnny Depp) and how he created the world of Peter Pan and Captain Hook. The smart thing about…
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
5 outta 5 After two movies (and a couple of guest-starring efforts in other Marvel Cinematic Universe films) the superhero space heroes return in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. This is an emotional finale for the Guardians crew, with awesome stylistic flourishes courtesy of writer and director James Gunn. It’s a bit darker than…
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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,…
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Evil Dead (’13 review)
4 outta 5 The Evil Dead trilogy is actually one of the more inventive series out there because each take bounces into a different genre. Evil Dead is an indie horror exploitation flick, Evil Dead 2 is a gore horror comedy and the third, Army of Darkness, is a slapstick horror medieval quest film. Now…
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Ghost Rider (’07 review)
3 out of 5 Since all of the mainstream Marvel properties like X-Men, Spider-Man and Hulk have been snagged up, film studios are really reaching into the dregs of Marvel’s back catalogue of superheroes to make new films. Hence, Ghost Rider starring Nicholas Cage. As a bona-fide comic book geek, and even a card-carrying Marvel…
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Spider-Man 3 (’07 review)
4 out of 5 The original Spider-Man film is pretty good: a dramatic and stirring adaptation of Spidey’s origin for the 1st half of the movie, then it goes on autopilot for the 2nd half with somewhat bland superheroics. Its sequel, Spider-Man 2, is fantastic. The amount of abuse shoveled onto Peter Parker is inspired,…
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Scream VI
As Randy hollered in the first Scream from 1996, “There’s a very specific formula!” which is something that Scream VI sticks to. There are more than a few structural and plot movements in Scream VI that, seemingly intentionally, takes from Scream 2 which is appropriate as this is the second movie in a new Scream…
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