Category: Reviews
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‘The Wall’ makes the most of its all too brief 81 minute running time
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“The only real power comes out of a long rifle” – Joseph Stalin “The most deadly thing on a battlefield is one well-aimed shot” – Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock Director Doug Liman gives us The…
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Apparently, Dead Men Tell No (New) Tales
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Dead men tell no tales. Neither do movies on the fifth go-around, apparently. However, the latest installment in Disney’s goldmine franchise proved two things. One, that a return to the glory days of Pirates, while…
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While ‘The Circle’ goes round and round, ultimately it gets nowhere
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‘The Circle’ is disappointing
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There is no one to root for in ‘The Lovers’ and for once, that’s okay
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A contemporary examination of marital fidelity and infidelity, ‘The Lovers’ is extremely engaging
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‘Gifted’ is a gift for audiences, but the wrapping is imperfect
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“Being gifted needs courage” – Georg Brandes “Very gifted people, they win and they win, and they are told that they win because they are a winner. That seems like a positive thing to tell…
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‘Sleight’ deceives and dupes, but not in the way you’d want
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Sleight can best be described as deceptive. Not because of its featured magic tricks or nifty card illusions. Those are mediocre at best. Sleight deceives you with the promise of a thriller with a magical…
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‘The Promise’ uses a love triangle to tell the story of the Armenian Genocide
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There is no shortage of films on the Armenian Genocide. 20 documentary films since 1945. 15 feature movies prior to The Promise from writer/director Terry George (Hotel Rwanda, Reservation Road). However, given the refusal of…
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Remaking ‘Going in Style’ was a great idea that went horribly wrong
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“Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength” – Betty Friedan “Wake up, Al. The cops just called us a bunch of amateurs. I suppose we gotta’ knock off a…
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‘Ghost in the Shell’ is a mixture of great and mediocre
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“Never send a human to do a machine’s job” – Hugo Weaving as “Agent Smith” in 1999’s The Matrix The problem with trying to review Ghost in the Shell is that there are things about…
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With ‘Logan’ the X-Men universe soars to new heights
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“If peace can only come through killing someone, then I don’t want it” – Hiro Mashima Logan is the third film in the X-Men franchise featuring “Wolverine” (Hugh Jackman – Movie 43, Butter), who has…