[Rating: Minor Rock Fist Down] In Theaters Friday, October 2 There’s a reveal at the end of the first act of Digger that won’t be discussed in this review, except to say that it fails to deepen the narrative in any meaningful way, and actually proves how shallow a movie it is. The story of […]
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[Rating: Solid Rock Fist Up] In Theaters Friday, September 18 Relentlessly charming movies with rich, developed characters and genuine emotional clout are a rare thing, so it can be easy to overreact to them when one comes along. It’s almost cheating when that same film also deploys kids with cancer and a career-best performance from […]
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[Rating: Rock Fist Way Down] In Theaters Friday, September 11 A narrative bird’s nest stocked with shallow characters, spotty acting, shitty politics, and schizophrenic editing, The Fix isn’t just bad: it’s depressing. Depressing not because there’s a good movie in here trying to get out (there isn’t), or decent performances obscured by shoddy filmmaking (not […]
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[Rating: Solid Rock Fist Up] In Theaters Friday, August 28 A dazzling mix of meta humor and prescient social commentary that has both its heart and head in the right place, Coyote vs Acme isn’t just a great movie: it’s a bracing referendum on the state of the world. One could be forgiven for assuming […]
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[Rating: Rock Fist Way Up] In Theaters Now Christopher Nolan has done more than just make his best movie with The Odyssey, he has created the best surviving adaptation of a story with three millennia behind it, and in so doing, has also managed to synthesize and express his overarching artistic thesis. A staggering technical […]
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[Rating: Solid Rock Fist Up] In Theaters Friday, July 10 A broad comedy farce with tongue planted firmly in cheek, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (GDCSP) never takes itself too seriously, and encourages its audience to take a similar approach. A romcom wrapped inside of a love letter to Hollywood and everything that […]
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Woody, Buzz and Jessie reunite to save their kid from the dangers of technology.
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[Rock Fist Way Up] Steven Spielberg believes. Because of course he does, right? The legendary director (Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T., War of the Worlds….Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull?) wants the world to join him in that belief. Aliens are real and the government has known about them for […]
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[Rating: Minor Rock Fist Down] In Theaters Friday, June 9 “Boy, Curt, this is the thing all sports fans in all areas hate to see. A great one playing his last years having this kind of trouble standing up and falling down.” –Monte Moore, October 14, 1973 On October 14, 1973, the Oakland A’s played […]
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A journey through the backrooms isn’t for the faint of heart!
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A piano turner turns to cracking safes to make himself proud.
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[Rating: Solid Rock Fist Up] In Theaters Now, on Blu-Ray and VOD July 7 There are precious few surprises in cinema these days, and those encountered are almost always unpleasant ones piggybacking on the shoulders of wasted potential. Every once in a while, something special open-palm smacks the shit out of a viewer with sharp […]
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Boosters don’t boost morale.
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Star Wars is back with a beloved duo saving a sluggish fighter.
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A man makes a wish that turns into his worst nightmare.
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