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Disappointment Day
Disappointment Day: Spielberg’s Latest Is a Painful Slog Brimming With Lazy Writing, Bad Acting, And Lousy CGI
Disappointment Day: Spielberg’s Latest Is a Painful Slog Brimming With Lazy Writing, Bad Acting, And Lousy CGI
Posted 3 days ago

[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…

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Disappointment Day: Spielberg’s Latest Is a Painful Slog Brimming With Lazy Writing, Bad Acting, And Lousy CGI
Liminal Spaces, Scary Faces
“Backrooms” is a Maze of Terror
“Backrooms” is a Maze of Terror
Posted 2 weeks ago

A journey through the backrooms isn't for the faint of heart!

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“Tuner” Turns Up
“Tuner” Turns Up
“Tuner” Turns Up
Posted 2 weeks ago

A piano turner turns to cracking safes to make himself proud.

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FUZE Is Da Bomb
‘FUZE’ Is Lit, Kicking Off the Summer Movie Season With a Bang
‘FUZE’ Is Lit, Kicking Off the Summer Movie Season With a Bang
Posted 2 weeks ago

[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…

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‘FUZE’ Is Lit, Kicking Off the Summer Movie Season With a Bang
No Love for Boosting
I Don’t Love “I Love Boosters”
I Don’t Love “I Love Boosters”
Posted 3 weeks ago

Boosters don't boost morale.

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Full Frontal Comedy in “The Naked Gun”

by Christian Ramos August 5, 2025 Print Reviews

A crime comedy provides plenty of laughs and even a sexy sinister snowman!

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Do Look Up: Superman Isn’t to be Missed

by Warren Cantrell July 9, 2025 Print Reviews

Superman’s story of a literal illegal alien fighting for a home and the people that sometimes hesitate to fight for him—has never landed at a better time/place.

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‘Jurassic World’ reboot is less of a ‘Rebirth’ and more retread

by Tim English July 1, 2025 Print Reviews

‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’ does just enough to keep the brand alive but can’t quite escape the fossilized footprints of Spielberg’s original masterpiece.

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‘F1: The Movie’ driven by chaotic race scenes

by Tim English June 26, 2025 Print Reviews

‘F1: The Movie’ guns the engine where it counts. Most won’t notice how goofy it is because…it’s fun as hell to watch.

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’28 Years Later’ Will Make You Rage For All the Wrong Reasons

by Warren Cantrell June 19, 2025 Print Reviews

Misshapen, inert, and incomplete, ’28 Years Later’ feels like the bad first episode of a bigger story that’s only just getting started here.

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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ is (by default) the best live action animated-flick remake

by Tim English June 12, 2025 Print Reviews

Director Dean DeBlois has delivered what might be the best live-action remake yet, proving that a strong story doesn’t need to be reinvented. The film features a committed cast, including a physical Gerard Butler as Stoick, and stunning visuals that bring the world of Hiccup and Toothless to life.

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‘Ballerina’ spins into the Wick-verse with great action, exhausting plot

by Tim English June 6, 2025 Print Reviews

[Minor Rock Fist Up] From the title, it’s obvious this franchises can’t let go of the boogeyman. Len Wiseman’s Ballerina spins a mostly unnecessary groove into that tight narrative alley between John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and Chapter 4, and it does so with all the subtlety of a grenade launcher. The film plants […]

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‘Ballerina’ Breaks Its Ankles Trying to Live Up to the John Wick Standard

by Warren Cantrell June 5, 2025 Print Reviews

An action-forward shoot-em-up with just enough bullets, blades, and grenades to keep things interesting for 2 hours, this spin-off is good, not great.

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‘Friendship’ Is So Good It Should Win 55 Oscars, 55 Golden Globes, 55 BAFTAS, 55 SAGS, 100 PGAS, 100 WGAS, and 55 DGAS

by Warren Cantrell May 14, 2025 Print Reviews

A 97-minute love-letter to obstinance, tunnel vision, and indignant narcissism, ‘Friendship’ is the movie 2025 deserves, and is hilarious to boot.

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“The Wedding Banquet” Waltzes Down the Aisle

by Christian Ramos April 23, 2025 Print Reviews

Chosen family under one big roof!

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Road trip comedy ‘Sacramento’ takes too many detours en route to destination

by Joe Jarosz April 10, 2025 Print Reviews

A road-trip comedy, ‘Sacramento’ tries to answers questions about fatherhood and friendship but falls short in the end.

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“A Minecraft Movie” Doesn’t Dig Deep

by Christian Ramos April 6, 2025 Print Reviews

Fans will love it. Non fans will be confused. And gamers will wanna game.

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‘The Luckiest Man in America’ Makes Its Play, Lands on a Whammy

by Warren Cantrell April 4, 2025 Print Reviews

‘The Luckiest Man in America’ feels like a missed opportunity, and a tease of a better movie hiding somewhere in the margins of this one.

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‘The Friend’ Is Very Good Company

by Warren Cantrell April 3, 2025 Print Reviews

An odd couple dramedy with a strong thematic backbone rooted in explorations of grief and acceptance, ‘The Friend’ creeps up on you.

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‘Death of a Unicorn’ Swings for the Fences, Hits a Single

by Warren Cantrell March 26, 2025 Print Reviews

‘Death of a Unicorn’ is fun, interesting, and good (enough), though shoddy CGI work and a somewhat flat performance from Paul Rudd keep it from realizing its full potential.

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