KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS Impresses With Striking Visuals
August used to be a time for studios to release summer misfires, but so far this month we’ve gotten some …Read the Rest
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PETE’S DRAGON is Well-Intentioned, Genial and Exclusively for Kids
As a reviewer, you see all kinds of films in various different genres. Sometimes in the kid’s flick category, there …Read the Rest
ANTHROPOID Improves as it Progresses and is Successful in its Aims
Anthropoid is an awfully strange title for a WWII thriller, but don’t let that dissuade you. This true tale brings …Read the Rest
SAUSAGE PARTY Has Enough Meat to Earn It A Recommendation
Occasionally, when you watch a movie you wonder if the creators weren’t smoking something when they wrote it. Very rarely, …Read the Rest
It’d be Criminal to Miss HELL OR HIGH WATER
Times are tough, and Hell or High Water is a crime flick that also manages to encapsulate many financial problems …Read the Rest
SUICIDE SQUAD Works in Fits and Starts, But Still Misses the Target
Another week, another comic book movie. At least, that’s the way it seems lately. The most recent tale to get …Read the Rest
BAD MOMS Are More Bland Than Badly Behaved
Bad Moms is the latest comedy from the writers of The Hangover series, who made their directorial debut with the …Read the Rest
JASON BOURNE Delivers Impressive Action, But Feels Overly Familiar
It’s been nine years since we last saw Matt Damon as author Robert Ludlum’s uniquely skilled ex-CIA agent. Re-teaming with …Read the Rest
MICROBE & GASOLINE is an Agreeable Trip… Once It Gets Moving
Now Playing in San Diego at the Landmark Ken Cinema French director Michel Gondry has made a career of unconventional …Read the Rest
CAFÉ SOCIETY Favors Wistfulness Over Humor
The latest feature from filmmaker Woody Allen, Café Society, is a curious one. This period piece set in the 30s …Read the Rest