IT Delivers A Constant Dread
It is going to be a huge hit. On the surface, this is true because it delivers on the promise of those killer trailers that have been lighting the internet on fire for months now. You will see plenty of…
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LEAP! Is Best Suited For Adolescents
If you’ve seen the posters and print ads for the new animated family film Leap!, there’s something you should know. The advertising, which depicts its lead characters flying through the sky over Paris, suggests a slightly different film from the…
‘S BODYGUARD Brings Scattershot Action and Laughs
Movies like this are very tricky to rate. The Hitman’s Bodyguard is an over-the-top, completely chaotic buddy picture. In fact it’s a bit of a jumble, although one that is bolstered to some degree by its two engaging leads. There…
‘s Eleven
It’s hard not to feel a bit of deja vu while watching the new crime-comedy Logan Lucky; it appears that director Steven Soderbergh has seemingly fashioned a remake of his own remake of Ocean’s Eleven (there’s even a joke in…
‘t A Classic, But Manages a Few Jolts
Annabelle is an evil and decidedly creepy-looking porcelain plaything that first received attention for its brief but memorable turn in The Conjuring. The bit stood out so much that the toy received its own film in 2014. While the press…
DETROIT Presents A Powerful and Disturbing Real Life Tale
The 1967 Detroit riot was one of the largest displays of violent civil unrest in the United States up to that point in history. Motivated largely by racial discrimination and mistreatment, mobs formed in the streets, leading to clashes, confrontations…
ATOMIC BLONDE Features Incredible Action With a Routine Spy Story
It has been a decent month at the movies, with several solid titles being released over the past week. Atomic Blonde isn’t the best of the bunch and suffers from a lack of emotional investment in the character, but it…
DUNKIRK Is A Riveting War Film
A word of warning to anyone with a fear of drowning… Dunkirk may send you right over the edge. In fact, the latest from director Christopher Nolan (The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar) has so much water-based danger that…
VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS Is A Wild Trip
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets opens with an absolutely phenomenal montage. It depicts human progress into space over the passing of centuries, eventually leading to the creation of an orbiting space station featured prominently in the film.…
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES Delivers a Fitting Finale
I’ll admit that I can be somewhat dismissive of remakes and reboots from time to time. More often than not, they don’t hold up nearly as well as the films they are attempting to emulate. There are, however, exceptions, like…