Inferno (2016)
“Humanity is the disease. Inferno is the cure.” It’s one thing for a big film to be fueled by big spending and another thing altogether if its only intention is […]
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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
“Some folks still wonder why you left.” 2012’s Jack Reacher may not be a very good film – in fact, I have trouble remembering even its most basic details – but it […]
The Accountant (2016)
“Sooner or later, different scares people.” I suspect crowds will be drawn to The Accountant because they either know real accountants or bear the job title. Surely, most pilots saw Sully, soldiers went to American […]
Masterminds (2016)
“All I ever really wanted was adventure.” Masterminds approaches comedy in a grounded, hunched over position, fumbling around for a light switch in the dark and mining for a toilet seat […]
Hell or High Water (2016)
“You got some spunk left in you.” The term dime novel is often used in a negative context to describe indulgent, hurried material. Hell or High Water looks that way on the […]
Nerve (2016)
“The only way out is to win.” One glance at Nerve’s poster, flush with two flawless faces drenched in color, could serve as evidence to surmise that this is a surface level […]
Central Intelligence (2016)
“I don’t like bullies.” In the late 1980’s, John Candy had a legendary stretch from 87-89 starring in such films as Planes, Trains & Automobiles, The Great Outdoors, and Uncle Buck. For how memorable the […]
Dheepan (2016)
“The three of us have a secret.” The two most perplexing and telling shots in Dheepan hone in on an elephant, the camera fixed while the giant slowly moves in and out of […]
The Nice Guys (2016)
“Well, look who decided to show up to class.” To understand all of the uniquely little things The Nice Guys does right means one must compare the work to its creator’s first cinematic foray. […]
Green Room (2016)
“Remember, this is a movement. Not a party.” Fear is a hard concept to define outside of physical responses. Wide eyes, sweaty palms, clenched teeth, racing hearts. They’re all unsummoned reactions […]
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