Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
“A big bag with a lot of holes in it.” It’s hard to say anything negative about Hunt for the Wilderpeople. The film’s quite funny, well-directed, full of entertaining performances. But for […]
Captain Fantastic (2016)
“Last night, Mommy killed herself. She finally did it.” Acting on behalf of the wise words from Tolkien, “not all those who wander are lost,” Captain Fantastic places absolute and unquestioned […]
Suicide Squad (2016)
“I’m known to be quite vexing.” Not long removed from my screening and I’m still struggling to digest the unpalatable artificiality that is Suicide Squad, one of the most poorly written […]
Bad Moms (2016)
“In this day and age, it’s impossible to be a good Mom.” Bad Moms unfolds as a comedy of errors, not in the classical Shakespearean sense, but as a film that […]
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 […]
Jason Bourne (2016)
“I remember…I remember everything.” We remember everything too, Jason Bourne. After all, this is the fourth time you’ve delivered the same movie with the same motives in the same manner. Whereas the first […]
Lights Out (2016)
“The b**** is real.” There has been an interesting phenomenon at work in the horror industry. Back in the late 70’s and up through the 90’s, a movie’s musical theme […]
Star Trek Beyond (2016)
“Just another day in the fleet.” There really isn’t anything too spectacular about Star Trek Beyond. Not much inflated drama, undervalued stakes, segmented to the point it feels sporadic. The structure is […]
The Fundamentals of Caring (2016)
“Caregiving is to care, but not care too much.” The Fundamentals of Caring is not the worst movie I’ve seen this year from a technical standpoint. But it’s also one of the […]
The Purge: Election Year (2016)
“Change can only come from acceptance.” Could a Purge actually ever happen? I’m highly doubtful, and at the same time, deeply disturbed I can’t answer the question with an absolute […]
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