Project Power (2020)
“What’s your power?” What an intriguing concept: a single pill gives you unique, primal powers at 5 minutes a pop. There’s something to be had with such a big and […]
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Uncorked (2020)
“It actually kind of helps when I think of wine like barbecue.” Uncorked seems to be the byproduct of its indecisive protagonist, weighing his options between taking over the family […]
The Photograph (2020)
“Sometimes good things take time to develop.” Love stories need heart and heat to be convincing. The Photograph packs too little of either, and the end result is a frustrating […]
Ben Is Back (2018)
“I’m not worth it.” Ben Is Back definitely lacks a delicate touch when it comes to the story’s sensitivity department, filling its role like a new UPS hire unintentionally shaking and […]
Isle of Dogs (2018)
“Whatever happened to man’s best friend?” The well from which Wes Anderson’s films are derived never go dry or run short on the same predictable sense of sardonic, caustic humor. […]
The Mummy (2017)
“This is not a tomb…it’s a prison.” In the screengrab below, the wholly unlikable douche Nick Morton (Tom Cruise) resigns to a death sentence and pulls the parachute on his […]
Office Christmas Party (2016)
“Can this thing handle snow?” In storytelling, a hamartia is a fatal flaw exemplified by a single character. This is typically greed, jealousy, disdain. It’s a telling reflection of a […]
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