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 […]
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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 […]
Money Monster (2016)
“It always sounds so simple and yet so moronic.” For all intents and purposes, Money Monster positions itself as a movie of the here and the now. Big stars matched by big […]
London Has Fallen (2016)
“Vengeance has always been profound and absolute.” London Has Fallen is at once a stupid, silly, self-serious action adventure wearing a Kevlar-plated heart of gold. And it’s also another entry into the […]
Point Break (2015)
“We’re going to liberate it.” Ah, Point Break. To be wild and free. Young and reckless. Sulky and stupid. Any combination of angsty associated adjectives suit it well. However, “remake” is not […]
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