Cruella (2021)
“From the very beginning I always made a statement. Not everyone appreciated that.” Loosely creative, devilishly entertaining, and just a bit too predictable for its own good, Cruella tries to […]
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Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
“You mean well, but you’re kind of overbearing.” I remember enjoying 2009’s Zombieland because, during the utter deluge of zombie movies at the time, it was able to blend comedy and […]
Battle of the Sexes (2017)
“The men are simply more exciting to watch.” Even some 40+ years after the infamous tennis match between a sprite Billie Jean King and an aged Bobby Riggs, so many […]
La La Land (2016)
[This is a review from the 2016 Chicago International Film Festival. La La Land opens nationwide December 16th.] “I’m a phoenix rising from the ashes.” Perhaps the best way to describe the […]
Aloha (2015)
“Yes, this is awkward.” If you read just a single line of this review, make it the following; Aloha is bound to be one of the worst movies of 2015. I’m sure most […]
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
“Popularity is the slutty little cousin of prestige, my friend.” For some people, the reason for existence is relevance. The possible attainment of ubiquity gets them out of bed in […]
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
“You’re not nobody. You’re somebody.” The Amazing Spider-Man 2 should have been one of those movies using a colon in the title. The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Rise of Electro […]
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