The Fate of the Furious (2017)
“He knows it doesn’t matter what’s under the hood. The only thing that matters is who’s behind the wheel.” What better way to follow-up Furious 7’s side-splitting case of cinematic appendicitis than […]
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The Boss Baby (2017)
“My parents always said that I have an overactive imagination.” The Boss Baby comes to us as unexpectedly as one of those tabloid headlines about a woman who thought she had months […]
The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017)
“People always want to run when they don’t know what’s coming.” It’s easy to glance at a poster and a title like The Zookeeper’s Wife – originally from the “inspired by a […]
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
“She’s no longer a viable asset.” Whether it be a person, a film, a book, or a business, names bring personal and irrelevant associations. My favorites are those that plainly […]
The Discovery (2017)
“Reality and fantasy are mutually exclusive.” The Discovery poses an utterly fascinating question to its audience: What would you do if you knew an afterlife existed? In this bleak and dreary […]
CHIPS (2017)
“I’d rather crash and die than talk to you.” Although there’s only slightly more good than there is bad to be found in all of CHIPS, audiences need to admire its dogged dedication […]
Life (2017)
“We never trained for this.” Much to the detriment of the story’s squandered B-movie material, Life takes itself far too seriously, and in direct contrast to that solemn approach, is oblivious of […]
Toni Erdmann (2016)
“Do you want to ruin me or what?” The opening scene of Toni Erdmann sets out to test our patience. A delivery man rings a doorbell and waits. Winfried Conradi (Peter Simonischek) finally answers, surprised […]
Power Rangers (2017)
“You must become those warriors.” I should begin by saying that this franchise was a formative piece of my youth. Fighting the backyard utility box with a wood pole. Jumping […]
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
“Who could ever learn to love a beast?” There’s a reason that the 1991 Disney film was the only animated movie ever nominated for Best Picture up until the category […]
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