King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
“Something doesn’t smell right.” The brash, combative, utterly unfunny King Arthur: Legend of the Sword reads as the embodiment of the above quote. It’s the crimson tainted hunk of beef […]
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Snatched (2017)
“You don’t have any direction in life.” It is not lost on me that there have been quite a few comedies I’ve loathed that some readers still managed to enjoy, or […]
Newtown (2016)
“It’s very different life now.” A hidden portion of my INFJ wardrobe irrationally chooses to wear raw emotions for only the most deserving of occasions. Which explains why I was so surprised to […]
Free Fire (2017)
“I’m in it for myself.” Just because your movie is titled Free Fire and that its tagline is “All guns. No control.” doesn’t mean the picture can/should be made without minimal restraint […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
“It’s too adorable to kill.” As a fan of the original, as well as a firm believer that it’s just a wee bit overrated, I must say that Guardians of the […]
The Lost City of Z (2017)
“A man’s reach should exceed his grasp.” Bearing an undeniable and perhaps even indelible likeness to the sweeping and grandiose pictures of classic aged cinema, The Lost City of Z unfolds […]
Colossal (2017)
“Would you like something to drink?” Addiction is a beast that constantly lurches around the corners of the mind, purposefully short-circuiting the mainframe and malfunctioning unless it gets its way, similar […]
Gifted (2017)
“She doesn’t know how to be a kid.” Gifted is a tiny movie about a lot of big things: finding balance in life, the rigors of parenting, differing from the crowd, […]
Going in Style (2017)
“A shootout never has a happy ending.” Blake Snyder’s popular book Save the Cat should be administered like a vaccine to every film student and to all movie geeks. It’s a 15 […]
One More Time with Feeling (2016)
“But what happens when an event occurs that is so catastrophic that you just change?” What painful, earth-shattering ramifications are born from the loss of a loved one? And in the essential […]
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