Ad Astra (2019)
“I must accept the fact I never really knew you. Nor am I you.” It’s rather remarkable that, in a time littered with small budget dramas and endless high-top tent […]
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Bumblebee (2018)
“People can be terrible about things they don’t understand.” 2007’s Transformers was good fun, a blockbuster in the purest meaning of the phrase, and a big-budget adventure that was far […]
Peppermint (2018)
“Nothing’s gonna bring your family back.” Within the first 10 seconds of Peppermint, as the camera hovers over a shaking car and eventually cuts to the inside with two people fighting […]
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 […]
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
“That was an unconventional encounter.” In more ways than one, Kong: Skull Island serves as a direct counterpoint to 2014’s dark and grounded Godzilla. This is an extremely loud film, both in its levels […]
A Dog’s Purpose (2017)
“Lick the ones you love.” There’s little doubt in my mind that this will be among the most contentious reviews I’ve ever written for two reasons. First, the film has […]
The Drop (2014)
“There are places in my neighborhood that people forget about.” The Drop is a tight, tense, gritty look into the illegal and seedy happenings of Brooklyn’s underground criminal network. The title refers […]
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