The Mule (2018)
“I’ve never been a plan B kind of guy.” The Mule owns a peculiar, engrossing true story buried somewhere in its great wealth of cinematic nothingness. Somewhere inside there’s an honest depiction […]
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Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
“I do some dumb things, and the people I love the most – they pay the price.” Ant-Man and the Wasp is funny and entertaining in the same ways that you’re instantly […]
A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
“You certainly don’t understand the importance of balance.” I’ll say this for A Wrinkle in Time – the film is utterly fearless. And still, like the bullied kid at the summer watering […]
12 Strong (2018)
“I read people for a living and I can’t get a beat on this guy.” Despite the importance that the title places on the number of men in this true […]
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 […]
Collateral Beauty (2016)
“What is your why?” Movies make us feel, whether it’s through subtle means or choosing to be loud and rather confrontational. And some, like Collateral Beauty, choose the most loathsome approach a […]
The Martian (2015)
“I’m not gonna die here.” The Martian is the ultimate crowd-pleaser of a movie. It’s an adventure unafraid to declare that being smart is cool, and that having a sense of […]
Ant-Man (2015)
“One question… Is it too late to change the name?” At the end of Ant-Man, after the two post-credit scenes finish, we get a proclamation as awkward as the rest of the […]
Fury (2014)
“The devil watches over his own.” What makes Fury so effective and so different from others in the war genre is its tragic sense of pointlessness. Set at the end […]
