The Walk (2015)
“To walk on the wire…this is life.” Maybe I would have liked The Walk more had I not revisited Man on Wire the night before, for the third time. The doc is on Netflix, […]
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The Perfect Guy (2015)
“I don’t even know who you are anymore.” I’ve watched roughly 125 new movies so far this year, and The Perfect Guy is easily the most bizarre, peculiar film of the lot. We […]
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
“I feel like you ask a lot of questions.” Sometimes, the more answers we get, the less interesting things become. As is the case with Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, a […]
Everest (2015)
“If anyone can do it you can.” Most hear the word Everest and immediately think of the apex. The freezing, windswept, snowcapped summit of the highest point on the planet. […]
The Transporter Refueled (2015)
“You’re going to make me late, and I hate being late.” Could there be a decent Transporter movie? Yeah, I honestly think so. But when something tries so damn hard […]
Cop Car (2015)
“Boys, I know you can hear me. You are in a whole lot of trouble.” Cop Car is a little movie about little kids done in the most minimalist of […]
Z for Zachariah (2015)
“It’s just crazy this is still here.” Z for Zachariah is a lesson, both good and bad, in the importance of brevity. Its shot choices early on are inspiring, relying on […]
No Escape (2015)
“Welcome to the third world.” No Escape is the funniest movie of the summer of 2015. And it’s not a comedy. How can you not laugh at this blatantly condescending, offensively […]
Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
“The history of man is defined by war.” It sure as hell is hard to have fun during an action movie when the film itself is shackled to the deepest […]
The Gift (2015)
“Seemed like a nice guy.” Home is where the heart is, supposedly. Also in house is the resident fear, tucked away in the shadows, creeping and creaking along the floors […]
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