Film Reviews
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Prime’s ‘The Map That Leads to You’ Is a Summer Popcorn Kind of Love
A lovely romance that takes you on an adventure of a lifetime.
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Relay: A Smart, Suspenseful Cat and Mouse Thriller
Relay is a tense thriller about those who operate outside of society’s everyday confines and observation.
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‘POOLS’ is a Magnetic Coming-of-Age Summer Hit
POOLS is a little outlandish, it’s a lot of fun, and it is emotionally moving; it’s the kind of story that will stay with you long after the credits roll.
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Spike Lee and Denzel Washington Pair for American Rap Fable ‘Highest 2 Lowest’
It’s been almost 20 years since Denzel Washington and Spike Lee teamed up on a film.
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WAR OF THE WORLDS: TODAY WAS NOT A GOOD DAY
Made with the pandering aesthetic of a politician trying to survive a side-chick, baby mama abortion scandal but less intriguing.
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Tag Team Review: ‘Weapons’
‘Weapons’ is poised to be one of the year’s scariest movies. But how does it fare? Julian and William take a look.
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Body-Swap Shenanigans Return in Freakier Friday—and It Works
Freakier Friday is a good family film that effectively captures the feeling of the original, even if it won’t resonate with people in the same way.
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The Naked Gun – Bigger and Naked-er
A new generation of Police Squad fights crime in the most ridiculous ways possible.
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Fantastic Four: First Steps – Hope Hidden in Heroics
Marvel’s first family finally gets the spotlight they deserve in Fantastic Four: First Steps—a hopeful, heartfelt, and heroic reset for the MCU.
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Smurfs
In looking for his name (and destiny), a hapless Smurf threatens to bring about the end of the world. Unless Smurfs old and new can stop it, Gargamel’s brother will bring about a never-ending rein…
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‘40 Acres’ and a Duel for Life, Love, and Land
If the end of the world comes and Danielle Deadwyler is your matriarch, you might make it out alive
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A SUPERMAN Worth Waiting For
Humanity, humor, and a hero who makes you believe again—read why this Superman is worth the wait.
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Jurassic World Rebirth: Less a Rebirth than a Rehash
New island, new dinosaurs, lots of the same-old same-old.
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Bad Blood and Battle Scars: ‘The Old Guard 2’ Delivers Mythic Mayhem
Old friends leave scars in The Old Guard 2
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Popcorn Movies: Heads of State
If you’ve never once wondered what would happen if a NATO summit turned into an enemies-to-buddies brawl, Heads of State is here to make you pray it never happens, but with a wink and a…
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M3GAN 2.0 Ditches Horror and Dances Into Cyber Action
M3GAN 2.0, while vastly different from the first film, was a delightful time in the theater.
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REVISITED: M3GAN
A woman creates a new artificial life-form as a toy for her orphaned niece…and bad things ensue.
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I Wanted to Love 28 Years Later. And I Did. Until the Last 5 Minutes.
I don’t think I’ll recommend it to others, and I’ll let them enjoy their new thing, but for me, this is a skip and something I wish I hadn’t wasted my time on.
