Film Reviews

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The 33 contains emotional moments to be sure, though those are mostly due to the inherent nature of the true story itself. The actual movie is never as good as it could be, and has plenty of decisions that feel commercially-driven rather than committed to telling the story of these miners.

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Nothing like a good shadow organization to make a super agent’s day. Unfortunately, Spectre never sets its own stakes and spends most of its overlong runtime on backstories and exposition, making for a less than exciting entry in the Bond franchise.

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Burnt is predictable, its lead unsympathetic, and worst of all, not even the countless shots of food are all that tantalizing. Burnt may have succeeded with a more likable character, or at least one who has redeeming qualities and we see them early in the film. The most Adam Jones has to offer is a nice body in a leather jacket.

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Crimson Peak is the kind of film that is going to put filmgoers at odds. For horror fans looking for fast frights, Crimson Peak is not going to live up to your expectations. However, if you’re a fan of Gothic ghost stories and the classic filmography of Vincent Price, then Crimson Peak is exactly what you’ve been waiting for.

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Jokes in Hotel Transylvania 2 are far too lame to amuse more than the youngest of audience members, and the third act exists merely to keep the film at feature length. If you’re hard pressed for an animated movie to take the kids to, Hotel Transylvania 2 will fit the bill, though it won’t become a treasured classic anytime soon.

pixels2Pixels may be met with a collective dread from both critics and Adam Sandler non-apologists worldwide, but I can say this in its defense: At no point during this movie does a deer urinate on Adam Sandler’s face. That alone qualifies Pixels as not the worst movie Adam Sandler has ever starred in.

ant-man-ant-man-marvel-pictures-release-michael Up until now, Marvel’s cinematic heroes have been all about growing bigger. Whether it’s turning green and hulking out, or a serum giving Steve Rogers a muscled Captain America body, or Tony Stark upgrading to a giant Iron Man suit, there seems to be only one direction superhero movies goes. Not anymore. Ant-Man gives us our first look at a hero who grows smaller, and the results could not be more refreshing…

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Post-apocalyptic and world-disaster movies have it all wrong. The end of the world isn’t going to come from nuclear warfare, or gas shortages, and it’s definitely not going to be taken over by Skynet. No, the most likely culprits to bring us to our doom will be the squishy, yellow, gibberish-speaking creatures known as Minions.

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As hilarious as the juxtaposition of a child’s teddy bear that curses and smokes pot is, one feature-length movie pushed the limits of substance in Ted’s stuffing. But it was a financial success, which may explain the existence of the sequel the world wasn’t exactly clamoring for. Or at least, a sequel anyone needed.