Over-The-Top Horror-Comedy ‘READY OR NOT’ A Bloody Hoot
‘Ready or Not’ may not gild the lily of horror comedy but it’s a wickedly fun little late summer distraction, sanguine-stained, tumultuous, and crackling with midnight-colored laughs.
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Sunny ‘THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON’ a Ray of Hope in Otherwise Bleak Times
‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’ is a lucky penny of a movie, a beacon of unfiltered goodness that never forgets that the number one rule of happiness in life is to…
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Raunchy, Sweet ‘GOOD BOYS’ Makes for Raunchy, Sweet Good Times
2019 has already been an unexpectedly great year for comedy with Booksmart, The Art of Self-Defense, The Death of Dick Long, Long Shot and even Stuber, but the irreverent and…
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Linklater’s ‘WHERE’D YOU GO BERNADETTE’ a Shocking Disaster of a Movie
The talented Mr. Richard Linklater has gone and shit the bed with the steaming pile of oddball quirk that is ‘Where’d You Go Bernadette’. Even the illustrious Cate Blanchett can’t…
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‘SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK’ Features Frightening Ghouls, Lame Teenage Acting
‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ thrives when bringing Alvin Schwartz’s shorts to life in creepy vivid detail but the larger story is hamstrung by middling child performances and…
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Stirring ‘HONEYLAND’ is Documentary Filmmaking Pot of Gold
'Honeyland' masterfully employs the documentary medium to tell a sprawling story about sustainability through the lens of a traditional Macedonian beekeeper. The perfect cross section of educational entertainment and storytelling…
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Taut ‘LUCE’ A Creeping Mystery Box Thriller With Great Performances
Julius Onah has crafted a strong social thriller that features considerable performances from Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Octavia Spencer and Kelvin Harrison Jr. and, like its titular character, doesn’t easily…
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‘FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW’ Is Fatigued Action Cartoon Bupkis
Even for a franchise that requires the numbing of one’s cerebral activity, 'Hobbs & Shaw' is the country bumpkin of the Fast & Furious bunch, the star’s frenemy tough guy antics…
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‘ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD’ Is Tarantino’s Underwritten, Vainglorious Ode to Himself
A bloated and self-congratulatory ballad about rewriting history and demanding a place in the textbooks among the greats, ‘Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood’ is the movie equivalent of asparagus; long,…
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Writer-Director Lulu Wang Talks The 8 Truths of ‘THE FAREWELL’, a Family Movie About One Big Lie
'The Farewell' writer/director Lulu Wang talks the eight truths of a movie all about lies.