All’s Quiet on the Front in Brutally Hard-Fought Survival Saga ‘ARCTIC’
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Inferior ‘THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART’ Still Relentlessly Catchy
Emmet and his brick buddies return for an intergalactic sequel that pummels audiences with a frenetic onslaught of poppy amusement, losing some of the original crackle of its forebearer but making…
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‘THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT’ Fulfills Title’s Promise with Medium Fanfare
Over-the-top name aside, ‘The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot’ betrays the shlock of its title to deliver a middling meditative on the long-term outcome of violence that…
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Exploitative Metal Thriller ‘LORDS OF CHAOS’ Pushes Sacrilegious Buttons
Jonas Åkerlund’s ‘Lords of Chaos’ uses the true story of the 80’s Norwegian black metal scene to spotlight a morally bankrupt subculture given to astonishing extremism and heinous crime. Though…
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‘ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL’ An Eye-Popping Spectacle Without an Ending
‘Alita: Battle Angel’ is a massive-scale sci-fi soap that reflects the technical perfection one can expect with James Cameron’s involvement that also smuggles in his taste for stilted dialogue and…
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Generic ’MISS BALA’ An Anti-Feminist Female-Led Actioner
Even if you erase the messy gender politics and aggressively anti-feminist bent of 'Miss Bala', you’re still left with little more than a mildly watchable action movie defined by unremarkable…
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Stylish, Surreal ‘PIERCING’ A Tempestuous Cat and Mouse Murder Game
Surreal ‘Piercing’ is a diabolically amusing exercise in misunderstood psychopaths trying to fill the proverbial void in their lives through violent means. Snappy, satirical, kinky, and with a killer ending…
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The 100+ Greatest Horror Films of the 2010’s
Love ’em or hate ’em, horror movies are more popular now than they have ever been. And for great reason. This decade has delivered a multitude of diverse horror options, smashing box office records, and even earning a slew of major awards nominations along the way. What’s more, the genre of late has taken a...
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Discombobulated ‘Serenity’ Nears ‘The Room’ Levels of Unintentional Hilarity
Unexplainable ‘Serenity’ is a best-worst movie scenario, a beyond-trashy neo-noir concept thriller featuring award-winning performers going haywire as they labor to make sense of a psycho babble script and utterly…
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Well-Meaning ‘THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING’ A Mostly Meh Modern Reimagining of Arthurian Lore
‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ is a good-natured but ho-hum reimagining of the Legend of King Arthur, supplanting Good Life Lessons in lieu of innovative storytelling. Only kids and…