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Probably hates your favorite movie. Since 2012.

FILM REVIEWS

In-depth film reviews, rated A through F, from someone who definitely thinks he knows more about movies than you.

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Out in Theaters: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS

Out in Theaters: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS

I wanted to like it. I wanted to love it. But I didn't love it and I only kind of liked it. It didn't boldly go anywhere, it just...went. On…

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Out in Theaters: THE GREAT GATSBY

Out in Theaters: THE GREAT GATSBY

Baz Luhrmann has an alleged fascination with tragic romance and The Great Gatsby is no exception. From a purely aesthetic point of view, his film is dazzling - capturing the…

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Out in Theaters: PAIN AND GAIN

Out in Theaters: PAIN AND GAIN

Even though Pain and Gain is maybe Bay's most mature film to date and he legitimately tries to dissect an nearly incomprehensible ethos,  his own over-embellishing and tacky directorial choices…

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Out in Theaters: THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE

Out in Theaters: THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE

As the dramedies of a post-Judd Apatow culture seem to be steadily increasing and consequently wearing themselves thin, it's good to see a traditional comedy -  however safe and traditional…

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Out in Theaters: WARM BODIES

Out in Theaters: WARM BODIES

In the end, Warm Bodies is kind of a mixed bag that isn't bad so much as forgettable. On one side of the spectrum, it goes out of it's way…

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Out in Theaters: LES MISERABLES

Out in Theaters: LES MISERABLES

Ultimately, Tom Hooper's experimental Les Misérables is a jigsaw of performances with no central momentum that is both exhaustive and exhausting.

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Out in Theaters: THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

Out in Theaters: THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

The end product is a loose hodgepodge of scenes, many of which could have been left for the blu-ray extended editions. Had Jackson focused more on storytelling and thoughtful character…