Shallow, Campy ‘NIGHT SWIM’ Mostly Treads Water
Though Bryce McGuire’s horror debut sinks a bit more than it swims, strong performances from Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon almost keep this domestic haunted pool movie afloat. 'Night Swim'…
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Old-Timey Underdog Sports Drama ‘THE BOYS IN THE BOAT’ Lacks Personality, Punch
In his attempt to adapt Daniel James Brown’s inspiring account of the 1936 University of Washington junior varsity rowing team, George Clooney fails to navigate the true depths of the…
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‘THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER’ Fails to Resurrect the Terror
Despite a strong lead in Leslie Odoms Jr. and a somewhat promising start, 'The Exorcist: Believer' crumbles when it leans heavily into its franchise heritage, dimming in comparison to the…
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Nolan’s Three-Hour Biopic Opus ‘Oppenheimer’ is Not Da Bomb
In his latest endeavor, ‘Oppenheimer’, Christopher Nolan presents a dense, sprawling, and isolating biopic that, unfortunately, veers towards excessive tedium, often obscuring moments of true magnificence within its labyrinthine narrative.
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‘INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY’ A Lackluster Farewell to an Iconic Franchise
Though a grizzled Harrison Ford is game as cinema's most iconic aging archaeologist, 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' can't rise to the occasion, delivering a final farewell to…
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Pixar’s ‘ELEMENTAL’ a Derivative Love Story That’s Stuck in the Kiddie Pool
Lesser Pixar through and through, ‘Elemental’ is Pixar’s first flirtation with a purely romance-driven film, but its basic, formulaic plotting won’t win over adults and its focus on mushy first-love…
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Army Commercial ‘GUY RITCHIE’S THE COVENANT’ Fails to Explore Anything of Value
'Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant', a thoughtless flex of American war-time exceptionalism, is a weak byproduct of the Military-entertainment complex. Thin characters and poor dialogue can’t mask the overwhelming stench of…
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Grizzly ‘COCAINE BEAR’ Is Barely Even a Movie
Even for a movie called 'Cocaine Bear', Elizabeth Banks' lazy action-comedy is a grizzly comedown. There's moments where it fulfills the zany B-movie promise of its title but ultimately it's…
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Soggy ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER’ A Gateway Drug for the Return of 3D
‘Avatar: The Way of Water' propels certain directorial methodologies forward but forgets to also tell a compelling standalone story. The not-wet effects are often iffy and the characters are largely…
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Wanna-Be Antihero ‘BLACK ADAM’ A Slave to Formula
Dwayne Johnson's 'Black Adam' doesn't shake up the DCEU so much as add another shaky layer to the universe's confusion. As a standalone film, 'Black Adam' sloppily borrows ideas from…