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FILM REVIEWS · FEATURES · FESTIVALS · INTERVIEWS Thursday, May 21, 2026
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Probably hates your favorite movie. Since 2012.

FILM REVIEWS

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

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Out in Theaters: MALEFICENT

Out in Theaters: MALEFICENT

In a movie where every single character is a moron and everything feels like a chew toy, there is nothing of worth to be found. It's like a bowl of…

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Out in Theaters: A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST

Out in Theaters: A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST

As much as I wanted to leave this one with more fodder for my anti-McFarlane campaign, the funnyman titillated my childish side just enough to free the laughs from my…

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Out in Theaters: BLENDED

Out in Theaters: BLENDED

I’ve been racking my brain trying to find out why Blended was even made, and who it was made for. Really, who is the demographic here? It boggles the mind.…

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Out in Theaters: ‘X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST’

Out in Theaters: ‘X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST’

Now present in not one, but two timelines, the question remains: how many more does Hugh Jackman have in him? Although he's a tremendous dramatic actor (just look to Prisoners…

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Out in Theaters: COLD IN JULY

Out in Theaters: COLD IN JULY

As the next chapter in Mickle’s ascension, Cold in July is a wonderfully stylized jangle of unsettling imagery, deep-seated tension, and brash, bold, cold comeuppances.

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Out in Theaters: GODZILLA

Out in Theaters: GODZILLA

Though the performances are often showed up by the 150-foot beast stomping through the midst of Evans' film, it is still a certifiable triumph, an idol of what studio films…

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Out in Theaters: NEIGHBORS

Out in Theaters: NEIGHBORS

I’ve got enough fraternity experiences to write two books. None of them resemble what I saw Tuesday night. Hell, my fraternity chapter was shut down in ’04 for being the…

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Out in Theaters: PALO ALTO

Out in Theaters: PALO ALTO

What transpires is a whole bunch of nothing that adds up to little more than: "Rich white people gots it ruff." Like the offspring of someone tragically out of touch…

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Out in Theaters: CHEF

Out in Theaters: CHEF

Hoffman's suit of a boss likens Casper to a Rolling Stones show; "Imagine if you paid for a ticket and they didn't play Satisfation?" Well, Favreau's film slyly retorts, had…

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Out in Theaters: THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 2

Out in Theaters: THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 2

Even set to the background noise of Webb and Garfield pondering leaving the series sooner rather than later, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 does move the puck forward a significant amount,…