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‘The Little Things’ Review: Big Stars Can’t Overcome The Issues

3.5

out of 5

January 29, 2021

Writer/director John Lee Hancock wrote the first draft of the new film, The Little Things, back in 1993, and it shows, as this film's story has not aged very well. Putting aside the '90s flavor that is packed into each… Read More

3.5

out of 5

‘The Vast Of Night’ Review: New Voices Tell An Old Story

3.8

out of 5

June 1, 2020

Humans have always wondered if there was something out in the stars; something trying to contact us. Stories of aliens visiting our race date back to the beginning of cinema. In the new film, The Vast of Night, that story… Read More

3.8

out of 5

‘Instant Family’ Review: Adopt This Family Film For The Holidays

4.0

out of 5

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November 15, 2018

The premise of Instant Family is not only based on a true story of co-writer and director Sean Anders' life, but it is one that hits a little close to home to me and my wife. We've thought about fostering… Read More

4.0

out of 5

‘The Girl In The Spider’s Web’ Review: Lisbeth Returns

3.9

out of 5

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November 10, 2018

The full title of Sony's newest Lisbeth Salander film is The Girl In The Spider's Web: A New Dragon Tattoo Story. Why the studio feels compelled to explain that this is part of the "Dragon Tattoo" franchise, and not part… Read More

3.9

out of 5

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Review: Is This Real Life Or Just Fantasy?

4.5

out of 5

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October 31, 2018

The new Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, does an admirable job of telling the band's story, while concentrating heavily on its larger-than-life front man, Freddie Mercury, played by Rami Malek. But the film takes liberties in certain key points, and misses some… Read More

4.5

out of 5

‘Halloween (2018)’ Review: ‘There’s A Reason We’re Supposed To Be Afraid Of This Night’

4.6

out of 5

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October 18, 2018

I didn't want to like the new Halloween movie. I'm in the school of thought that by erasing all of the sequels, remakes, reboots, and whatever that came after the 1978 original, the filmmakers were being lazy and going for… Read More

4.6

out of 5

‘Bad Times At The El Royale’ Review: A Throwback Film To A Throwback Era

4.0

out of 5

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October 15, 2018

Bad Times at the El Royale is a movie experience that they just don't make anymore. Drew Goddard's follow up to the sublime The Cabin in the Woods is a throwback film to end all throwback films, telling a story that… Read More

4.0

out of 5

‘A Star Is Born’ Review: A Star IS Born, Indeed

4.8

out of 5

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October 2, 2018

There's a reason why the film, A Star Is Born, is remade every 20-30 years or so. This is a timeless tale that is relevant, no matter when it's told. Fredrick March and Janet Gaynor told the story in 1937,… Read More

4.8

out of 5

‘White Boy Rick’ Review: The American Dream

3.8

out of 5

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September 13, 2018

The movies have long since portrayed the American dream as something attainable through luck, skill, or by force. Crime films that show the dream realized have always been popular, films such as The Godfather and Scarface. But when the dream… Read More

3.8

out of 5

‘Lizzie’ Review: Like A Hatchet To The Face

3.5

out of 5

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September 12, 2018

I've been obsessed with the legend of Lizzie Borden for most of my life. As a young boy, I stumbled across images taken from the scene of the crime, of Lizzie Borden's father and step mother hacked to death by… Read More

3.5

out of 5

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