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Kong: Skull Island is a reboot done well
It takes elements from the previous Kong films and tells its own story in its own world
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Review: ‘The Red Turtle’: a clinic in simplicity
Simple animation and no dialogue leads to a surprisingly meaningful experience
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‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ is the best superhero movie in a while
Batman’s egotism is the driving force of the film and the main conflict.
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‘A Dog’s Purpose’ will be manipulative
Tries to manipulate viewers by having dog deaths littered throughout the film
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‘Monster Trucks’ is not the biggest monstrosity
With such an off-the-wall concept, there was an opportunity for the characters to be written in a way that wasn’t stereotypical
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“Loving:” A character-driven look into the landmark court case
Far too often when a film is centered around a famous historical event or landmark court case, instead of focusing on compelling characters and interesting stories behind the events, viewers are forced to sit through preachy and vapid speeches that are emotionally manipulative and hammer home the obvious fact that the good guys are right. […]
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‘Certain Women’: A fascinating character study
Most of the time, when a movie has no plot or interesting buildup, it’s a smart idea to stay far away from it for your own sanity (unless it’s so bad it’s good). After all, how is it possible to be invested in a movie that gives you no reason to care about it? When […]
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“Denial”: fascinating history meets mediocrity
Seeing a mediocre movie can be a weird experience. You’re never enthralled or invested in it like a great movie, you’re never offended or enraged at it like a terrible movie and you’re never able to ironically enjoy it as much as the so-bad-it’s-good movie. Mediocre movies fade out of your memory after blankly staring […]
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2016 retrospective: ‘Norm of the North’ is worst film of the year so far
Norm of the North is a disaster that will suck the life out of anyone who comes near it.
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‘Midnight Special’ not exactly special
“After I left the theater, I couldn’t help but feel that it had a lot of wasted potential.”