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Cartel Land documentary review: the war on drugs can have no winners

Tue, Feb 16, 2016

A real-life action thriller, a terrifying companion piece to Sicario. Do we want the wild West in the 21st century? Because that’s what we’ve got.

Zoolander 2 movie review: fashionably foolish

Fri, Feb 12, 2016

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A tad dated and scattershot, but the messy package is inventively absurd… and unlike many Hollywood comedies, able to carry that absurdity to a silly end.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip movie review: born to be mild

Wed, Feb 10, 2016

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Instantly forgettable but inoffensive fluff… you know, for kids. And “inoffensive” is better than can be said for many movies aimed at children.

Deadpool movie review: origin story with a potty mouth

Tue, Feb 09, 2016

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Callous, crass, unpleasantly smug. Supposes it’s being edgy because its protagonist swears a lot, but it’s like a child saying bad words just to be naughty.

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi movie review: American mercenary

Fri, Jan 29, 2016

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Michael Bay propagandizes for a right-wing idea of “true America,” seething with disdain for anyone who isn’t a former elite soldier turned mercenary.

The 5th Wave movie review: disaster movie, in more ways than one

Fri, Jan 22, 2016

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Lazy and trite, with a passive protagonist. It’s as if no one here understands the appeal of the postapocalyptic YA genre it is attempting to piggyback on.

Ride Along 2 movie review: don’t get in this car

Fri, Jan 22, 2016

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Dubious police procedures, by-the-numbers buddy-cop-comedy shenanigans, and characters who hate one another, none of which is as fun as it sounds.

Monkey Kingdom documentary review: growing up in the jungle

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

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Simplistic, but a charming and child-friendly introduction to our cousins in the wild that no zoo could provide, with a monkey heroine whom kids will cheer.