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Murder on the Orient Express movie review: strangers on a train

Murder on the Orient Express movie review: strangers on a train

Mon Nov 06 2017, 07:33pm | 5 comments

The Snowman movie review: winter blunderland

The Snowman movie review: winter blunderland

Tue Oct 17 2017, 02:29pm | 17 comments

Blade Runner 2049 movie review: a rickety retro replicant

Blade Runner 2049 movie review: a rickety retro replicant

Mon Oct 09 2017, 01:31pm | 140 comments

American Made movie review: they’re quite bad fellas, in fact

American Made movie review: they’re quite bad fellas, in fact

Mon Sep 25 2017, 10:30pm | 5 comments

The Vault movie review: where the money is haunted

The Vault movie review: where the money is haunted

Thu Sep 07 2017, 11:11pm | 1 comment

The Limehouse Golem movie review: riffing on the Ripper

The Limehouse Golem movie review: riffing on the Ripper

Mon Sep 04 2017, 03:35pm | 4 comments

Detroit movie review: racism 101 for white people

Detroit movie review: racism 101 for white people

Thu Aug 31 2017, 09:11pm | 28 comments

Logan Lucky movie review: a waste of a heist

Logan Lucky movie review: a waste of a heist

Fri Aug 25 2017, 03:53pm | 5 comments

The Hitman’s Bodyguard movie review: protection racket

The Hitman’s Bodyguard movie review: protection racket

Fri Aug 18 2017, 08:52am | 9 comments

Overdrive movie review: dumb and dubious

Overdrive movie review: dumb and dubious

Tue Aug 15 2017, 08:50pm | 7 comments

Hounds of Love movie review: serial-killer porn

Hounds of Love movie review: serial-killer porn

Thu Jul 27 2017, 06:31pm | 1 comment

Baby Driver movie review: common car-nage

Baby Driver movie review: common car-nage

Tue Jul 04 2017, 10:45pm | 78 comments

The House movie review: burn it down

The House movie review: burn it down

Mon Jul 03 2017, 08:10pm | 1 comment

Baywatch movie review: sun’s out, dumb’s out

Baywatch movie review: sun’s out, dumb’s out

Fri May 26 2017, 08:37pm | 25 comments

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword movie review: well I didn’t vote for him

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword movie review: well I didn’t vote for him

Mon May 22 2017, 04:27pm | 13 comments

Whisky Galore! movie review: leave it in the bottle

Whisky Galore! movie review: leave it in the bottle

Fri May 12 2017, 08:43pm | 6 comments

Unlocked movie review: the spy who broke the female mold

Unlocked movie review: the spy who broke the female mold

Fri May 05 2017, 06:24pm | 0 comments

Mindhorn movie review: fame and fatuity

Mindhorn movie review: fame and fatuity

Fri May 05 2017, 04:25pm | 8 comments

Free Fire movie review: guns a-boring

Free Fire movie review: guns a-boring

Mon Apr 17 2017, 10:02pm | 3 comments

The Handmaiden movie review: the women pushing back against misogyny, thwarted by their own film

The Handmaiden movie review: the women pushing back against misogyny, thwarted by their own film

Fri Apr 14 2017, 05:49pm | 81 comments

Fast & Furious 8 (aka The Fate of the Furious) movie review: notes from the critics’ ward

Fast & Furious 8 (aka The Fate of the Furious) movie review: notes from the critics’ ward

Wed Apr 12 2017, 10:09pm | 21 comments

Going in Style movie review: pabulum and circuses

Going in Style movie review: pabulum and circuses

Fri Apr 07 2017, 07:54pm | 0 comments

City of Tiny Lights movie review: mushy modern noir

City of Tiny Lights movie review: mushy modern noir

Thu Apr 06 2017, 05:06pm | 3 comments

Snowden movie review: the system’s self-correction

Snowden movie review: the system’s self-correction

Mon Apr 03 2017, 09:47pm | 0 comments

Ghost in the Shell movie review: more like ghost in the meh-chine

Ghost in the Shell movie review: more like ghost in the meh-chine

Wed Mar 29 2017, 12:59pm | 107 comments

CHiPs movie review: they promised chip would happen, and it did

CHiPs movie review: they promised chip would happen, and it did

Mon Mar 27 2017, 10:22pm | 17 comments

Dig Two Graves movie review: and bury this deep

Dig Two Graves movie review: and bury this deep

Fri Mar 24 2017, 09:59am | 16 comments

T2 Trainspotting movie review: GenX running out of steam but chugging on

T2 Trainspotting movie review: GenX running out of steam but chugging on

Wed Mar 22 2017, 09:31pm | 1 comment

Mean Dreams movie review: Paxton et justitia

Mean Dreams movie review: Paxton et justitia

Sun Mar 19 2017, 08:05pm | 0 comments

Patriots Day movie review: blurry portrait of a city

Patriots Day movie review: blurry portrait of a city

Mon Feb 27 2017, 05:33pm | 1 comment

Prevenge movie review: baby bump off

Prevenge movie review: baby bump off

Mon Feb 13 2017, 03:37pm | 1 comment

Split movie review: time for another round of “What the Hell Was M. Night Shyamalan Thinking?”

Split movie review: time for another round of “What the Hell Was M. Night Shyamalan Thinking?”

Tue Jan 24 2017, 08:16pm | 17 comments

Live by Night movie review: criminal tedium

Live by Night movie review: criminal tedium

Thu Jan 05 2017, 08:43pm | 5 comments

Chi-Raq movie review: sex as a weapon of peace

Chi-Raq movie review: sex as a weapon of peace

Thu Dec 01 2016, 08:38pm | 0 comments

Bad Santa 2 movie review: been there, done that, licked the candy cane lasciviously

Bad Santa 2 movie review: been there, done that, licked the candy cane lasciviously

Thu Nov 24 2016, 02:52pm | 0 comments

The Uncondemned documentary review: the horrors of Rwanda, on trial

The Uncondemned documentary review: the horrors of Rwanda, on trial

Mon Nov 07 2016, 05:34pm | 0 comments

The Accountant movie review: by the numbers but outside the lines

The Accountant movie review: by the numbers but outside the lines

Fri Nov 04 2016, 05:26pm | 0 comments

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back movie review: don’t go back for the sequel

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back movie review: don’t go back for the sequel

Wed Oct 19 2016, 04:45pm | 30 comments

Blood Father movie review: a take-your-daughter-to-work adventure

Blood Father movie review: a take-your-daughter-to-work adventure

Fri Oct 07 2016, 11:36am | 1 comment

The Girl on the Train movie review: in praise of flawed women

The Girl on the Train movie review: in praise of flawed women

Thu Oct 06 2016, 11:48pm | 11 comments

#LFF2016: Spaceship, Divines, Lupe Under the Sun

#LFF2016: Spaceship, Divines, Lupe Under the Sun

Tue Oct 04 2016, 08:17pm | 2 comments

#LFF2016: Ma’ Rosa, Pyromaniac, All This Panic

#LFF2016: Ma’ Rosa, Pyromaniac, All This Panic

Thu Sep 29 2016, 02:24pm | 0 comments

#LFF2016: Down Under, Indivisible, Wild

#LFF2016: Down Under, Indivisible, Wild

Thu Sep 22 2016, 10:55pm | 0 comments

#LFF2016: A Date for Mad Mary, Chasing Asylum, The Dreamed Ones

#LFF2016: A Date for Mad Mary, Chasing Asylum, The Dreamed Ones

Tue Sep 20 2016, 06:41pm | 0 comments

Hell or High Water movie review: there will be blood

Hell or High Water movie review: there will be blood

Tue Sep 13 2016, 04:35pm | 10 comments

Mechanic: Resurrection movie review: the Jessica Alba-centered fanfic that makes this work

Mechanic: Resurrection movie review: the Jessica Alba-centered fanfic that makes this work

Mon Aug 29 2016, 02:23pm | 8 comments

The Purge: Election Year movie review: soylent green is Donald Trump!

The Purge: Election Year movie review: soylent green is Donald Trump!

Fri Aug 26 2016, 12:04pm | 3 comments

Black movie review: tragically bad

Black movie review: tragically bad

Fri Aug 19 2016, 03:53pm | 9 comments

War Dogs movie review: sob havoc over this gun fun run

War Dogs movie review: sob havoc over this gun fun run

Wed Aug 17 2016, 11:58am | 6 comments

Suicide Squad movie review: sh*t squad

Suicide Squad movie review: sh*t squad

Fri Aug 05 2016, 06:30pm | 169 comments

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