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Le Mans ’66 (aka Ford v Ferrari) movie review: when “circle back” meant something else in corporatespeak

Thu, Nov 14, 2019
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A winning (if overearnest) depiction of manly friendship, with some pretty thrilling (if only technically so) racing stuff. But it doesn’t see its potential to be actually culturally significant.

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Spectre movie review: Bond goes backward

Wed, Oct 28, 2015
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After a truly spectacular and fresh opening sequence, everyone might as well be enacting a Bond puppet show, which is sometimes unpleasantly retro-icky.

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Get on Up movie review: James Brown’s bad self

Fri, Nov 21, 2014
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Solid biopic of the godfather of funk and soul, but there’s not much genuinely memorable about it beyond Chadwick Boseman’s stunning breakout performance.

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Edge of Tomorrow movie review: all his yesterdays

Fri, May 30, 2014
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A witty, clever, character-driven bit of science fiction wonderfulness, full of suspense, surprise, tension, and an unexpected poignancy.

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