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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire May 03

Fri, May 03, 2019
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Linda Cardellini stars in horror mystery The Curse of La Llorona, cowritten by Mikki Daughtry; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Apr 17-19

Sat, Apr 20, 2019
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Chrissy Metz stars in faith-based drama Breakthrough, directed by Roxann Dawson; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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Hunter Killer movie review: dead in the water

Sun, Oct 21, 2018
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The Hunt for Red October as made by a Michael Bay wannabe who can’t even rise to the level of giving-a-propagandistic-crap. Absurd geopolitics and laugh-out-loud clichés abound; tension and excitement do not.

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Daddy’s Home 2 movie review: the father away, the better

Tue, Nov 28, 2017
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Goes well beyond the typical mindless array of slapstick and humiliation to reach disgusting new depths of coarseness. Not just appalling, but actually dangerous.

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Daddy’s Home movie review: floundering fathers

Mon, Dec 21, 2015
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Clichés about good dads and bad boys go beyond the cheap and obvious and into the insulting. There’s nothing unexpected or even mildly amusing here.

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