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Death on the Nile movie review: Kenneth Branagh steps in the same river twice

Wed, Feb 16, 2022
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This should be salacious! We should revel in the seething jealousy and simmering resentments! But there’s not much suspense or engagement in waiting for someone to die, nor in finding out whodunnit.

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my picks for tonight’s 90th Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2017’s films) (winners indicated)

Mon, Mar 05, 2018
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I correctly guessed 15 out of the 24 categories, which is one of my better showings ever, I think.

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

Mon, Nov 06, 2017
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Doubly dated, lacking in humor and subtext, its impressive cast deliberately underutilized, this is little more than an exercise in gorgeous production design.

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Blade Runner 2049 movie review: a rickety retro replicant

Mon, Oct 09, 2017
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Visually, this dying future world is immersively hellish. Intellectually, though, its ideas haven’t kept up with the rapidly evolving science-fictional conversation.

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Alien: Covenant movie review: game over, man

Tue, May 09, 2017
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A rote disappointment. There is nothing shocking or even mildly unexpected here. But there is an ironic weakening of the power of the xenomorphs to terrify.

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Green Lantern (terrible movie quotes)

Mon, Jul 11, 2011
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“Let’s get these pants off and fly some planes.” –Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds)

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Green Lantern (review)

Fri, Jun 17, 2011
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I am consumed by the aubergine power of muddled confusion and despair.

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