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Solo: A Star Wars Story movie review: where has our scoundrel gone?

Wed, May 23, 2018
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A Star Wars–flavored juice drink* of a movie (*contains 10% real juice) that tells us nothing of significance we didn’t already know about Han Solo, in an incarnation that lacks his essential charisma and precarious danger.

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

Mon, Mar 05, 2018
9 comments

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

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BAFTA 2018 winners announced

Mon, Feb 19, 2018
1 comment

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri wins big…

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War for the Planet of the Apes movie review: empathy for the ape

Mon, Jul 10, 2017
9 comments

A triumph of science fiction storytelling: a sweeping tale of mythological scope told with astonishing FX wizardry that brings emotion and intelligence to nonhuman people.

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The Edge of Seventeen movie review: bleed for this

Thu, Dec 01, 2016
13 comments

This pseudo-80s teen dramedy feels like the flip side of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, bursting with generosity and empathy for its forlorn drama queen.

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Now You See Me 2 movie review: now you don’t

Fri, Jul 08, 2016
8 comments

The delicately balanced foolishness of Now You See Me gives way to impossibly supernatural magic tricks aimed at thwarting the least menacing villain ever.

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Triple 9 movie review: ordinary criminals

Thu, Feb 18, 2016
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How did a genre-smashing director make a heist thriller so generic, with characters too unlikable to be engaging but not twisted enough to be intriguing?

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Out of the Furnace review: brothers in yawns

Tue, Mar 11, 2014
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A pungent reek of testosterone stinks up this high-toned apologetic for vigilantism and revenge. Still: great performances! (new DVD/VOD US/Can)

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who are the worst couples in the history of fiction (novels, TV, movies, etc)?

Mon, Feb 10, 2014
21 comments

Please enjoy this anti-Valentine’s Day Question.

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire review: reluctant heroine

Fri, Nov 15, 2013
32 comments

A devastating indictment of pop culture as propaganda — about its power and the limits of its powers — and an upending of the typical teen-girl romance movie.

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