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‘Impractical Jokers: The Movie’ Review

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It’s rare for a TV channel to distribute a movie. But “Impractical Jokers” has been so successful for TruTV over the past 8 years that the folks at WarnerMedia Entertainment decided to put a fresh content, feature-length film in theaters. If you’re not up to speed, the “Impractical Jokers” team is basically the modern-day “Jackass” […]
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‘Downhill’ Review

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Nat Faxon and Jim Rash are not afraid to put characters in awkward, uncomfortable situations. They co-wrote “The Descendants”, which was about a guy realizing that his now deceased wife was cheating on him… and he’s gotta confront the other guy. “The Way, Way Back”, which Faxon & Rash also directed, was about a shy […]
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‘Spies in Disguise’ Review

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Blue Sky Studios, the animation company behind the “Ice Age” franchise and “Rio”, has been around for more than 30 years. It started releasing feature films in 2002. From 2011-2017 Blue Sky opened a movie a year, through distributor 20th Century Fox. But since the release of “Ferdinand” in 2017, a lot has changed at […]
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‘Frozen II’ Review

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Last time, Elsa said, “The cold never bothered me, anyway.” Well, there are more than a few things that bother me about “Frozen II”. It’s been six years since the original, game-changing “Frozen” was released. In that time it has, arguably, become the defining animated movie of this generation. So the pressure was on for […]
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‘The Aeronauts’ Review

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Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones played Stephen and Jane Hawking in the 2014 drama, “The Theory of Everything”. Both were rewarded with multiple award season nominations and honors. The duo is back together in “The Aeronauts”, hoping to reach similar cinematic heights. “Based on a true story” dramas always tamper with the facts in some […]
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‘Last Christmas’ Review

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Since its release in 2003, “Love Actually” has been regarded as the quintessential holiday movie for grown-ups. It also remains one of the most popular rom-coms of the past 20 years. It’s a charming film (though I don’t know how some people have two-and-a-half hours every December to devote to watching it again). “Last Christmas” […]
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‘Lucy in the Sky’ Review

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Picture yourself in a chair in a theater…with popcorn, candy and a cold drink. The movie begins, and you watch quite intently, a girl who can’t straightly think. Natalie Portman’s “Lucy in the Sky” character, Lucy Cola, is inspired by real-life, former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak. She made headlines back in 2007 when she was […]
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‘Gemini Man’ Review

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There have been plenty of movies in which the same actor plays two different characters — either twins or two versions of themselves. Will Smith’s new film tries to put a “fresh” spin on this concept. In “Gemini Man”, Smith plays Henry Brogan – a government hitman with 72 confirmed kills. On the brink of […]
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‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’ Review

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“Where’d You Go, Bernadette” is co-written and directed by Richard Linklater (“Boyhood”). It stars two-time Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett as the title character. And as she did in “Blue Jasmine”, Blanchett sinks herself into a role that’s dark, complex, unsettling and relatable. Bernadette lives with husband Elgie (Billy Crudup). He’s a successful software developer working at […]
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‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’ Review

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“The Secret Life of Pets 2” is Illumination Entertainment’s sequel to their 2016 mega hit. Director Chris Renaud is back, along with most of the principal cast. But the vibe, as a whole, is much different from the original – and for the better. Patton Oswalt (who broke through as a voice actor as Remy […]
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