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‘Stuber’ Review

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Kumail Nanjiani’s live-action, starring role follow-up to his 2017 indie darling “The Big Sick” (for which he earned an Oscar nomination with his wife Emily) is a big, sickly mess. At one point during the “action comedy”, co-star Dave Bautista remarks how combining Stu (the name of Nanjiani’s character) and Uber (the ridesharing service) to […]
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‘Hellboy’ Review

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I’ve been to “Hellboy” and back — to let you know that this reboot is one of the worst films of 2019.  Guillermo del Toro’s 2004 and 2008 “Hellboy” movies were beloved by critics and fans. But two minutes into director Neil Marshall’s take the Dark Horse comic, you’ll realize it’s your money that you […]
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‘Cold Pursuit’ Review

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The Liam Neeson action/thriller genre began 10 years ago with “Taken”. Over the past decade, he’s starred in a dozen or so movies in which his character seeks revenge over something that has really ticked him off. In promoting “Cold Pursuit”, the latest entry in this unique franchise (that follows the exact same plot – […]
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‘Aquaman’ Review

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I feel like I’m beating a dead (sea) horse (don’t troll me on social media: it’s an expression). But with the exception of “Wonder Woman”, DC continues to be unable to do the superhero genre “justice”. As anticipated, “Aquaman” swims with the fishes. Jason Momoa’s title character had a cameo in 2016’s “Batman v. Superman”. […]
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The Spy Who Dumped Me Review

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On the heels of last summer’s disappointing spy action comedy “The Hitman’s Bodyguard”, starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson, Lionsgate now offers-up their female counterpart in the genre – “The Spy Who Dumped Me”. That title probably sold well in the pitch meeting. However, the final product is a mess and easily one of the […]
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‘Red Sparrow’ Review

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“Red Sparrow” is being marketed as a sexy spy thriller in which Jennifer Lawrence shows a lot of skin. The truth is – while Lawrence is naked in a few scenes, not only is this misguided and often vile film NOT sexy, but it doesn’t contain a single thrill. In a time when Hollywood is […]
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‘Geostorm’ Review

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I have limited time each week to see as many movies as I can. This weekend it came down to a choice between “The Snowman” and “Geostorm”. Due to the chilly buzz I’d been hearing on the Michael Fassbender slasher thriller I decided to go with the weather armageddon thriller instead. Walking out of the […]
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‘Logan Lucky’ Review

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Normally I wouldn’t start a review with a line from the very end of a movie. But this line is actually a line of text – a few sentences – from the last screen of the final credits of “Logan Lucky”, which read as follows: “This is a Work of Fiction. Nobody was Robbed in […]
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‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Review

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I never thought it was possible for the fifth “Transformers” movie to actually be the worst of the franchise, especially considering 2009’s 2nd installment, “Revenge of the Fallen” was such a disaster. Director Michael Bay began this series 10 years ago with a fun, cool coming-of-age story of a teen and his relationships with cars […]
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‘Free Fire’ Review

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Martin Scorsese is a producer on the indie action film, “Free Fire”. His “Wolf of Wall Street” currently holds the record for most f-bombs in a mainstream movie, with more than 500. “Free Fire” certainly gives “Wolf” a run for its money in that category – and at only half the running time. The reason […]
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