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‘Amsterdam’ Movie Review

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“What is happening here?” and “This is so strange” are two lines spoken by Christian Bale’s character Burt in director David O. Russell’s new film “Amsterdam”. They were also two of the thoughts constantly swirling around in my head while watching “Amsterdam”. O. Russell (who also wrote the screenplay) took the mildly intriguing 1933 Business […]
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‘Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ Movie Review

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I wasn’t a big fan of 2017’s “The Hitman’s Bodyguard”. Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson do their usual schtick in what is a very poorly constructed action comedy. But audiences responded to it as late summer escapism. The film earned $75 million domestically and another $100M internationally… so why not a sequel? Here’s why […]
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‘2067’ Movie Review

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“2067” is a sci-fi drama set in the year… well, you can probably figure that out. Though some of it actually takes place about 400 years later. Global fires have wiped-out all plant life, leaving mankind dependent on artificial oxygen in order to breathe and live. Everyone walks around town wearing a mask. (So if […]
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‘Booksmart’ Review

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Olivia Wilde is the latest actor turned director hoping to make a splashy feature directorial debut. “Booksmart” attempts to be the Gen Z version of “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”. Instead, thanks to a flawed concept, ridiculous characters, unethical situations, unrealistic dialogue and a flat-out absurd vision, it’s bad times for anyone unfortunate enough to […]
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‘Shazam!’ Review

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I’ll begin my “Shazam!” review the same way I began my “Aquaman” review just three months ago: With the exception of “Wonder Woman”, DC continues to be unable to do the superhero genre “justice”. This time, however, they’ve taken things up a notch. Not only is “Shazam!” poorly made on a number of levels—it’s also […]
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‘Holmes & Watson’ Review

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Embarrassing, My Dear Watson. Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly have reunited for the first time in a decade to take on the roles of detectives Sherlock Holmes and John Watson in this “comedic” interpretation of the Sir Arthur Donan Coyle classics. But there’s no way writer/director Etan Cohen (of the equally inept “Get Hard”) actually […]
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‘Tag’ Review

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Here’s a piece of advice for anyone looking to edit trailers as a profession: Don’t begin a trailer (that everyone will have seen in theaters and online for several months) with the climactic moment in the movie. That egregious mistake was made with “Tag”. And it’s far from the only one. “Tag” stars Jon Hamm, […]
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‘Baywatch’ Review

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Two months ago, Warner Bros. released a modernized movie version of the 70s/80s TV series “Chips”. It was an abysmal failure, both on screen and at the box office. And now, not to be outdone, Paramount has responded with “Baywatch”, which takes the ‘movie reboots of old TV shows’ genre to depths previously unseen. Dwayne […]
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‘CHIPS’ Review

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Just when you thought (hoped) that Hollywood had run out of 60s, 70s and 80s TV shows to adapt to the big screen, here comes a modern version of “CHiPs” – the NBC police drama that ran for six seasons from 1977-1983 and made Ponch/Erik Estrada an instant star. Movie comedies based on TV series have […]
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‘Fist Fight’ Review

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“Fist Fight” is easily one of the most tasteless and worthless movies ever made. For starters, the concept is absolutely ridiculous: raged high school teacher Mr. Strickland (played by Ice Cube) loses his job (after he snaps in class) and he decides to challenge fellow teacher Mr. Campbell (Charlie Day) to fight him in the parking lot at […]
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