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‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ Review

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“Mission: Impossible – Fallout” is the sixth installment in the Tom Cruise action movie franchise. As I mentioned in my review of 2015’s “Rogue Nation”, this should’ve been simply titled “M:I6” (to go along with the name of the British Secret Service, which is a part of this movie). The length of time between “Rogue […]
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‘The Equalizer 2’ Review

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“The Equalizer 2” is the first sequel of Denzel Washington’s career. He told Jimmy Kimmel that the script was good enough for the film to be made (unlike “Inside Man 2”, which he said didn’t make any sense at all). Washington re-teams with Antoine Fuqua, who also directed the original. These two have become one […]
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‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ Review

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“Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” is the sequel – and prequel – to 2008’s “Mamma Mia!”, the screen adaptation of the Broadway musical phenomenon, based on the iconic Abba songs. “Here We Go Again” is a new, complex and more mature story involving the characters we’ve known, and sung/danced along with for the past […]
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‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot’ Review

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Gus Van Sant’s “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” is an off-beat biopic of John Callahan, the lifelong alcoholic who was confined to a wheelchair following a drunken car crash and then become a popular, edgy cartoonist for the New Yorker and other publications. Joaquin Phoenix, one of the most versatile actors of our […]
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‘Skyscraper’ Review

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“Skyscraper” is the third big-budget action movie starring Dwayne Johnson to open in the last seven months. But audiences still flock to see The Rock – and this latest effort is destined to be a sure-“fire” hit. Johnson plays Will Sawyer, a former FBI op turned building safety expert who travels to Hong Kong to […]
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‘Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation’ Review

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Sony Pictures Animation’s first two “Hotel Transylvania” movies were fast-paced and filled with frenetic action, eye-popping characters and unique visuals. But what if you added loud, classic and contemporary pop music to the equation? That’s exactly what we get with “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”. This is the latest in a recent string of animated […]
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Review

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“Ant-Man and the Wasp” is the 20th Marvel Cinematic Universe installment. It’s also the fourth in the last eight months. “Star Wars” isn’t the only series suffering from franchise fatigue. I was looking forward to the lighter side of Marvel, following the dramatic wrath of “Avengers: Infinity War”. And “AM&TW” is the lightest, most family-friendly […]
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‘Uncle Drew’ Review

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A 1992 Nike Super Bowl commercial starring Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny inspired the cult classic “Space Jam”. Now, another basketball movie based on a TV ad could earn the same status. “Uncle Drew” stars NBA star Kyrie Irving as the senior citizen title character. Audiences were first introduced to the old school hoop legend […]
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‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ Review

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It’s rare for a sequel to be greenlit when the original only earned $47 million in the U.S. But “Sicario: Day of the Soldado”, the follow-up to 2015’s action/thriller “Sicario”, is not your typical sequel – mainly due to a shuffle in its lineup. Emily Blunt, who starred in the original, is not in “Soldado”. […]
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‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Review

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In the 25 years since “Jurassic Park”, dinosaurs have roared on the big screen in hand-drawn animated form (“The Land Before Time” films), skeletal form (“Night at the Museum”) and CGI/photo-realism form (“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”, “Walking with Dinosaurs”, “The Good Dinosaur” and the simply titled “Dinosaur”). Dinos have become almost as common […]
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