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‘Baby Driver’ Review

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Every year there are one or two movies that get unreasonably over-hyped prior to their wide release. And so not only do these films have to be good, they also must live-up to the great expectations. “Baby Driver” is the first of these movies of 2017. Director Edgar Wright’s “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” fit into this […]
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‘All Eyez on Me’ Review

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Two years after the satisfying but lengthy N.W.A. origin story “Straight Outta Compton” comes this biopic of a solo rap artist who changed the music industry and popular culture forever. “All Eyez on Me”, released on what would’ve been Tupac Shakur’s 46th birthday, is a cradle-to-grave look at the iconic performer, who lived his 25 […]
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‘It Comes At Night’ Review

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The post-apocalyptic/mankind on the verge of extinction/epidemic virus crisis genre continues to grow at a rapid pace. From “World War Z”, “Contagion” and “28 Days Later” to the “Planet of the Apes” and “Hunger Games” franchises, and even “WALL-E”, we’ve seen it all. Joel Edgerton was a producer on the 2014 indie “The Rover”, which […]
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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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‘Alien: Covenant’ Review

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A covenant is an agreement. I’ve got a feeling I won’t be sharing a covenant with many die-hard “Alien” fans on Ridley Scott’s latest prequel, and “Prometheus” sequel, “Alien: Covenant”. The time is 2104 and the crew of the spaceship Covenant is looking for a new planet to call home. Members include Katherine Waterston, Billy […]
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‘Snatched’ Review

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2015’s rom-com “Trainwreck” isn’t a great film, but the script from star Amy Schumer had plenty of winning comedic and dramatic material – not to mention relatable characters and believable situations. “Snatched” is Schumer’s first film since “Trainwreck”. While there are a lot differences between the two, the biggest is that Schumer didn’t write “Snatched”, […]
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‘The Hero’ Review

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“The Hero” is the Best Movie of 2017 so far, highlighted by the first Lead Actor nomination-worthy performance of the year. For the most part throughout his career, Sam Elliott has thrived as a character actor, best known for supporting work in films such as “Tombstone”, “The Big Lebowski” and “Hulk” – and for countless TV […]
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‘The Dinner’ Review

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2015’s action/thriller “Run All Night” starred Liam Neeson and Ed Harris as longtime friends, hitmen and fathers who meet one night over dinner to discuss why one of their sons killed the other’s son and what should be done about it. The new psychological thriller “The Dinner” (based on a 2012 novel that’s previously been […]
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‘Colossal’ Review

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In promoting “Colossal”, star and executive producer Anne Hathaway has suggested that you should go into the film without knowing anything about it. After seeing “Colossal”, my suggestion is that you simply don’t go. I knew going in that “Colossal” was going to be a little quirky and unique. And I’m all for offbeat, experimental […]
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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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