Category: Film Reviews

Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse is Genre Busting Fun

Wow. Just Wow. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen an engaging, genre-busting movie,…

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On the Basis of Sex honors the trials and vindication of legal pioneer Ruth Bader Ginsburg

On the Basis of Sex captures the human side of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Set It Up‘s light touch is a worthy diversion into romantic comedy

Set It Up‘s (2018) light touch uses a surprisingly snappy comic script and on-screen chemistry…

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Hotel Artemis Struggles at Check In

Hotel Artemis seems to have everything it needs to be a successful film but manages…

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Movie Review: Fine acting can’t lift Ocean’s Eight above a predictable plot

Ocean’s Eight is the newest addition to the Ocean’s “heist film” series rebooted by Ocean’s…

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Review: Solo entertains but doesn’t break ground in Star Wars Universe

Solo: A Star Wars Story opened to less than enthusiastic audiences, but the numbers are…

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Review: Avengers: Infinity War‘s dull plot doesn’t stop Marvel’s romp across the universe

The biggest issue with Avengers: Infinity War is its failure to resolve plot conflict. And…

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Review: Tomb Raider fails to live up to Vikendar’s strong performance

The 2018 reboot of the Tomb Raider film franchise is a serviceable action film with…

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Review: Del Toro delivers a tour de force with The Shape of Water

Guillermo del Toro delivers a tour de force with The Shape of Water, a film…

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Molly’s Game and the subjective interpretation of movies

Everyone once in a while, I am reminded of how subjective our interpretations of movies…

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