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‘Avengers: Endgame’ Takes Some Risks that Don’t Pay Off, but There’s Still a Lot to Love
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‘Avengers: Endgame’ Takes Some Risks that Don’t Pay Off, but There’s Still a Lot to Love

David Palmer2 Comments

In some ways, this feels like “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” in that this film contains both the highest highs and the lowest lows of the franchise. “Avengers: Endgame” is the follow-up to 2018’s “Infinity War” and is the 22nd film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which began 11 years ago with “Iron Man.” The… Continue reading ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Takes Some Risks that Don’t Pay Off, but There’s Still a Lot to Love

Rae and Martin Help Make ‘Little’ a Tiny Bit Better Than It Should Be
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Rae and Martin Help Make ‘Little’ a Tiny Bit Better Than It Should Be

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In case you weren’t feeling like you haven’t accomplished enough in your life, Marsai Martin, who is just 14, is now officially the youngest person ever to executively produce a Hollywood film. So. There’s that. “Little” is the story of a shrill executive (Regina Hall) who is transformed into the 13-year-old version of herself (Marsai… Continue reading Rae and Martin Help Make ‘Little’ a Tiny Bit Better Than It Should Be

‘Dumbo’ is Charming and Entertaining (Enough)
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‘Dumbo’ is Charming and Entertaining (Enough)

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People say Hollywood has run out of ideas and that Disney is growing too big for everyone’s own good, and you have to look for farther than remaking a 60-minute 1941 animated film and having it be the first of four live-action redos by the company set to come out in 2019. “Dumbo” is the… Continue reading ‘Dumbo’ is Charming and Entertaining (Enough)

Zachary Levi Soars, but ‘Shazam!’ is Just OK
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Zachary Levi Soars, but ‘Shazam!’ is Just OK

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Less than a month ago we had Marvel’s “Captain Marvel” and now we have DC’s “Shazam,” a character who was originally named Captain Marvel but, for legal obvious reasons, no longer is. “Shazam!” is the seventh installment of the DC Extended Universe and the first live-action depiction of the character since the 1941 movie serials.… Continue reading Zachary Levi Soars, but ‘Shazam!’ is Just OK

‘Us’ Keeps Us Guessing in the Most Tense of Ways
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‘Us’ Keeps Us Guessing in the Most Tense of Ways

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Well Jordan Peele was able to beat the mediocre freshman directorial debut cliché, so if anyone can stump the sophomore slump it’s him. “Us” is the second feature from writer-director Jordan Peele, following his Oscar-winning start with “Get Out” in 2017. It follows a family (Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph and Evan Alex)… Continue reading ‘Us’ Keeps Us Guessing in the Most Tense of Ways

‘Captive State’ is the Netflix Movie that Netflix Would be Embarrassed to Stream
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‘Captive State’ is the Netflix Movie that Netflix Would be Embarrassed to Stream

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Remember back in 2014 when Netflix was known for its cut-rate made-for-TV movies instead of helming Oscar contenders? Yeah, this film feels like it missed the queue by a few years… “Captive State” takes place on Earth after an alien species has invaded and forced humanity’s surrender, and follows a small faction determined to start… Continue reading ‘Captive State’ is the Netflix Movie that Netflix Would be Embarrassed to Stream

I’ll Eat Crow and Say It: ‘Captain Marvel’ was Fun and I was Wrong
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I’ll Eat Crow and Say It: ‘Captain Marvel’ was Fun and I was Wrong

David Palmer2 Comments

Ok. I’m a big enough man to admit when I’m wrong. And I may have just been wrong. “Captain Marvel” is the 21st installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the first film to feature Brie Larson as the titular hero. Samuel L. Jackson also stars as a younger version of his Nick Fury character… Continue reading I’ll Eat Crow and Say It: ‘Captain Marvel’ was Fun and I was Wrong

‘Cold Pursuit’ Leaves Liam Neeson Out in the Cold
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‘Cold Pursuit’ Leaves Liam Neeson Out in the Cold

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Remember when Michael Jordan and Brett Favre both kept retiring and promising that it was “for real this time”? Yeah, that seems to be Liam Neeson with his “old man with a gun” films. “Cold Pursuit” is a remake of the 2014 Norwegian film “In Order of Disappearance,” which was directed by Hans Petter Moland,… Continue reading ‘Cold Pursuit’ Leaves Liam Neeson Out in the Cold

‘Glass’ is Such a Letdown that it Will Break Your Heart
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‘Glass’ is Such a Letdown that it Will Break Your Heart

David Palmer2 Comments

Haven’t we learned from the likes of “Zoolander” and “Tron” that making sequels to beloved films over a decade after the first installment causes nothing but harm… “Glass” is the third film in writer-director M. Night Shyamalan’s “grounded superhero” trilogy following “Unbreakable” (2000) and “Split” (2017). Samuel L. Jackson and Bruce Willis reprise their roles… Continue reading ‘Glass’ is Such a Letdown that it Will Break Your Heart