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‘The Midnight Sky’ Review: You’ve Seen This a Dozen Times Before, So Why Not Once More?

As far as blatant rip-offs go, I’ve seen worse than this. “The Midnight Sky” is the latest directorial effort from George Clooney, based on the novel “Good Morning, Midnight.” The film follows a lone scientist in the Arctic (Clooney) who must journey to a radio tower to warn off a returning spaceship (containing Felicity Jones,… Continue reading ‘The Midnight Sky’ Review: You’ve Seen This a Dozen Times Before, So Why Not Once More?

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I Have a Grudge Against ‘The Grudge’

A reboot of an American remake of a Japanese horror film that is being released on the third day of January. Great. Jacki Weaver wears a bad wig and talks…in…fragments. John Cho announces his name six times upon entering a house. A police detective has access to every personal family picture and video ever privately… Continue reading I Have a Grudge Against ‘The Grudge’

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‘The Nun’ is Just Another Bland ‘Conjuring’ Spin-Off

And I thought the DC Extended Universe had problems… “The Nun” is the fifth installment of the “Conjuring Universe” and a prequel to 2016’s “The Conjuring 2.” It follows a Catholic priest (Demián Bichir) and a young novitiate (Taissa Farmiga) who uncover an unholy secret in a Romanian monastery in 1952. Corin Hardy directs while… Continue reading ‘The Nun’ is Just Another Bland ‘Conjuring’ Spin-Off