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

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

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Don’t Pick ‘Tag’ as Your Next Must-See Comedy

Jon Hamm and Jeremy Renner are two of those serious, award nominated actors that you forget are actually pretty funny until they are given the chance to be, well, funny. “Tag” is loosely based on a true story of a group of grown childhood friends (Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, Hannibal Buress, Jon Hamm and Jeremy… Continue reading Don’t Pick ‘Tag’ as Your Next Must-See Comedy

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‘Wind River’ is as Chilling as its Frozen Setting

It’s hard to be a writer and be a name people instantly recognize, but alongside Aaron Sorkin I think Taylor Sheridan is well on his way to doing just that. “Wind River” follows an FBI agent (Elizabeth Olsen) who is called in to investigate a possible murder on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming… Continue reading ‘Wind River’ is as Chilling as its Frozen Setting

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‘Arrival’ a Close Encounter of the Underwhelming Kind

This is pretty much if neo-Steven Spielberg met neo-Christopher Nolan and both of them brought their B-game. “Arrival” stars Amy Adams as a linguist who is called upon by the military (led by Forest Whitaker) to figure out alien’s language after spaceships touchdown in 12 locations across the globe. Jeremy Renner and Michael Stuhlbarg also… Continue reading ‘Arrival’ a Close Encounter of the Underwhelming Kind