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‘The 355’ Review: Pretty-Looking People Stuck in a Pretty Bland Action Flick
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‘The 355’ Review: Pretty-Looking People Stuck in a Pretty Bland Action Flick

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If you Google “standard January movie release” this is what you’ll find staring back at you. “The 355” stars Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Penélope Cruz, Diane Kruger, and Fan Bingbing as a group of international spies who must put aside their differences to locate a stolen device that could trigger World War III; Sebastian Stan… Continue reading ‘The 355’ Review: Pretty-Looking People Stuck in a Pretty Bland Action Flick

‘It Chapter 2’ Sinks Instead of Floating
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‘It Chapter 2’ Sinks Instead of Floating

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Two bad Stephen King adaptations in less than six months, wonder if Vegas had some sort of over/under on that… “It Chapter Two” is the sequel to the (somewhat surprising) 2017 hit, and follows a group of adults who return to their hometown in order to again face off against a creature that terrorized them… Continue reading ‘It Chapter 2’ Sinks Instead of Floating

Don’t Believe the Clickbait: ‘Dark Phoenix’ is Not *That* Bad
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Don’t Believe the Clickbait: ‘Dark Phoenix’ is Not *That* Bad

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OK, hear me out. “Dark Phoenix” is the 12th (and ipso facto final) installment of Fox’s “X-Men” series, before its likely reboot by Disney into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film follows the X-Men as they confront one of their members who has been exposed to a strange power source during a space mission. James… Continue reading Don’t Believe the Clickbait: ‘Dark Phoenix’ is Not *That* Bad

‘Molly’s Game’ is Great Chastain but Only OK Sorkin
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‘Molly’s Game’ is Great Chastain but Only OK Sorkin

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Aaron Sorkin could write directions for baking a fruitcake and it would still be more interesting and invigorating than most people’s screenplays. “Molly’s Game” marks Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut from a script of his own hand. Like most all his work, it is based off a memoir and in this case he chronicles the story… Continue reading ‘Molly’s Game’ is Great Chastain but Only OK Sorkin

‘The Martian’ is Overlong, Underwhelming
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‘The Martian’ is Overlong, Underwhelming

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Well, at least this is better than “Exodus: Gods and Kings;” whatever that’s worth. “The Martian” is based on the bestselling novel and stars Matt Damon as Mark Watney, an astronaut who is left behind on Mars after his team must perform an emergency evacuation. He must then both find a way to grow food… Continue reading ‘The Martian’ is Overlong, Underwhelming