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More than 15 years since the previous film, “Bad Boys for Life” makes a good effort in its attempt to revive the franchise. Reviving franchises both on TV and in theaters has become a lot more …
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The new war film “1917” is unlike any war movie you’ve ever seen before due to one unique filming technique. It’s also earning a lot of awards season buzz. Director Sam Mendes has filmed the …
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“Little Women” is an exceptional film. It’s rich, it’s emotional, and everyone on screen is just perfect. Though the sudden appearance of comedian Bob Odenkirk halfway through the film threw …
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Adam Sandler is no longer just that weird, loutish comedian making silly movies. He still is all of that, but after a stellar turn in the anxiety-inducing “Uncut Gems”, he’s also a potential …
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This isn’t the end. There will be more Star Wars movies in the future. But for now, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” is an entertaining and adventurous end to the current trilogy of films. …
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“Jumanji” is officially a franchise now, with a new sequel that is just as much fun, if not more so, than the previous film. Reviving the “Jumanji” movie decades later with a new cast and a …
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“Knives Out” is a rarity in Hollywood these days. It’s not adapted from a comic or a book. It’s not a remake or a reboot. “Knives Out” is an original story, and it’s a murder mystery …
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The Mister Rogers remembrance tour continues this holiday season with the touching and heartfelt “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”. Last year, audiences were treated to a documentary about …
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Winter has arrived in the city, so why not celebrate the new icy temperatures with a long-awaited Disney sequel that holds up to the original? Personally, I liked “Frozen II” more than the first …
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It’s off to the races with “Ford v Ferrari”, a solid and enjoyable racing movie with a truly spectacular lead performance by Christian Bale. Ever a chameleon, Bale transforms into …
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For once, a sequel released several decades after the original is actually worth your while. “Doctor Sleep” is a fine continuation of “The Shining.” Whereas “The Shining” is one of the …
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The third time is not the charm. For the third time in 10 years, Hollywood is once again trying to revive the Terminator franchise with “Dark Fate”. They do not succeed. Like its ceaseless …
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Nestled between the Halloween horror season and the end-of-the-year awards season comes “Black and Blue”, an OK cop movie that believes it has something to say about race relations. It doesn’t …
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There was no need for a sequel to the original “Zombieland” a whole decade after the fact, but “Double Tap” is nonetheless an enjoyable return to this flippant franchise. Just don’t go in …
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The new animated “Addams Family” movie proves you can’t keep a good franchise down. This creepy, kooky clan is as charming as ever. “The Addams Family” doesn’t reach the heights of a …
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This is not your typical comic book movie. “Joker” is a bleak and misanthropic film that says what it wants to say — you just might not want to listen. “Joker” is an attempt to break out of …
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“Abominable” is a perfectly adequate kids movie that you’ve probably seen dozens of times before. The new animated Dreamworks movie doesn’t have anything new to say or to add to the already …
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If you like quiet, somber, contemplative films about Brad Pitt looking off into space, then “Ad Astra” is exactly what you’re looking for. Movies don’t get much more quiet and contemplative …
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“The Peanut Butter Falcon” is one of those sweet, feel-good indie movies that rarely gets a wide release in theaters, but should. Odd name aside, “The Peanut Butter Falcon” finally came to …
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While not as truly terrifying as the first movie, “It Chapter Two” is still an enjoyable follow up that closes the story for good. “Chapter Two” is heavily reliant on the first film in …
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