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‘Rough Night’ flips through hangover movie cliches tweaked for women
July 4, 2017Now comes Rough Night, proving women are just as capable as men of shaping mediocre comedies. A catnip cast and director Lucia Aniello’s Broad City instincts are drowned by gender-flipped formula not shaken up enough. If girls will be boys then show boys how they can do raunchy better. Rough Night wouldn’t be fresh or […]
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Demetrius Shipp Jr. uncannily channels Tupac, but ‘All Eyez on Me’ is otherwise flat
July 4, 2017Playing the part of Shakur is newcomer Demetrius Shipp Jr., who looks eerily like the rapper, channeling Shakur in a performance where actor and real person ultimately meld together. Especially once he gets into his performance flow, the physical comparison is uncanny, in his bobbing, lanky-limbed dance movements and head-swiveling delivery. In recreations of television […]
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Somehow, ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ isn’t as painful as others
July 4, 2017That’s the only way to explain the feeling that Transformers: The Last Knight isn’t nearly as painful to sit through as Bay’s four previous exploding toy boxes. All that destruction, from Soldier Field to Shia LeBeouf’s career. Nearly 10 hours of cacophonous action wrapped around insipid dialogue over the past decade has broken me, hands […]
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In theaters this week: ‘Beatriz at Dinner,’ ‘The Hero,’ ‘A Very Sordid Wedding’
July 4, 2017INDIE FLICKS: BEATRIZ AT DINNER Miguel Arteta’s culture war comedy Beatriz at Dinner (R) gets a lot off its chest in just 80 minutes. “Comedy” is a term loosely used since the laughs stick in your throat, using indelicate topics for sly purpose. Salma Hayek is a quiet storm as Beatriz, an otherworldy health therapist […]
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‘Baby Driver’ literally turns heist movie genre on its ear, set to slick soundtrack
July 4, 2017Everything moves to the beat, even beatdowns. Car chases become interpretive dances of destruction, drums and bullets pound staccato in tandem. Wright takes music video literalization to breathtaking heights. Baby Driver doesn’t operate from its hero’s point of view but rather his point of hearing, essentially the same thing. Wright’s ingenious approach literally turns the […]
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How Sofia Coppola’s ‘The Beguiled’ compares to the 1971 version
July 4, 2017A half-century later, director Sofia Coppola presents the feminist morality tale at the core of The Beguiled that Eastwood’s macho image and society in general wouldn’t allow at the time. In 1971, he played a charmer-turned-victim; now the character is a manipulator who’ll get what he deserves. Colin Farrell more adept than Eastwood at playing […]
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Fewer Minions make things better in ‘Despicable Me 3’
July 4, 2017Carell gets dual roles, one reprising his former arch villain turned doting adoptive father, crimefighter and newlywed Gru. He also voices Dru, Gru’s twin brother with luxurious hair who desires to follow the family tradition of villainy. A sharp character kneecapped by a previous sequel gets a playmate, a playful actor gets more of the […]
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‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ is a ‘Deadpool’ for the entire family
July 4, 2017In fact, Spider-Man: Homecoming turns the web slinger into the funniest superhero not named Deadpool, an eagerly awkward wannabe Avenger. This Spider-Man is actually a teenage boy as usual, but finally with an actor who can pass for one. Tom Holland is the third try, and he’s a charmer. Holland’s introduction in Captain America: Civil […]
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New in theaters July 4 weekend: ‘Despicable Me 3,’ ‘Baby Driver,’ ‘The House,’ ‘The Beguiled’
July 4, 2017OPENING Thursday: DESPICABLE ME 3 One of Hollywood’s most successful animation franchises isn’t about “me” anymore; it’s about them. Minions, those jabbering yellow baldies with their pharmaceutical physiques. Nothing but Teletubbies with better agents. Back in 2010, Minions knew their funniest place, playing sidekicks to Steve Carell‘s arch-villain Gru, the title character in Despicable Me. […]
Read More“Gridlock” never Lifts the Foot off an Emotionally Charged Pedal
July 4, 2017The Review for Gridlock The Trailer for Gridlock Acting – 8/108/10 Cinematography – 8/108/10 Plot/Screenplay – 9/109/10 Setting/Theme – 9/109/10 Recyclability – 10/1010/10 8.8/10 SOURCE:http://www.themovieblog.com/2017/05/gridlock-never-lifts-foot-off-emotionally-charged-pedal/
Read MoreLogan Lucky Trailer Reaction
July 4, 2017Logan Lucky Checking out this trailer for Logan Lucky, the new comedy starring Channing Tatum and Adam Driver, is likely to make hump day a bit better. I got this trailer in my inbox the other day and at first glance I dismissed it. It reminded me of too many hillbilly comedies we’ve seen in […]
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All Eyez On Me: L.T. Hutton, Kat Graham, Demetrius Shipp Jr. Discuss Their Pivotal Roles (AUDIO)
July 4, 2017I was lucky enough to attend a special press conference of the highly discussed All Eyez On Me, a little before the movies release. While the movie is getting mixed reviews, one thing is getting universal praise, and that is the acting from Tupac Shakur actor Demetrius Shipp Jr., and Jada Pinkett Smith actress, Kat Graham. […]
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