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“Samson” is a muscular action movie with some weak moments
Even for a PG-13 film, the violence in Samson is surprisingly graphic, especially given its production company. […]
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“Forever My Girl” features great music, good ideas, poor execution
The story of a listless, depressed singer who discovers redemption has its heart in the right place, but is undermined by inconsistent direction and poor pacing. […]
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My Top Ten Movies of 2017
Favorites include a masterpiece about World War II, the “best superhero film ever made”, a movie about conversion, and Pixar’s takes on Purgatory, the Afterlife, and […]
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The Last Star Wars Film
It wasn’t that writer-director Rian Johnson failed in making a great Star Wars film; he didn’t even try. […]
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The “Skeleton Movie”
Coco is the first Pixar film to take on matters of the afterlife—including death, Heaven, quasi-purgatory, and the communion of saints—and it is entertaining and heartwarming […]
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Ridley Scott’s robotic emptiness
The questions of man’s essence and existence in Blade Runner 2049 is a revolving door, always moving but never going anywhere. […]
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No river, but plenty of wind
There are many hard choices made in Wind River. Some are cowardly, others heroic. Yet few—especially the final one—are merciful. […]
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“Cars 3″ is a new—but not improved—”Cars 2”
MPAA Rating: G USCCB Rating: A-I Reel Rating: 2 reels out of 5 The original Cars was beloved by fans and a majority of critics; Cars 2 – to put it mildly – was not. […]
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Cruise’s entombed catastrophe: “The Mummy” is dead on arrival
MPAA Rating: PG-13 USCCB Rating: A-III Reel Rating: 2 out of 5 reels This version of The Mummy is the second remake of the 1932 original, and theoretically it is the first in a reboot […]
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“Wonder Woman” is one of the best superhero movies ever made
MPAA Rating: PG-13 USCCB Rating: A-III Reel Rating: 4 out of 5 reels Following the enormous success of Marvel’s cinematic franchise, Warner Brothers attempted to start their own comic movie universe in 2013 with Man […]