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2 out of 5 stars (has some good moments, but is overall bad) White Boy Rick is one of those movies that doesn’t quite work. It has a decent cast and potentially outrageous story, but makes the crucial mistake of playing the material seriously rather than off the wall. In the right hands, this could… Continue Reading
1.5 out of 5 stars (one of the worst of the year) Watching The House With a Clock in its Walls is like being on a massive sugar high: It’s way too fast, very confusing, and eventually causes you as a viewer to crash and fight falling asleep. Why horror director Eli Roth and Supernatural… Continue Reading
3.5 out of 5 stars (Above Average) A Simple Favor may well be the most ambitious and outrageous film so far this year. Director Paul Feig (Spy, The Heat) has outdone himself here, crafting a darkly comedic and endlessly twisty thriller with wonderful performances from Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, the latter of which has… Continue Reading
2.5 out of 5 stars (Decent) The Nun is the newest installment in the popular Conjuring film series, though you don’t need to have seen the other films to get it. While it certainly isn’t as good as The Conjuring 1 and 2, the film is a suitably fun Haunted House Movie (or, Haunted Abbey… Continue Reading
3 out of 5 stars (Average) The Hapytime Murders is by far the most heavily mismarketed film of 2018. Advertised as a wild and raunchy comedy, the film is actually a decent crime drama with raunchy humor that showcases that puppets can do far more in movies than sing to your kids. However, people who… Continue Reading
2.5 out of 5 stars (decent) Jennifer Garner is an extremely talented actress. Gaining fame on TV’s Alias, Garner continued to show her range across multiple genres, often being a high point in most of her films. That continues with Peppermint, a revenge thriller in the vein of Death Wish that, despite a mostly predictable… Continue Reading