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5 out of 5 Grinches (A Classic) With the release of Illumination Entertainments’ adaptation of The Grinch out in theaters, I decided to re-examine the previous adaptations to see how the new one stacks up. This is a review of the 1966 cartoon. Some might think reviewing the 1966 adaptation of How the Grinch Stole… Continue Reading
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