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"You see, in their last moments, people show you who they really are. So, in a way, I know your friends better than you ever did. Would you like to know which of them were cowards?"
"The Dark Knight"
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The Beekeeper: It Buzzes A Lot Without Stinging Often
Have you always wanted to watch a halfway-decent action movie where Jason Statham punches and kicks scam callers right in the face and...
Feb 274 min read
13 Hours: It's Not Terrible
I have to start by docking this movie some points for inaccurate advertising. It's only 2 hours and 24 minutes long, and I'm still not...
Feb 255 min read
The Northman: A Moody, Assured Viking Opera
There's an old Viking proverb that goes something like this: better a brief spell of honour than a long rule of shame. In many ways, this...
Feb 254 min read
Old: New Tricks Can't Save a Dumb Dog
Between Trap and now Old, I believe I'm getting a sense of the general critical reputation that M. Night Shyamalan possesses. Correct me...
Feb 134 min read
Blink Twice: A Provocative Mixed Bag
This isn't an original quip, but watching Zoe Kravitz's Blink Twice is a lot like watching a Hitchcock movie that eventually decides to...
Feb 135 min read
Ad Astra: It's Utterly Awe-Inspiring
One night, while out in the boonies playing a game with some friends, a young man stands in an empty Indiana farm field and wonders at...
Feb 124 min read
Conclave: A Quiet Film With Fire in it's Heart
Note - this article is a re-publishing of a review originally from 11/29/2024 to combat techincal difficulties on my site. Ever since I...
Feb 116 min read
I Have Mixed Feelings About A Most Violent Year
Note - this article is a re-publishing of an earlier review to combat techincal difficulties on my site. On paper, J.C. Chandor's A Most...
Feb 116 min read
Never Go Back: Jack Reacher Remains Uncompelling
I'm of the belief that if we do not allow ourselves to be at least a little bit uncomfortable each day, then we will not grow at all....
Feb 104 min read
I'm Sick and Tired of Politics Influencing Movie Reviews
Once upon a time, there lived a very political boy. He firmly supported the Republican Party and believed that their ideas for American...
Feb 96 min read
2012's Jack Reacher: Tolerably Mediocre
Imagine with me that an ice cream critic named Johnny Chill was to walk into an American strip mall grocery. The store's nothing special,...
Feb 84 min read
Independence Day Resurgence: Appallingly Inept
When I was just a young'un, I happened to be a massive Star Wars fan. So back in 2015, my dad surprised me and took me to see The Force...
Feb 74 min read
My Honest Take on The Killing Joke
"All it takes is one day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That's how far the world is from where I am. One bad day." Thus goes...
Feb 65 min read
Critical Recommendation: Dredd
Sometimes, I think we forget that for as much as movies have the capability to make us feel strong emotions, emotions are still...
Feb 54 min read
World War Z: Hopelessly Silly, Wildly Fun
For as much as I love the grounded, raw, humanity-centric tone of especially the first few seasons of AMC's The Walking Dead, a part of...
Feb 44 min read
Red Eye: A Tight, Absorbing Airline Drama
People are nothing if not predictable, myself included. So perhaps you won't be too surprised to find that I am once again finding myself...
Feb 24 min read
Minority Report: Subversive and Excellent
One thing I absolutely love about Steven Spielberg is his sheer creative range. The man has directed everything from war epics like...
Feb 24 min read
Den of Thieves 2: Generic, Dull, and Deeply Flawed
Note - this article is a re-publishing of an earlier review to combat techincal difficulties on my site. I have what I think is a fix, so...
Feb 25 min read
Memento Was Utterly Visionary
Note - this article is a re-publishing of an earlier review to combat techincal difficulties on my site. I've been having a lot of them...
Feb 15 min read
Where The Crawdads Sing: Beautiful But Unfocused
I'd had this movie talked up to me by both my mom and my dad when I was in high school, but never got the chance to watch it. Well, last...
Feb 14 min read
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