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.5/4
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Longlegs
(2024)
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David Nusair
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...familiar yet workable subject matter that is, for the most part, employed to tiresome, interminable effect...
Posted Jul 28, 2024
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2.5/4
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The Three Caballeros
(1945)
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David Nusair
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...the movie benefits from its predictably sterling animation and smattering of legitimately memorable digressions...
Posted Jul 28, 2024
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2.5/4
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Brainstorm
(1965)
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David Nusair
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...a fairly familiar premise that’s employed as a springboard for an increasingly outlandish and downright nutty narrative...
Posted Jul 28, 2024
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3/4
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Saludos Amigos
(1942)
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David Nusair
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...agreeable stuff that’s heightened by the entertainment value of the aforementioned shorts...
Posted Jul 27, 2024
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2.5/4
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Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
(1985)
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David Nusair
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...an erratic yet mostly affable comedy that benefits from its agreeable performances and smattering of hilarious digressions...
Posted Jul 27, 2024
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2.5/4
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Twisters
(2024)
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David Nusair
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Twisters‘ overall impact is dulled significantly by a sluggish, meandering midsection...
Posted Jul 25, 2024
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1/4
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The Nut Job
(2014)
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David Nusair
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...a reasonable-enough premise that is, by and large, employed to woefully uninvolving (and progressively interminable) effect...
Posted Jul 25, 2024
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2.5/4
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Noises Off
(1992)
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David Nusair
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...a frequently hilarious yet increasingly erratic comedy...
Posted Jul 22, 2024
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1.5/4
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The Angry Birds Movie 2
(2019)
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David Nusair
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...a distressingly ineffective sequel that grows less and less interesting (and more and more tiresome) as it unfolds...
Posted Jul 21, 2024
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2.5/4
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The Angry Birds Movie
(2016)
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David Nusair
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...a blisteringly-paced animated endeavor that never becomes as tedious and grating as one might’ve feared...
Posted Jul 21, 2024
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1.5/4
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Babes
(2024)
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David Nusair
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...a predominantly grating comedy that strikes all the wrong notes right from the get-go...
Posted Jul 20, 2024
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3/4
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Fly Me to the Moon
(2024)
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David Nusair
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...an entertaining, briskly-paced comedy that benefits from its almost inherently compelling premise and raft of affable performances...
Posted Jul 20, 2024
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2/4
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Rescued by Ruby
(2022)
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David Nusair
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...a generic and mostly underwhelming endeavor...
Posted Jul 19, 2024
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2.5/4
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MaXXXine
(2024)
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David Nusair
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...a stylish endeavor that certainly captures the grittiness and sleaze of the 1980s horror-movie scene...
Posted Jul 16, 2024
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1.5/4
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Touch
(2024)
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David Nusair
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...a plodding, woefully uninvolving drama that progresses at a snail’s pace and contains few (if any) wholeheartedly compelling elements...
Posted Jul 16, 2024
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2.5/4
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The Accidental Husband
(2008)
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David Nusair
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...a predominantly watchable romcom that benefits from its brisk running time and plethora of affable performances...
Posted Jul 14, 2024
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2/4
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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
(2024)
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David Nusair
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...sprawling subject matter that is, for the most part, employed to disappointingly muddled effect by Costner...
Posted Jul 14, 2024
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0/4
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Kinds of Kindness
(2024)
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David Nusair
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...the movie, when all is said and done, feels like an experiment concocted by none-too-bright adolescents...
Posted Jul 10, 2024
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2.5/4
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High Crimes
(2002)
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David Nusair
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...a by-the-numbers thriller that generally remains watchable and entertaining enough throughout...
Posted Jul 10, 2024
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2.5/4
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
(2016)
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David Nusair
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...a watchable (albeit thoroughly generic) comedy...
Posted Jul 10, 2024
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2.5/4
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A Quiet Place: Day One
(2024)
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David Nusair
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...a watchable yet somewhat disappointing endeavor that ultimately fares best in its promising, engaging opening half hour...
Posted Jul 09, 2024
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2.5/4
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The Bikeriders
(2023)
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David Nusair
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...compelling subject matter that’s employed to watchable (albeit far-from-enthralling) effect by Nichols...
Posted Jul 09, 2024
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2/4
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V/H/S/85
(2023)
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David Nusair
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As predictably erratic and uneven as one might’ve anticipated...
Posted Jul 09, 2024
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2/4
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IF
(2024)
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David Nusair
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...an appealing premise that is, for the most part, employed to underwhelming and uninvolving effect by Krasinski...
Posted Jul 09, 2024
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2.5/4
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God Told Me To
(1976)
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David Nusair
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...compelling subject matter that’s employed to perpetually (and pervasively) hit-and-miss effect...
Posted Jul 09, 2024
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3/4
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
(2024)
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David Nusair
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...a mostly top-notch sequel that fares better than the second and third installments of this series...
Posted Jul 07, 2024
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2/4
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The Watchers
(2024)
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David Nusair
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...an intriguing premise that’s employed to periodically watchable yet ultimately disappointing effect...
Posted Jul 01, 2024
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3.5/4
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Night and the City
(1950)
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David Nusair
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...an exceptional effort from a first-class filmmaker.
Posted Jul 01, 2024
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2.5/4
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Inside Man
(2023)
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David Nusair
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...elevated by its inherently compelling premise and assortment of strong performances...
Posted Jun 30, 2024
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2.5/4
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Born to Be Bad
(1950)
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David Nusair
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...seemingly foolproof subject matter that’s employed to relentlessly erratic effect by Ray...
Posted Jun 30, 2024
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2.5/4
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Random Hearts
(1999)
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David Nusair
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...a slow, somber drama that’s rarely as engrossing or compelling as its subject matter (and roster of talented performers) might’ve indicated...
Posted Jun 29, 2024
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2.5/4
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Central Park
(1932)
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David Nusair
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...a perpetually erratic yet basically watchable endeavor...
Posted Jun 28, 2024
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3/4
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After Hours
(1985)
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David Nusair
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...an exceedingly (and occasionally excessively) oddball comedy that is, for the most part, completely watchable from start to finish...
Posted Jun 23, 2024
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2.5/4
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In a Violent Nature
(2024)
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David Nusair
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...a decidedly intriguing spin on the slasher genre that fares best when focused on the aforementioned killer...
Posted Jun 18, 2024
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2/4
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
(2009)
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David Nusair
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...a fun, larger-than-life premise that is, at the outset, employed to compulsively watchable effect...
Posted Jun 18, 2024
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2.5/4
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Our Kind of Traitor
(2016)
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David Nusair
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...a decidedly oddball premise that’s employed to decent-enough effect...
Posted Jun 18, 2024
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3/4
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The Wave
(2008)
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David Nusair
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There’s little doubt that The Wave fares best in its opening half hour...
Posted Jun 11, 2024
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2/4
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Under the Mountain
(2009)
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David Nusair
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...the narrative does hit a lull as it approaches its third act...
Posted Jun 10, 2024
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2.5/4
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Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
(2009)
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David Nusair
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...one ultimately walks away from the picture with a new appreciation for the legendary magnate...
Posted Jun 10, 2024
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2/4
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
(2024)
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David Nusair
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die falls right in line with its three partially watchable yet mostly lackluster predecessors...
Posted Jun 09, 2024
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3/4
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Hit Man
(2023)
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David Nusair
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...an unusual premise that is, for the most part, employed to agreeable and entertaining effect by Linklater...
Posted Jun 07, 2024
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2/4
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The Strangers: Chapter 1
(2024)
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David Nusair
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...exceedingly (and perhaps excessively) familiar territory that’s employed to periodically watchable yet progressively underwhelming effect...
Posted Jun 07, 2024
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2/4
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Back to Black
(2024)
|
David Nusair
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...compelling subject matter that’s employed to sometimes watchable yet predominantly underwhelming effect...
Posted Jun 07, 2024
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2.5/4
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Clockwatchers
(1997)
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David Nusair
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There’s little doubt, ultimately, that Clockwatchers fares best in its compelling, relatable first act...
Posted Jun 05, 2024
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0/4
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Sight
(2023)
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David Nusair
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...inherently compelling subject matter that’s squandered by Hyatt right from the get-go...
Posted Jun 05, 2024
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3.5/4
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Adventures in Babysitting
(1987)
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David Nusair
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...a larger-than-life premise that’s employed to fun, inventive effect by Columbus...
Posted Jun 05, 2024
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2.5/4
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The Fall Guy
(2024)
|
David Nusair
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...an appealing premise that’s employed to watchable yet thoroughly hit-and-miss effect by Leitch...
Posted Jun 05, 2024
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1/4
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
(2024)
|
David Nusair
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...a sluggish and mostly uninvolving misfire...
Posted May 29, 2024
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2.5/4
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The Maze Runner
(2014)
|
David Nusair
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...benefits strongly from O’Brien’s charismatic performance and a smattering of above-average action sequences...
Posted May 27, 2024
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2.5/4
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The Rewrite
(2014)
|
David Nusair
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...an agreeable (if decidedly generic) romantic comedy...
Posted May 27, 2024
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