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The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window

January 28, 2022Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

When is a satire not a satire? Exhibit A… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Benjamin Levy Aguilar, Brenda Koo, Cameron Britton, Christina Anthony, Full Season Review, Kristen Bell, Mary Holland, Michael Ealy, Netflix, Samsara Leela Yett, Shelley Hennig, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window, Tom Riley

Queenpins Review :: Couponing goes beyond the extreme in Queenpins

September 10, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

An unbelievable but true story of couponing gone wrong… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Bebe Rexha, Comedy, Crime, Joel McHale, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Kristen Bell, Paul Walter Hauser, Queenpins, STXfilms, Vince Vaughn

Teen Titans GO! To the Movies, but is it worth the trip?

November 17, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The popular cartoon series comes to the big screen and back home again… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Animated, Greg Cipes, Halsey, Hynden Walch, Khary Payton, Kristen Bell, Lil’ Yachty, Nicolas Cage, Sci-Fi, Scott Menville, Tara Strong, Teen Titans Go To the Movies, Warner Animation, Warner Bros. Pictures, Will Arnett

A Bad Moms Christmas brings out the holiday joy

November 4, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The trio of bad moms returns to battle the craziness of the holiday season… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies A Bad Moms Christmas, Adventure, Cheryl Hines, Christine Baranski, Christmas, Comedy, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, STX Entertainment, Susan Sarandon

The Boss comes to home video with a little something extra

August 24, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

But does the additional footage improve the movie?… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Comedy, Kathy Bates, Kristen Bell, Melissa McCarthy, Peter Dinklage, The Boss, Tyler Labine, Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Bad Moms is a confused mess that ought to be the next great comedy

July 29, 2016Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Bad Moms’ tries to be a madcap movie about something but it’s mainly a bunch of scattered laughs and an over-serious theme… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Annie Mumolo, Bad Moms, Christina Applegate, Clark Duke, Comedy, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jay Hernandez, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, STX Entertainment

Melissa McCarthy is The Boss from hell

April 7, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

McCarthy can do comedy, but is this one hit or miss?… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Annie Mumolo, Cecily Strong, Comedy, Ella Anderson, Kathy Bates, Kristen Bell, Kristen Schaal, Kristin Bell, Melissa McCarthy, Peter Dinklage, The Boss, Tyler Labine, Universal Pictures
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    MERCY   ★★✩
    THE HOUSEMAID   ★★★
    BUGONIA   ★★★
    CHAINSAW MAN - THE MOVIE   ★★★
    ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER   ★★★
    ELEANOR THE GREAT   ★★✩
    A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY  ★★✩
    HIM  ★✩✩
    THE BALTIMORONS   ★★✩
    NE ZHA II  ★★★
    WEAPONS   ★★★
    BAD SHABBOS  ★★★
    THE NAKED GUN  ★★✩
    THE FANTASTIC FOUR  ★★★
    OH, HI!   ★★✩
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✦ HOME VIEWING ✦

    KIDNAPPING MY OWN DAUGHTER  ★★★
    A SEASON TO BLOSSOM  ★★✩
    DON'T TRUST THE COUPLE UPSTAIRS  ★★✩
    PICTURE PERFECT SISTER-IN-LAW  ★★✩
    THE MAN IN THE WINDOW  ★★★
    A ROYAL SETTING  ★★✩
    THE LITTLE BOY WHO WENT MISSING  ★★✩
    WHO COULD KILL A SWEET OLD LADY?  ★★✩
    I KILLED HIM IN MY SLEEP  ★★★
    TWO FOR TEE  ★★★
    MY DAUGHTER WAS TAKEN  ★★✩
    THE SEEMINGLY PERFECT FAMILY  ★★✩
    LET'S MURDER LIKE IT'S 1999!  ★★✩
    THE COUPLE ACROSS THE STREET ★★★
    VANISHED IN AN INSTANT  ★★✩
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