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STX Entertainment

Hustlers Review :: Hustlers hope to make it rain at the box office

September 12, 2019Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

‘Hustlers’ is entertaining but has issues… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Cardi B, Comedy, Constance Wu, Crime, Drama, Hustlers, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Lizzo, Mercedes Ruehl, STX Entertainment, STXfilms

Cranston and Hart have perfect chemistry in The Upside

January 13, 2019Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘The Intouchables’ succeeds more at being emotional and the main leads have great chemistry, but ‘The Upside’ still managed to put a smile on my face… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Aja Naomi King, Bryan Cranston, Comedy, Drama, Julianna Margulies, Kevin Hart, Nicole Kidman, STX Entertainment, The Upside

Second Act is one of the more aggressively average movies of the year

December 21, 2018Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Second Act’ hits almost all the beats you’d expect with one thing that makes it something a bit more… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Comedy, Jennifer Lopez, Leah Remini, Milo Ventimiglia, Romance, Second Act, STX Entertainment, Treat Williams, Vanessa Hudgens

The Happytime Murders is a mixed felt bag of cliche and often funny dirty jokes

August 24, 2018Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The Happytime Murders’ isn’t as clever as it thinks, but it’s a decent take on its weird conceit… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Bill Barretta, Crime, Dorien Davies, Elizabeth Banks, Joel McHale, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Mystery, STX Entertainment, The Happytime Murders

I Feel Pretty brings the funny to Blu-ray

July 19, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The Amy Schumer comedy may not be what you think it is… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Amy Schumer, Comedy, Emily Ratajkowski, I Feel Pretty, Lauren Hutton, Michelle Williams, Naomi Campbell, Romance, Rory Scovel, STX Entertainment, UPHE

Molly’s Game makes me think of the word “crackerjack” and that’s a compliment

December 24, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Molly’s Game’ knows what it has with the supernatural talent of Jessica Chastain and puts it good use… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Biography, Crime, Idris Elba, Jeremy Strong, Jessica Chastain, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Molly's Game, STX Entertainment

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 Circle goes round and round but never gets anywhere

August 2, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The techno-thriller goes for tech over thrills… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Bill Paxton, Ellar Coltrane, Emma Watson, Glenne Headly, John Boyega, Karen Gillan, Lionsgate, Sci-Fi, STX Entertainment, The Circle, Thriller, Tom Hanks

Valerian, the movie of a thousand ideas

July 21, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

It’s a beautiful movie but it’s not sure what it wants to be… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Dane DeHaan, Ethan Hawke, Fantasy, Herbie Hancock, Rihanna, Rutger Hauer, Sci-Fi, STX Entertainment, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

The Space Between Us looks great but has an emotional void

June 11, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The film is a mixed bag, but the Blu-ray presentation is spectacular… continue reading

Home Viewing Romance, Sci-Fi, STX Entertainment, The Space Between Us, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

Their Finest is a bittersweet slice of wartime romance

April 22, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Love, war and classic British cinema take you back to a long ago era… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Bill Nighy, Comedy, Drama, Gemma Arterton, Jack Huston, Jake Lacy, Paul Ritter, Rachel Stirling, Richard E. Grant, Romance, Sam Claflin, STX Entertainment, Their Finest, War

Win one of five copies of The Edge of Seventeen Blu-ray/DVD Combo Packs

February 14, 2017Chuck Duncan

This contest is closed. continue reading

Swag STX Entertainment, The Edge of Seventeen, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

The Bye Bye Man :: Don’t think about it

January 15, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The new horror flick has a really unfortunate tag line… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Carrie-Anne Moss, Cressida Bonas, Doug Jones, Douglas Smith, Drama, Fantasy, Faye Dunaway, Horror, Jonathan Penner, Lucien Laviscount, STX Entertainment, The Bye Bye Man

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
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HOTCHKA MOVIE REVIEWS

✦ IN CINEMAS ✦

    MERCY  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    THE HOUSEMAID  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    BUGONIA  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    CHAINSAW MAN - THE MOVIE  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    ELEANOR THE GREAT  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    HIM Watch on Apple TV. ★✩✩
    THE BALTIMORONS  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    NE ZHA II Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    WEAPONS  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    BAD SHABBOS Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    THE NAKED GUN Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    THE FANTASTIC FOUR Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    OH, HI!  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    ALL REVIEWS
★✩✩ Avoid    ★★✩ Matinée    ★★★ Must See

✦ HOME VIEWING ✦

    A HOUSE BUILT ON LIES  ★★★
    MURDER AT THE MERRIWEATHER  ★★★
    MURDER IN THE DARK  ★★✩
    TO PHILLY WITH LOVE  ★★✩
    THE GUEST WHO WOULDN'T LEAVE  ★★✩
    TEN THOUSAND REASONS FOR REVENGE  ★★✩
    I HAVE TO KILL MY NEIGHBOR  ★★★
    A LITTLE PARK MUSIC  ★★★
    HOME MAKEOVER NIGHTMARE  ★★✩
    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  ★★✩
    MORE HOME VIEWING REVIEWS
★✩✩ Avoid    ★★✩ Matinée    ★★★ Must See

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