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Jordan Peele scores again with Us

March 22, 2019Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Peele’s latest film is a mindf–k thrill ride… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Anna Diop, Cali Sheldon, Elisabeth Moss, Evan Alex, Horror, Lupita Nyong'o, Madison Curry, Noelle Sheldon, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Thriller, Tim Heidecker, Universal Pictures, Us, Winston Duke, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World puts a bow on the 8-Year Franchise

February 22, 2019Brandon Coulson Leave a Comment

An uneven end to a great franchise… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies America Ferrera, Animated, Cate Blanchett, Craig Ferguson, DreamWorks Animation, F. Murray Abraham, Fantasy, Gerard Butler, How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Kit Harrington, Universal Pictures

Happy Death Day 2U repeats the first film with a new twist

February 18, 2019Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The film used a lot of scenes from the first movie, but it managed to feel new… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Happy Death Day 2U, Horror, Israel Broussard, Jessica Rothe, Mystery, Ruby Modine, Sci-Fi, Universal Pictures

Glass may test your patience

January 19, 2019Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The ‘final’ chapter of M. Night Shyamalan’s superhero trilogy may be the most divisive film of 2019, and it’s only January… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Anya Taylor-Joy, Bruce Willis, Glass, James McAvoy, Samuel L Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Universal Pictures

Steve Carell gives a touching performance in Welcome to Marwen

December 26, 2018Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The true story of Mark Hogancamp is a touching tale of how art can heal someone… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Biography, Diane Kruger, Eiza González, Fantasy, Gwendoline Christie, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Mann, Leslie Zemeckis, Merritt Wever, Neil Jackson, Steve Carell, Universal Pictures, Welcome to Marwen

Mortal Engines looks stunning, but fails to build characters and a story

December 19, 2018Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Despite what the trailers said, Peter Jackson did not direct this movie… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Fantasy, Hera Hilmar, Hugo Weaving, Jihae, Leila George, Mortal Engines, Patrick Malahide, Robert Sheehan, Ronan Raftery, Sci-Fi, Stephen Lang, Universal Pictures

Green Book feels a bit familiar

December 6, 2018Chuck Duncan 2 Comments

‘Green Book’ is entertaining, but is it Best Picture material?… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Biography, Brian Stepanek, Comedy, Don Stark, Green Book, Linda Cardellini, Mahershala Ali, P.J. Byrne, Sebastian Maniscalco, Universal Pictures, Viggo Mortensen

A nice Grinch makes for a bland movie

November 9, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

How many times can we retell this story?… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Angela Lansbury, Animated, Benedict Cumberbatch, Christmas, Family, Illumination, Kenan Thompson, Pharrell Williams, Rashida Jones, The Grinch, Universal Pictures

Michael Myers slashes again in Halloween

October 19, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Forget all the sequels, this is a new beginning for the masked killer… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Andi Matichak, Blumhouse, Halloween, Horror, Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Miramax, Nick Castle, Remake, Thriller, Universal Pictures, Virginia Gardner, Will Patton

First Man is one of the best-looking films of the year

October 15, 2018Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Damien Chazelle’s first non-music themed film is an achievement in filmmaking… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Biography, Christopher Abbott, Ciarán Hinds, Claire Foy, Corey Stoll, First Man, History, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Lukas Haas, Patrick Fugit, Ryan Gosling, Universal Pictures

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom really comes to life in 4K

September 26, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The home video release looks great and has a ton of extras… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing 4K, Adventure, BD Wong, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Daniella Pineda, Geraldine Chaplin, James Cromwell, Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Justice Smith, Rafe Spall, Sci-Fi, Ted Levine, Toby Jones, Universal Pictures

Double Movie Review :: It’s back to Greece with Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

July 20, 2018Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The ABBA-esque sequel tells stories past and present… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Amanda Seyfried, Andy Garcia, Cher, Christine Baranski, Colin Firth, Comedy, Dominic Cooper, Julie Walters, Lily James, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Meryl Streep, Musical, Pierce Brosnan, Romance, Stellan Skarsgård, Universal Pictures

Dwayne Johnson gets really high in Skyscraper

July 13, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

‘The Towering Inferno’ meets ‘Die Hard’ in the disaster epic… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adventure, Byron Mann, Chin Han, Dwayne Johnson, Hannah Quinlivan, Neve Campbell, Noah Taylor, Pablo Schreiber, Roland Møller, Skyscraper, Thriller, Universal Pictures

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is a rip-roaring adventure

June 20, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The new dino movie actually improves on its predecessor… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adventure, BD Wong, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Daniella Pineda, Geraldine Chaplin, James Cromwell, Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Justice Smith, Rafe Spall, Sci-Fi, Ted Levine, Toby Jones, Universal Pictures

Play a dangerous game of Truth or Dare

April 13, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A clever plot and decent cast elevates the latest Blumhouse horror… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Blumhouse's Truth or Dare, Hayden Szeto, Horror, Landon Liboiron, Lucy Hale, Nolan Gerard Funk, Sophia Taylor Ali, Thriller, Tyler Posey, Universal Pictures, Violett Beane

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