“Civil War” is a voiceless void of visceral visuals, a film constantly at odds with how well it is made juxtaposed by how disengaged it is from its own narrative
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“Monkey Man” may not all come together in totality, but where it works it shines and where it falters it still shows incredible promise for what can come next.
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“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” sports some of the most horrendous CGI I’ve seen in a while, so poorly conceived and rendered it sets VFX back 50 years.
After feeling like giving up on movies with the lackluster start of the year, March explodes with an overload of…
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“The Animal Kingdom” may not be the best of its kind, but for whatever it lacks in its narrative chaos it makes up for with a touching story about fatherly love, letting go, and discovering that things that seek to drive us apart may actually bring us together.
“Snack Shack” has enough of that 90s nostalgia to be worth the summer journey, even if the emotional impact and confusing tonal imbalance holds it back from reaching the heights it strives for.
“Drive-Away Dolls” is a solid effort from Ethan, but serves a testament that we need to get the band back together.
It’s been nearly two and a half years since writer/director Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s “Dune” released to strong…
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