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Revenge Again? Liam Neeson Is Wasted in 'Cold Pursuit,' a Completely Pointless, Boring Remake
Cold Pursuit stars Liam Neeson in yet another revenge film, this time set in the snowy Rocky Mountains.
There’s some impressive scenery … and that’s about the best thing I can say about this one.
It’s no...
Home Video Review: Despite a Campy Title and the Presence of Sam Elliott, 'The Man Who Killed Hitler' Is a Terrible Mess
The title of The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot implies campy fun, right? The fact that it stars Sam Elliott leads to the impression that tongue-in-cheek, cult-classic adventure may be in th...
A Well-Assembled Sequel: 'The Lego Movie 2' Loses Some of the Original's Charm, but Still Offers Lots of Laughs
Oh … Legos. My mom asked me for Legos this past Christmas, and I thought, sure, why not? That’s kind of cute, buying Legos for your mommy on Christmas.
So I grabbed a Star Wars X-Wing Fighter Lego set ...
Home Video Review: 'Velvet Buzzsaw' Wastes a Great Cast by Veering From Sharp Satire to Sloppy Horror
Writer-director Dan Gilroy and Jake Gyllenhaal, who previously partnered up on Nightcrawler , take a creative step backward with Velvet Buzzsaw, an art-world satire/horror effort.
Gyllenhaal plays Morf Van...
Content Shifter: Eight TV Series That Celebrate Sobriety
Did you miss Dryuary, the annual self-imposed month of abstaining from alcohol? Yeah, me too.
Entering the New Year sober is an admirable, if misguided, practice. February, aka Sobruary (I am still wor...
Off on the Action: 'The Kid Who Would Be King' Is OK With the Drama, but Disappointingly Drab With the Vibe
A modern-day, bullied kid pulls a sword out of a stone and is tasked with saving the world in The Kid Who Would Be King , writer-director Joe Cornish’s attempt to capture the youthful, magical wonder of...
Home Video Review: Netflix's Series 'Conversations With a Killer' Is the Definitive Documentary on Ted Bundy
I was a little kid when I first heard the words “Ted Bundy.” My dad was watching a news report about him on TV—something about the college students he murdered in Florida—and Dad simply couldn’t belie...
An Unfortunate Return to Form: M. Night Shyamalan Is Back to His Sloppy, Baffling Ways With 'Glass'
Just when I hoped M. Night Shyamalan might be getting on a hot streak, here comes Glass , proving he’s still a stylish—yet sloppy—self-indulgent kook.
After one bomb after another during a 15-year stretc...
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- Home Video Review: Netflix's 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch' Is Gimmicky—but It Is Fun and Effective
- Home Video Review: 'Mrs. Maisel' Avoids a Sophomore Slump With a Fantastic, If Predictable Second Season
- PSIFF: 'Buck Run,' Premiering at the Festival, Tells the Story of a Son Reunited With an Alcoholic Father After His Mother's Death
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- Home Video Review: Matt Dillon Is Amazing as a Serial Killer in Director Lars Von Trier's Strange 'The House That Jack Built'
- A Powerful Remembrance: 'Roma,' Alfonso Cuarón's Tribute to His Family's Servant During His Childhood, Packs a Wallop
- Home Video Review: Ben Stiller Shows Off His Serious Side by Directing Showtime's Series 'Escape at Dannemora'
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- A Fine Follow-Up: Viola Davis Is Fantastic in Director Steve McQueen's New Thriller, 'Widows'
- Home Video Review: Netflix Proves It's an Original-Film Player With the Coen Brothers' Western Anthology 'Buster Scruggs'
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