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Night at the Museum (2006)
Dated, almost feels a bit 90’s because of the formulaic situations and dialogue and on-the-nose humor. Gervais and Williams are pretty much cameos, shame we couldn’t see them carry this a bit more.
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Inside Out 2 (2024)
Same characters, style, and humor from the first film, so it works. But the story isn’t quite fresh, so knocks it down a bit. I enjoy the new emotions, though they seem somewhat unnecessary as they don’t seem all that important to the story.
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Godzilla Minus One (2023)
A wonderful installment from Toho. They’ve abandoned the guy in a suit, embraced CGI, added a real story with real character arcs and real acting, and it works. I thought Godzilla (2014) was pretty good, but this one may be the best Godzilla movie yet. Action is great, we’ve never…
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The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023)
Seems to be made for fans of the series, but I have never seen nor even heard of Venture Bros., so I’ve got no idea what’s going on. I had a hard time deciphering who each character was, how they related to each other, what they want, or what happening…
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
Cage is the star of the film, and he’s simultaneously making fun of the crazy phenomenon he has become. The script they are writing is this movie. It’s all very meta and reminiscent of Being John Malkovitch in so many ways. Cage is entertaining. How much of this is biographical,…
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Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)
Cinematic and dramatic and personal and well-researched and meta. So interesting and beautiful to watch. Despite the tremors, Fox has still got it. He’s charming, funny, smart, and through the tremors, he still teases us with that winning smile. The wit, clever expressions, and insights imply a playful but deep…
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It Ain’t Over (2022)
A wonderful biography and love letter to a really good guy. Just sorry it couldn’t be completed before his passing. Quality interviews from a great selection of family and friends and players. I’m impressed at how knowledgeable and passionate his granddaughter was. Swisher is a clown. Touching send-offs during the…
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South Park: Joining the Panderverse (2023)
Amazing how they keep cranking these funny, amazingly topical episodes. It’s really smart at first, but the same jokes and social criticisms over and over start to get old. How did Kennedy become such a target?
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Facing Nolan (2022)
A nice love letter to Nolan, though it’s sweetly just as much about his wife Ruth. Seeing and hearing the love from his family makes the Hall of Fame speech at the end more touching. Great interviews. Shame Ventura couldn’t man up for this one. But interspersing the interviews and…
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Road House (2024)
A loose remake of the original, and there’s nothing good here. Unimpressive story, casting, acting, characters, dialogue. This is just popcorn violence, though the fights are well-shot. I like Gyllenhaal, and he’s got some impressive muscles, but with a goofy grin and awkward hesitation before delivering each line of dialogue,…
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I'm a photographer, web developer, travel enthusiast, and movie buff living in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.In the summer of 1993, I started writing reviews for every movie I saw and haven't looked back. I'm up to 2,335 reviews now. This makes me cool or a complete dork, depending on your perspective.
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