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Terminator: Dark Fate is a Decent Follow-Up to a Long-Languishing Franchise
The Terminator series is one of those franchises which never quite lived up to their glory days, like The Predator or Jurassic Park. People have tried almost everything with the franchise: trying to recapture T2: Judgement Day’s action movie dynamic,…
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Jojo Rabbit is a Fresh, Witty Satire with a Lot of Heart
You always know you are going to get something unique with a Taika Watiti movie. Although the director is best known for Thor: Ragnarok, the New Zealander made his name with quirky films such as The Hunt for the Wilderpeople…
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Brings Closure to Jesse Pinkman’s Story (and Provides Fan Service at the Highest Level)
It’s been six years since Breaking Bad ended, but you wouldn’t think it when you start watching watching El Camino. The film picks up right where the finale left Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), driving into the desert after escaping his…
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Peaky Blinders Gets Close and Personal (and Ups the Stakes) in Season 5
Peaky Blinders has come a long way from its season one roots in Birmingham. Now Tommy Shelby is a socialist MP, and he lives in a stately Manor in Warwickshire. There’s a feeling that, with the trade up to greater…
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Ad Astra Tells a Haunting Sci-Fi Narrative, Anchored by a Strong Brad Pitt Performance
Ad Astra (which is Latin for “to the stars”) rests firmly on the shoulders of Brad Pitt to carry it from start to finish. Directed by James Gray, it’s a slow, meditative story that focuses on personal stakes wrought large…
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Rambo: Last Blood is a Gory, Simplistic Action Film that Feels Unnecessary
Rambo: Last Blood ends with an end-credits montage that recaps Rambo’s greatest hits, stretching from First Blood to this latest (and ostensibly last) film. While Rambo has rarely reached the narrative heights set by First Blood, with its first two…
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Euphoria is a Dark, Gritty Take on Gen Z Teens That Aims to Shock (and Impress)
It’s difficult to talk about Euphoria without noting its inherently alarmist nature. Yes, it provides a stark window into the lives of a group of teens, each flawed and messed up in one or several ways, making their lives even more…
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Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood is a Fairy Tale Tribute to Tinseltown (and the Loss of Innocence)
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood is Quentin Tarantino’s unabashed love letter to the Hollywood of yesteryears. It’s a meticulous recreation of Hollywood in the 60s, complete with parties at the Playboy Mansion and hippies living in an abandoned movie…
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Lego Movie 2: the Second Part is a Great Story in its Own Right
Let’s get the obvious thing out of the way. No, Lego Movie 2: the Second Part isn’t as good as the first film. But it’s still a very, very good film that tells a more mature, complex story instead of…
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Frank Castle Embraces his Inner Monster in the Punisher’s Second Season
The Punisher’s second season is a complicated beast. In many ways, it starts out better than the first season, but it fumbles the pacing three-fourths of the way and lands a somewhat solid ending. It’s one of the last two…
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