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Review of The Judge (2014)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 13 Apr 2016

It remains watchable to the very end, mostly thanks to a stolid cast that absolutely refuses to be sucked into the muddied tropes that make…

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Review of Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 13 Apr 2016

Against all odds, John Ridley has assembled the ideal team to tackle an exceedingly ambitious project, one that bears fruit at nearly every turn…

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Review of The Internship (2013)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 13 Apr 2016

Fans of Vaughn and Wilson shouldn't expect the highs of Wedding Crashers, but as far as amiability goes it's almost off the charts…

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Review of Jack Reacher (2012)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 13 Apr 2016

It's so forgettable that its rewatchability factor could be off the charts…

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Review of Identity Thief (2013)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 13 Apr 2016

Director Seth Gordon's best film since his brilliant debut, The King Of Kong: A Fistful Of Quarters…

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Review of Jersey Boys (2014)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 13 Apr 2016

Whether or not viewers respond to Eastwood's vision, that it's so clearly his is a victory in itself…

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Review of Insurgent (2015)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 13 Apr 2016

The only highlights to be found in Insurgent are in star Shailene Woodley's cropped hair, a 'do unwittingly symbolic of the cut-rate film it inhabits…

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Review of Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 11 Apr 2016

The unlikeliest of space operas, blending heady, CGI-heavy action with irreverent comedy and a hurricane of sloppy, wet kisses to 70s and 80s…

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Review of Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 11 Apr 2016

The casting of Bill Murray as Franklin Delano Roosevelt is just one of many quirks that makes [the film] the enjoyable diversion that it is…

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Review of The Host (2013)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 11 Apr 2016

Kind of like watching a toddler assemble a high-end bookcase…

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Review of The Host (2015)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 11 Apr 2016

Kind of like watching a toddler assemble a high-end bookcase…

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Review of The Guest (2014)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 11 Apr 2016

The kind of immediate pop artifact that's sure to keep many veteran filmmakers awake at night…

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Review of The Guest (2014)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 11 Apr 2016

The kind of immediate pop artifact that's sure to keep many veteran filmmakers awake at night…

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Review of Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 11 Apr 2016

A cinematic Rube Goldberg machine, stocked with attention-grabbing but incongruous moving parts, working in concert to achieve nothing…

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Review of Hitchcock (2012)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 11 Apr 2016

It's rare for a biopic to deliver so little insight into its subject…

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Review of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 11 Apr 2016

Half a story stretched far too thin with a cast that has neither reason nor opportunity to stretch themselves…

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Review of Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 11 Apr 2016

It's rare to see a group of gifted comedians be so damn boring, to watch so much legitimate goodwill be blown to smithereens…

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Review of The Heat (2013)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 11 Apr 2016

It takes a special kind of film to evoke uproarious laughter from the sight of Sandra Bullock being repeatedly stabbed in the leg, but The…

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Review of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 11 Apr 2016

Jackson has finally given his beloved series an appropriately fiery Viking's funeral, setting it aflame and pushing its decaying corpse out…

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Review of Her (2013)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 11 Apr 2016

Spike Jonze has journeyed into a genuinely rare genre here - the sci-fi drama - and emerged as victorious as ever…

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