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Review of Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

By Jake C (820) on 11 Feb 2018

Very good vehicle for Williams, one of his memorable roles along with Mrs Doubtfire and Good Will Hunting…

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Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

By Jake C (820) on 10 Feb 2018

I have seen this movie approx. 96 times since it's premiere and it never gets old. Action, comedy, adventure. It doesn't get better than this…

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Review of Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

By Jake C (820) on 07 Feb 2018

Critical praise seems a little overblown. Maybe it just doesn't translate well to the small screen…

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Review of Dead Poets Society (1989)

By Jake C (820) on 06 Feb 2018

Even though the third act falls over an exagerated melodramatic tone and a stupid resolution within the suicide of Neil Perry, which was very…

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Review of Jagged Edge (1985)

By Jake C (820) on 04 Feb 2018

There's really not much edge here, as the big twist is rather predictable, and characters all too wholesomely likeable…

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Review of The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

By Jake C (820) on 03 Feb 2018

The acting style (flat) is not for everyone...and not for me. The story is good and with conventional style acting would have been a hit with me…

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Review of Get Out (2017)

By Jake C (820) on 03 Feb 2018

Get Out is a poignant and thought-provoking critique on modern day racism which offers comedic and horror elements in the right places…

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Review of Akira (1988)

By Jake C (820) on 03 Feb 2018

Frantically kinetic, psychologically terrifying, and incredible action help create Katsuhiro Otomo's fever-dream masterpiece stand as one of…

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Review of Iron Eagle (1986)

By Jake C (820) on 02 Feb 2018

This is one of my favorite films of all time, ignore the critics and see it. Is the acting Oscar worthy: no…

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Review of Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

By Jake C (820) on 01 Feb 2018

For a movie about futuristic technology, tech at the time simply wasn't up to the task of representing William Gibson's imagination…

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Review of Paddington 2 (2017)

By Jake C (820) on 19 Jan 2018

It was fine but it had the same problem that Zootopia had: no kids in the theatre…

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Review of Geostorm (2017)

By Jake C (820) on 18 Jan 2018

I have to admit, the futurist premise of Geostorm grab my interest in the story all the time, I know this is one of the most cliché movie…

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Review of Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

By Jake C (820) on 18 Jan 2018

The tagline here reads when our flag falls, our nation will rise-except, as the movie portrays it, the nation is practically paralyzed by the…

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Review of White House Down (2013)

By Jake C (820) on 10 Jan 2018

Far fetched action but not a bad film. The storyline was OK but I did say as if a lot lol…

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Review of The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

By Jake C (820) on 06 Jan 2018

I can look back, without the nostalgia goggles, and acknowledge how gratuitous portions of the film are…

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Review of American Made (2017)

By Jake C (820) on 05 Jan 2018

A delightfully cynical and endlessly compelling biopic full of energy just like Tom Cruise's performance (of course), benefiting especially…

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Review of Inception (2010)

By Jake C (820) on 04 Jan 2018

One of the best science-fiction films in recent memory, Chistopher Nolan directs with unmatched power, Hans Zimmer's pulse-pounding score,…

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Review of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

By Jake C (820) on 02 Jan 2018

Idk why the reviews are so bad, but I thought it was great, actually…

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Review of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

By Jake C (820) on 01 Jan 2018

Consider this: Jack Black's character speaks in a high-pitched, effeminate voice throughout the movie-which prima facie might seem to be because…

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Review of The Florida Project (2017)

By Jake C (820) on 30 Dec 2017

Saw all the movies that will probably be nominated, my pick is #thefloridaproject Had a tough time comparing this to other movies, and I'll…

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