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Review of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

By Jake C (820) on 18 Jul 2018

It's as if the filmmakers cast their two leads, and figured that their chemistry would spill over into the rest of the film to make it somehow…

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Review of The Emoji Movie (2017)

By Jake C (820) on 17 Jul 2018

In honor of World Emoji Day, which is the logical culmination of Hallmark holidays in the digital age, I decided to do one of the most dishonorable…

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Review of Mission: Impossible III (2006)

By Jake C (820) on 16 Jul 2018

Looking back at 2006 through the prism of its subtitled sequels-Rogue Ghost, Protocol Nation-MI3 is really the film that cemented the form,…

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Review of Set It Up (2018)

By Jake C (820) on 15 Jul 2018

Strengths: It feels like romantic comedies can either be truly awful or a fair amount of fun, without much room in between…

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Review of Mission: Impossible II (2000)

By Jake C (820) on 14 Jul 2018

Dull, goofy, thinly plotted (at one point after it is summarized a character goes It's that simple?. Which is not a good sign…

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Review of Top Five (2014)

By Jake C (820) on 11 Jul 2018

In case you didn't already realize how incredibly talented, intelligent, and empathetic Chris Rock's work really is, there is no denying it…

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Review of Band of Robbers (2016)

By Jake C (820) on 10 Jul 2018

There are some clever conceits buoying up the film, and a whole host of terrific performances that make it worth watching, but too often the…

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Review of In Time (2005)

By Jake C (820) on 08 Jul 2018

Awesome premise and cool story. the idea is expanded in lots of creative ways. I like cillian murphy a lot in this movie…

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Review of In Time (2011)

By Jake C (820) on 08 Jul 2018

Awesome premise and cool story. the idea is expanded in lots of creative ways. I like cillian murphy a lot in this movie…

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Review of Barry Lyndon (1975)

By Jake C (820) on 07 Jul 2018

Of course, everyone who sees this knows already the story about how Kubrick chose to light the film with only natural sources-but consider…

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Review of Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

By Jake C (820) on 06 Jul 2018

Packed With Better Action and More Hilarity Than Its Predecessor…

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Review of Double Jeopardy (1999)

By Jake C (820) on 05 Jul 2018

I still love this movie. Thriller, great acting, great story…

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Review of Game Night (2018)

By Jake C (820) on 04 Jul 2018

Much funnier than I was expecting, largely thanks to a set of committed, low-key performances…

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Review of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

By Jake C (820) on 03 Jul 2018

Superb action scenes & a fine cast make this an entertaining movie, though the lack of a compelling villain keeps it from being the best of…

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Review of Ant-Man (2015)

By Jake C (820) on 03 Jul 2018

Ant-Man is a great movie with lots of cool scenes and it is really funny and a great movie…

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Review of Molly's Game (2017)

By Jake C (820) on 03 Jul 2018

Despite the one horrendous moment, the movie offers far more good than bad. Watched it using boxxy software with dubbing. It's fun…

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Review of Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983)

By Jake C (820) on 01 Jul 2018

Watched the RiffTrax version (on Amazon Prime), which was stellar…

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Review of A Boy and His Dog (1975)

By Jake C (820) on 30 Jun 2018

It is, for all intense and intensive purposes, a love story, of the sort that Nabokov's Lolita is, but set in the unconventional conventions…

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Review of It's Complicated (2009)

By Jake C (820) on 27 Jun 2018

Funny and well acted, It's Complicated is an enjoyable rom-com that never feels sappy and is funny from beginning to end, even if it doesn't…

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Review of No Way Out (1987)

By Jake C (820) on 26 Jun 2018

Good early Costner role, Hackman is always great…

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