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Review of John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 09 Feb 2017

Here's the problem with avenging angels: after a while, their invincibility gets both boring and silly, and the viewer starts pining for something…

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Review of The Lego Batman Movie (2017)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 09 Feb 2017

It may look like a children's movie, but it feels like it's aimed at Mommy and (more likely) Daddy…

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Review of Strike a Pose (2016)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 03 Feb 2017

The film isn't overly interested in gory details, however; it prefers to push a narrative of hope and healing, so much so that it concludes…

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Review of I Am Not Your Negro (2017)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 03 Feb 2017

[James Baldwin's] Remember this House was an unfinished work; so too, observes [director] Peck, is America's struggle with race…

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Review of Gold (2016)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 27 Jan 2017

It's hard to call this ode to the common businessman a success, but it's just a little bit harder to call it a failure…

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Review of A Dog's Purpose (2017)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 27 Jan 2017

Whatever a dog's purpose might be, the movie's purpose is clear: to make you smile and say, Awww. Woof…

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Review of Gold (2017)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 27 Jan 2017

It's hard to call this ode to the common businessman a success, but it's just a little bit harder to call it a failure…

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Review of The Founder (2016)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 20 Jan 2017

John Lee Hancock serves up a biopic of McDonald's king Ray Kroc that is not unlike the restaurant's product: precisely prepared, brightly packaged,…

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Review of Split (2017)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 20 Jan 2017

Shyamalan juggles all these borrowed balls with grace and skill; it's only when he adds in some of his own that he falters…

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Review of xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 20 Jan 2017

There isn't much point in reviewing a film that summarizes itself thusly: Kick some ass, get the girl, and try to look dope while you're doing…

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Review of One Piece Film: GOLD (2016)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 12 Jan 2017

The whole thing feels like an excellent example of its type, even if its type is adolescent fever dream…

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Review of Julieta (2016)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 12 Jan 2017

The moral of the story is clear: watch out for morals. They corrode the aforementioned generosity and understanding, leaving us lonely and bereft…

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Review of Live by Night (2016)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 12 Jan 2017

Writer-director-star Ben Affleck goes for broke and goes bust with an American tale that mistakes muchness for greatness…

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Review of Patriots Day (2016)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 12 Jan 2017

The film seems comfortable with [the police's tactics], and also with removing the pesky question of motive from its prime movers: it's enough…

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Review of A Monster Calls (2016)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 06 Jan 2017

Director J.A…

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Review of Train to Busan (2016)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 06 Jan 2017

Director Yeon Sang-ho makes smart use of the cramped quarters, and while it's true that his zombies' abilities tend to vary according to the…

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Review of Passengers (2016)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 23 Dec 2016

Fixing the malfunctioning Avalon requires addressing the fundamental damage, but the film seems to argue that the same does not hold true for…

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Review of Fences (2016)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 23 Dec 2016

Your best bet is to let those mellifluous, multitudinous words bewitch, bother, and beguile you; then maybe you won't notice the stagey presentation,…

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Review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 15 Dec 2016

The good news is that Edwards' effort to make a storm-the-beach war film produces a tense third act that earns most of its big moments and…

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Review of Coming Through the Rye (2016)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 09 Dec 2016

It's not quite coming of age, but it's definitely growing up a bit…

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