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Review of The Sisters Brothers (2018)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 04 Oct 2018

For every revelation woven into the action, there's a bit of obvious philosophizing to remind you of the real point here…

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Review of A Star Is Born (2018)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 04 Oct 2018

If 2011's The Artist was an homage, this is more of a burlesque, a hot mess of a movie that takes its dramatic cues from the camp excesses…

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Review of Venom (2018)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 04 Oct 2018

The Venom symbiote requires a perfect match to bond with its host; otherwise, the host is doomed…

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Review of Science Fair (2018)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 27 Sep 2018

High marks for skill and clarity of presentation - it's a real crowd pleaser…

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Review of Lizzie (2018)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 20 Sep 2018

When the time comes for the famous axe and whacks, Lizzie reveals itself as more Greek tragedy than murder mystery - a depiction of feminine…

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Review of Blaze (2018)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 20 Sep 2018

Ethan Hawke continues scratching his artisty itch by directing and co-writing a biopic of Blaze Foley that feels as raggedy-shambling, jumbled,…

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Review of A Simple Favor (2018)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 13 Sep 2018

Director Paul Feig doesn't seem able to decide whether he's making a slightly outré crime comedy, a blithely twisted relationship thriller,…

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Review of The Predator (2018)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 13 Sep 2018

What's remarkable is that the results are so blockbuster-bland…

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Review of Destination Wedding (2018)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 06 Sep 2018

Your enjoyment may depend on how cheekily delightful you find it that they keep up the chatter even during a hillside hump: Can we please stop…

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Review of We the Animals (2018)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 06 Sep 2018

The conclusion is certain enough to be practically foregone, and if what leads up to it is aggressively arty, it's also artful and frank, a…

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Review of Madeline's Madeline (2018)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 06 Sep 2018

Add another name to the list of talented and charismatic young actresses of color making auspicious debuts of late: Helena Howard, star of…

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Review of Skate Kitchen (2018)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 30 Aug 2018

Less a movie than a visually striking meditation on Being a Girl These Days…

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Review of The Little Stranger (2018)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 30 Aug 2018

Everything here is precise: Abrahamson's direction, the understated performances, the intrusive sounds that stop just shy of jarring…

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Review of McQueen (2018)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 09 Aug 2018

[The directors] would have done well to shear away the obscuring frills of polite encomiums and pay more attention to the structural details…

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Review of A Midsummer Night's Dream (2017)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 09 Aug 2018

Whether you are amused or bemused, it's unlikely that you'll feel much of anything; this is comedy at its frothiest and foamiest…

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Review of The Meg (2018)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 09 Aug 2018

Maybe director John Turteltaub thought the barrage of pathos and yuks would distract from the fact that his star is a very big fish that is…

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Review of Generation Wealth (2018)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 02 Aug 2018

Scattered and self-indulgent, a career retrospective in search of a coherent theme…

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Review of The King (2021)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 26 Jul 2018

The insistence may inspire a furrowed brow here, a rolled eye there, and a shaken fist or knowing nod over yonder, but there's enough earnest…

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Review of The King (2018)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 26 Jul 2018

The insistence may inspire a furrowed brow here, a rolled eye there, and a shaken fist or knowing nod over yonder, but there's enough earnest…

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Review of Blindspotting (2018)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 26 Jul 2018

[Casal and Diggs'] talent and charisma are all but undeniable, and their ambition is impossible not to admire, but their execution is confused…

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