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Review of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 20 Jun 2018

Little dinos, big dinos, sad dinos, scary dinos, angry dinos, rampaging dinos, even a crying dino…

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Review of Tag (2018)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 13 Jun 2018

Wild, nutty and preposterous, but true...with a cherry message we all need to hear: Long may we run--and oh, by the way, you're it…

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Review of Incredibles 2 (2018)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 11 Jun 2018

A deliciously detailed, multilayered, multi-textured, multigenerational tale brimming with espionage satire, cinema savvy and pop-culture wit…

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Review of Hereditary (2018)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 06 Jun 2018

It borrows from other horror movies, but this tale of ancestry gone to hell and family dysfunction twisted, toxic, wicked, warped and wrong…

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Review of Adrift (2018)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 30 May 2018

This sea-saga blend of love story, fem-strong survival tale and ocean-yarn adventure makes a decent date-night flick…

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Review of Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 21 May 2018

These are some big space shoes to fill. But hey, give the new Han some room to grow--to become Solo--and he grows on you…

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Review of Book Club (2018)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 16 May 2018

A charming, grown-up, feel-good movie, with just the right amount of saucy seasoning for audiences who may not be in the mood for sassy superheroes…

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Review of Life of the Party (2018)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 10 May 2018

This feel-good, back-to-school comedy won't get many extra credits, but it shows just how dependably, reliably funny Melissa McCarthy continues…

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Review of Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 25 Apr 2018

It's crowded, busy and noisy--and if you're a Marvel fan, pretty close to heaven…

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Review of I Feel Pretty (2018)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 18 Apr 2018

Schumer, who's spoken publicly about the many potshots she's taken about her looks and her body--many of them disgustingly, disturbingly nasty--here…

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Review of Truth or Dare (2018)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 11 Apr 2018

This unpretentious, bottom-feeding boo…

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Review of Ready Player One (2018)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 28 Mar 2018

A bountiful, overflowing buffet of just about everything a movie lover would ever want, served up by a superstar director who loves movies…

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Review of Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 22 Mar 2018

It's not new or novel anymore, and all the clashing and bashing of colossus bots and leviathan beasts gave me a Pacific Rim-size headache…

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Review of Tomb Raider (2018)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 15 Mar 2018

Vikander's tomb-raider-to-be takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin', using her wits, her wiles and what she's made of herself to slice through…

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Review of A Wrinkle in Time (2018)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 08 Mar 2018

This big-hearted, bloated movie's a crinkled, jammed, over-crammed hot mess, but Oprah hovers above it all, two stories tall, magisterial and…

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Review of Game Night (2018)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 22 Feb 2018

When it's all over, everyone comes out a winner--despite the bullet holes, knife wounds and slightly higher body count than you'd find in a…

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Review of Black Panther (2018)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 15 Feb 2018

In the red, white and blue hue-niverse of superhero colors, black is the new beautiful…

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Review of Hostiles (2017)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 18 Jan 2018

The ever-present backdrop of violence between white interlopers and Native Americans is set against the breathtaking stillness and natural…

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Review of The Post (2017)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 10 Jan 2018

The stars align, in more ways than one, as Nixon's seething contempt for the press finds relevance in today's attacks by the current president…

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Review of Molly's Game (2017)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 04 Jan 2018

Neither traditional poker movie nor traditional sports movie, with Jessica Chastain holding the cards, Molly's Game is a winner. Deal me in…

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