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Review of John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

By Roberthoward (54) on 29 Mar 2023

While still a perfectly serviceable and in some ways above average action movie, the fourth John Wick lacks a bit of the magic and ingenuity…

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Review of See How They Run (2022)

By Roberthoward (54) on 01 Feb 2023

A humorous and well-meaning spoof of the whodunit genre that does not always work perfectly but offers solid if not spectacular piece of…

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Review of To Catch a Thief (1955)

By Roberthoward (54) on 15 Jan 2023

To Catch a Thief is simply charming, fun, and beautiful to watch and that means certain lulls or the fact that the climax and solution are…

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Review of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)

By Roberthoward (54) on 12 Jan 2023

While at times uneven and in later parts very predictable and run-of-the-mill, the performances of Cage & Pascal and an unrepentant weirdness…

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Review of The Lost City (2022)

By Roberthoward (54) on 09 Jan 2023

If The Lost City had embraced the screwball part for the entire running time it would have been saved from the fate of being yet another predictable,…

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Review of The Outfit (2022)

By Roberthoward (54) on 22 Dec 2022

Even if has one too many twist in the end, The Outfit is well worth a watch for Rylance's performance alone - and for those interested in a…

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Review of Daybreakers (2010)

By Roberthoward (54) on 20 Dec 2022

The more interesting questions about the morality of this world with themes like genocide, economical consequences or the meaning of humanity…

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Review of Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

By Roberthoward (54) on 18 Dec 2022

Spectacular effects and optics cannot compensate entirely for a stale and unoriginal story that feels even more stretched due to the monumental…

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Review of Operation Mincemeat (2022)

By Roberthoward (54) on 05 Nov 2022

A solid, meticously told WWII intelligence story that would have benefitted from cutting out the unhistoric love triangle in favour of a deeper…

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Review of Black Adam (2022)

By Roberthoward (54) on 21 Oct 2022

For all its flaws - and Black Adam has quite a few - it is not boring and therefore fulfills the main requirement for superhero movies…

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Review of Shooter (2007)

By Roberthoward (54) on 16 Oct 2022

Shooter is a good action thriller with some political sub-tones that fills its running time way better than many other movies despite not being…

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Review of DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)

By Roberthoward (54) on 13 Oct 2022

About what one can expect from a Vaughn & Stiller comedy, but the dodgeball scenes + commentary deliver a few good laughs…

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Review of The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)

By Roberthoward (54) on 23 Sep 2022

Crass, sometimes offensive, but most damning of all: The decent jokes can be counted on one hand and once you have seen enough repetitive car…

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Review of Infinite (2021)

By Roberthoward (54) on 18 Sep 2022

Infinite has an interesting story idea that gets buried beneath CGI-heavy & subpar action sequences, barely fleshed out characters, and a general…

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Review of Maverick (1994)

By Roberthoward (54) on 13 Sep 2022

Light-hearted, colourful and all in all a fun movie, Maverick offers a script full of entertaining twists and turns filled with memorable characters…

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Review of Moonfall (2022)

By Roberthoward (54) on 11 Sep 2022

The sheer ludicrousness of Moonfall's plot could have been excused if the movie had provided an engaging story, interesting characters or even…

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Review of Cyrano (2021)

By Roberthoward (54) on 08 Sep 2022

At times uneven but buoyed by a strong cast and excellent production values…

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Review of The King's Daughter (2022)

By Roberthoward (54) on 04 Sep 2022

We have sceneries (with mediocre CGI), costumes, extras, a decent cast, even the original Versailles and everything looks as expected, yet…

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Review of The Hating Game (2021)

By Roberthoward (54) on 03 Sep 2022

A standard but successful rom-com that is greatly enlivened by the chemistry between its two leads…

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Review of Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)

By Roberthoward (54) on 02 Sep 2022

A decent action movie: Good actors in an interesting setting with colourful set pieces but with flat characters and subpar dialogue…

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