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Review of Sully (2016)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 08 Sep 2016

Sully amounts to a respectable yet unmemorable account of real-life heroism, despite fine performances and capable direction…

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Review of The Light Between Oceans (2016)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 01 Sep 2016

Strong performances and beautiful cinematography elevate The Light Between Oceans, yet soap opera contrivances and uneven writing hold it back…

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Review of War Dogs (2016)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 18 Aug 2016

Wars Dogs is a solid movie, but only partly succeeds at blending Todd Phillips' brand of bro-comedy with social/political commentary…

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Review of Hell or High Water (2016)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 18 Aug 2016

Hell or High Water makes for a contemplative dramatic thriller that is fueled by great performances and strong direction…

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Review of Pete's Dragon (2016)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 11 Aug 2016

Pete's Dragon succeeds as a dramatic reimagining of its predecessor - giving rise to a soulful modern fairy tale in the process…

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Review of Jason Bourne (2016)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 28 Jul 2016

Jason Bourne is a serviceable Bourne franchise installment, but an uninventive and unnecessary epilogue to the original Bourne movie trilogy…

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Review of Lights Out (2016)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 21 Jul 2016

Lights Out makes for a lean and mean scare-delivering machine, but is less effective as a supernatural horror parable…

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Review of The Infiltrator (2016)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 13 Jul 2016

The Infiltrator is a stylishly crafted and well-acted dramatic thriller, but breaks little new ground despite fascinating subject matter…

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Review of The Secret Life of Pets (2016)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 07 Jul 2016

The Secret Life of Pets isn't a mold-breaker for animated movies, but it's a consistently funny and inspired madcap romp nonetheless…

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Review of The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 30 Jun 2016

There's a great Tarzan adventure somewhere in Legend of Tarzan, but the movie is too overstuffed and rough around the edges to fly high…

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Review of The BFG (2016)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 30 Jun 2016

Steven Spielberg's The BFG is a technically impressive adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel - one with whimsy and heart to spare…

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Review of The Neon Demon (2016)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 23 Jun 2016

The Neon Demon is a stylishly surreal, but hollow, horror/thriller - and another Nicolas Winding Refn film bound to divide audiences…

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Review of Free State of Jones (2016)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 23 Jun 2016

Free State of Jones is well-crafted and tells a worthwhile story, but makes for a better history lesson than moviegoing experience…

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Review of Central Intelligence (2016)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 16 Jun 2016

Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson's comedic chemistry save Central Intelligence from being a passable, yet forgettable, mainstream action/comedy…

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Review of The Conjuring 2 (2016)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 09 Jun 2016

The Conjuring 2 isn't as innovative a horror film throwback as its predecessor, it's an excellent ghost story in its own right…

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Review of Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 02 Jun 2016

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is essentially a solid Lonely Island sketch over-stretched to fill a feature-length running time…

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Review of Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 26 May 2016

Alice Through the Looking Glass is more of a shiny, yet hollow, Disney product than meaningful continuation of Alice's story…

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Review of The Nice Guys (2016)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 19 May 2016

The Nice Guys is an entertainingly breezy buddy-detective romp that steadfast Shane Black fans ought to get additional mileage from…

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Review of Money Monster (2016)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 12 May 2016

Money Monster is a well-directed and well-acted dramatic thriller weighed down by heavy-handed social commentary and implausible plot beats…

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Review of Captain America: Civil War (2016)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 05 May 2016

Captain America: Civil War is a great superhero blockbuster that lays the groundwork for even bigger and better things to come in Phase 3 of the MCU…

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