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Review of Shut In (2016)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 19 Jan 2017

This shockingly empty thriller has a great cast, but, while delivering its jump-scares, it completely ignores the story's looming, daunting…

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Review of The Bye Bye Man (2017)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 19 Jan 2017

Many horror movies are bad, but it's rare to find one that, like The Bye Bye Man, is so bad it's funny…

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Review of A Kind of Murder (2016)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 19 Jan 2017

Often, Patricia Highsmith's novels are adapted into high-class affairs, but this thriller feels refreshingly small-time and pulpy, getting…

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Review of Underworld: Blood Wars (2016)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 19 Jan 2017

The fifth movie in this supernatural action/horror series isn't the worst, but it isn't very good, either; it has moments of mindless fun,…

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Review of Incarnate (2016)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 19 Jan 2017

This horror movie tries to set itself apart from other demon-possession movies by inventing an interesting new mythology, but eventually it…

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Review of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 19 Jan 2017

Award-winning director Ang Lee assembles a collection of effective scenes in this serious effort, but it also several moments that don't really…

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Review of Julieta (2016)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 19 Jan 2017

Spanish director Pedro Almodovar adapts three stories by Nobel Prize-winning writer Alice Munro; though his sensibilities are quite different…

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Review of Elle (2016)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 19 Jan 2017

Director Paul Verhoeven's first movie in French features an elegant, powerful Isabelle Huppert; she adds weight to what's really a pretty basic,…

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Review of Solace (2015)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 19 Jan 2017

Though it has a decent premise and a great cast, this supernatural thriller can't seem to overcome its crushingly mediocre screenwriting and…

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Review of Sleepless (2017)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 19 Jan 2017

Though it suffers from minor plot inconsistencies and some shaky camerawork, this thriller offers a fun, entertaining, B-level story; the terrific…

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Review of Solace (2006)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 19 Jan 2017

Though it has a decent premise and a great cast, this supernatural thriller can't seem to overcome its crushingly mediocre screenwriting and…

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Review of xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 19 Jan 2017

Like its predecessors, this action sequel is heavy on stunts, noise, fights, shoot-outs, and the objectification of women -- but very light…

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Review of Sugar Mountain (2016)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 19 Jan 2017

This ridiculous thriller centers on just about the dumbest scheme ever invented for a movie, yet the filmmakers don't show any awareness of…

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Review of Life on the Line (2016)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 19 Jan 2017

The filmmakers behind this earnest, heartfelt drama truly want to honor the brave men who do this job, but the movie is packed with cliches…

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Review of Assassin's Creed (2016)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 19 Jan 2017

Despite a high-class cast, this fantasy-battle movie -- based on a video game series -- is disorienting, makes very little sense, and, worst…

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Review of Man Down (2016)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 19 Jan 2017

This war drama contains an earnest plea, a call for sympathy and understanding for soldiers suffering from PTSD; but the movie is so scattershot,…

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Review of Detour (2017)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 19 Jan 2017

Hardly the first crime movie to play around with timelines (and not always successful at doing so), this thriller gets away with it due to…

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Review of Patriots Day (2016)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 19 Jan 2017

For this tense real-life drama, director Peter Berg weaves a wide, vivid tapestry of Boston; it's an admirable feat, but his unrefined techniques…

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Review of Neruda (2016)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 19 Jan 2017

Chilean director Pablo Larrain's biopic twists the formula around and explores surprisingly intimate and universal themes, while still guiding…

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Review of Split (2017)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 19 Jan 2017

Filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan launches a full-fledged comeback with this tense, satisfying horror-thriller…

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