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Review of White Boy Rick (2018)

By Carl Kozlowski (99) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 12 Sep 2018

Crafty yet with a surface innocence that keeps winning people over, Ricky is forced to make adult decisions while trapped in a 15-year-old's…

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Review of Operation Finale (2018)

By Carl Kozlowski (99) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 29 Aug 2018

Considering how utterly slow and anticlimactic the film becomes in its final hour, it's impossible for me to justify saying the film is worth…

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Review of Searching (2018)

By Carl Kozlowski (99) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 22 Aug 2018

Following fast on the heels of the massive success of Crazy Rich Asians, this is proof positive that a long-overdue Asian invasion is finally…

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Review of Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

By Jana Monji (11) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 16 Aug 2018

While I wish Wu's Rachel had more fire, Crazy Rich Asians is frivolous fun that challenges non-Asians - white, black, Latino and Native American…

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Review of BlacKkKlansman (2018)

By Carl Kozlowski (99) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 08 Aug 2018

A film that engages the mind and enrages the spirit while often provoking gales of laughter, BlacKkKlansman is can't-miss viewing for adults…

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Review of Blindspotting (2018)

By Carl Kozlowski (99) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 01 Aug 2018

The duo's way with words in those endeavors lend Blindspotting a vibrant sense of language that gives voice to what it is like to be young…

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Review of Eighth Grade (2018)

By Carl Kozlowski (99) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 01 Aug 2018

An extremely intimate look into the mind of an average girl in an era when social media and cellphones have destroyed much of human interaction…

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Review of The Equalizer 2 (2018)

By Carl Kozlowski (99) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 25 Jul 2018

Equalizer 2 is an entertaining time at the movies, but if they had only insisted on closing the plot holes and making a vivid villain, it could…

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Review of Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)

By Carl Kozlowski (99) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 18 Jul 2018

Foot gets very far in making a mark as one of the year's best films and a movie that will stand the test of time…

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Review of Skyscraper (2018)

By Carl Kozlowski (99) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 11 Jul 2018

Skyscraper takes elements from zillions of action blockbusters and disaster movies and mixes them together in a combination that feels familiar…

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Review of Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

By Carl Kozlowski (99) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 04 Jul 2018

Ant-Man and the Wasp proves to be a fun romp, but not one that's completely compelling to blockbuster fans at the level of the Avengers movies…

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Review of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

By Carl Kozlowski (99) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 27 Jun 2018

Overall, Fallen Kingdom is a fun ride but not a truly resonant or memorable one…

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Review of Tag (2018)

By Carl Kozlowski (99) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 20 Jun 2018

I was shocked to find that Tag was tone-deaf on every level, amped up to an obnoxious frenzy that made me want to throw each one of its characters…

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Review of Hearts Beat Loud (2018)

By Carl Kozlowski (99) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 20 Jun 2018

To its even greater credit, things do not go where you might expect them to by the end, making this a fresh delight in a summer of pre-packaged…

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Review of Ocean's Eight (2018)

By Carl Kozlowski (99) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 13 Jun 2018

A fine film both for families looking for something cool to see together and a smartly inviting date film for teens and adults…

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Review of American Animals (2018)

By Carl Kozlowski (99) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 13 Jun 2018

It makes viewers care so much about what drove them to be as feckless as they were reckless…

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Review of RBG (2018)

By Jana Monji (11) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 30 May 2018

You've probably heard of Notorious BIG…

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Review of Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

By Carl Kozlowski (99) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 23 May 2018

The best thing about Solo is its tight script, filled with interesting twists and double-crosses all the way to the end…

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Review of Life of the Party (2018)

By Carl Kozlowski (99) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 16 May 2018

Party ultimately fails because of the fact that no rational human being would act like any of the characters in the film…

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Review of Book Club (2018)

By Carl Kozlowski (99) for Pasadena Weekly (143) on 16 May 2018

Book Club has some significant charms, as it brings together eight enormously appealing actors who don't land the big roles anymore and gives…

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