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Review of Suicide Squad (2016)

By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 10 Aug 2016

Ayer probably squeezes the most disreputable fun into this PG-13 film as he was allowed…

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Review of Café Society (2016)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 03 Aug 2016

The stars blossom in Allen's hands -- Eisenberg may be the best Woody-clone yet, and Stewart has never been anywhere near this interesting before…

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Review of Jason Bourne (2016)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 03 Aug 2016

Following the convoluted story is getting to be more trouble than it's worth, but Greengrass holds our interest with some high-adrenaline action…

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Review of Ghostbusters (2016)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 28 Jul 2016

McCarthy and Wiig shine, of course; Jones, too, but McKinnon steals the picture…

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Review of Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 20 Jul 2016

Director Mandie Fletcher is powerless to strike sparks; the fire has gone cold…

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Review of The Infiltrator (2016)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 20 Jul 2016

Interesting story -- but been here, seen this…

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Review of Captain Fantastic (2016)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 20 Jul 2016

In the final analysis, Ross gives us little reason to care what happens to this smug hippie and his half-savage, know-it-all brood…

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Review of Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)

By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 13 Jul 2016

Abandon hope of wit, all ye who enter here…

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Review of Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 13 Jul 2016

The result feels just as long as the original (though, in fact, it's 25 minutes shorter), and the visual effects are surprisingly cheesy in…

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Review of The Secret Life of Pets (2016)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 13 Jul 2016

Characters and their celebrity voices are too numerous and fleeting to register strongly; two standout exceptions are Jenny Slate as a sweetly…

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Review of Our Kind of Traitor (2016)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 06 Jul 2016

Within that standard formula it's expertly made -- well-acted by all, with director Susanna White ratcheting up the suspense with a sure Hitchcockian…

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Review of The BFG (2016)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 06 Jul 2016

Take the kids to see this bottomless treasure chest of wonders or I'll never forgive you. And neither will they…

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Review of The Shallows (2016)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 29 Jun 2016

It's a one-woman show for Lively just as Gravity was for Sandra Bullock, well-written by Anthony Jaswinski and showcased by Jaume Collet-Serra's…

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Review of Swiss Army Man (2016)

By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 29 Jun 2016

Kwan and Scheinert can't quite sustain the invention and energy all the way to the end, but most of Swiss Army Man is dazzlingly warped stuff…

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Review of Maggie's Plan (2016)

By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 22 Jun 2016

There are no real laughs in here, only chuckles of recognition at the rough cadence of comedy, acknowledgments of the empty spaces where we…

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Review of Central Intelligence (2016)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 22 Jun 2016

The script by Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen and director Rawson Marshall Thurber is a good one, with good laughs, a clever plot and some perceptive…

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Review of Finding Dory (2016)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 15 Jun 2016

Exhilarating adventure, irresistible wit, breathtaking visuals and an all-star voice cast (just about everybody wanted part of this one) combine…

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Review of Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)

By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 15 Jun 2016

There are some laughs, especially in the brisk opening half, but the joke wears thin pretty quick…

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Review of The Conjuring 2 (2016)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 15 Jun 2016

The movie drags on for two-and-a-quarter-hours, far too long for this kind of nonsense…

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Review of Now You See Me 2 (2016)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 15 Jun 2016

Here's that rare sequel that improves on the original -- though you do have to have seen the original to be able to follow it…

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