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Review of Cars 3 (2017)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 14 Jun 2017

Happily, Cars 3 feels like a course correction, with Mater once again relegated to the role of comic relief and Lightning McQueen back in the lead…

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Review of It Comes at Night (2017)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 08 Jun 2017

Those expecting a horror movie that's filled with a lot of those gross and scary moments will likely be disappointed, while those who might…

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Review of Wonder Woman (2017)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 01 Jun 2017

While it is not the best superhero movie I've ever seen, it's one I wish had been around when I was a young comic book nerd, and one I hope…

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Review of Baywatch (2017)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 25 May 2017

More surreal stuff like [the opening], and you might have had something original. Instead, it's just dead in the water…

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Review of Alien: Covenant (2017)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 18 May 2017

Clearly, Scott read the room, and realized the route he originally wanted to take following Prometheus wasn't going to cut it, so Covenant…

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Review of Snatched (2017)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 11 May 2017

I don't think Schumer, the writer, or the director are being intentionally racist at any point in Snatched. But they are being unpleasantly tone-deaf…

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Review of The Dinner (2017)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 04 May 2017

When the noblest person in a story turns out to be a congressman, you know you're dealing with some truly horrible people…

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Review of Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent (2016)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 27 Apr 2017

Like any great meal, Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent leaves you wanting more, not less…

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Review of The Promise (2016)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 20 Apr 2017

It's like writer/director Terry George (...) knew putting too much emphasis on the romance would be in bad taste, but the result is just tepid…

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Review of The Lost City of Z (2017)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 13 Apr 2017

[James] Grey chose to shoot the film on film, no easy feat considering the Colombian jungle locations and the need for daily film development,…

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Review of The Assignment (2016)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 06 Apr 2017

Hill has been mulling The Assignment's story since the 1970's, and that in itself may prove a cautionary tale: If it's taken you almost 50…

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Review of Song to Song (2017)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 24 Mar 2017

Malick hasn't had much interest in plot for years now, and of his last three movies, this one is the most obviously script-less, with scene…

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Review of Paterson (2016)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

If your preference is movies filled with action and conflict, it's going to be annoyingly inert…

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Review of The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

I'm reluctant to call this presentation of female sexuality 'brave,' because I don't think it's brave so much as just plain true…

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Review of Rules Don't Apply (2016)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

Beatty seems unsure if he wants the story to be about Hughes or about the young lovers, so he never gives full focus to either…

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Review of The Girl on the Train (2016)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

A formidable thriller, and more impressively, an adaptation that actually improves on the blockbuster book it was based on…

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Review of The Conjuring 2 (2016)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

It falls into the old sequel trap of giving us more that actually feels like less…

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Review of Finding Dory (2016)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

The film's number of memorable new characters are enough to mask its story problems…

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Review of Arrival (2016)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

Walks a delicate balance between science fiction spectacle and art house head trip…

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Review of Doctor Strange (2016)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

When Doctor Strange works, it's for the same reasons most of the Marvel movies do: They aren't afraid of humor, and they know what's funny…

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