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Review of Jojo Rabbit (2019)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 11 Sep 2019

In the early going, though, Waititi manages to keep the tone light and the humor surreal enough to avoid too much association with the real…

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Review of It Chapter Two (2019)

By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The Verge (432) on 05 Sep 2019

It’s an appreciably less-engaging film in every way, suffering from lurching storytelling, wild vacillations in tone (even within scenes),…

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Review of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

By Noah Berlatsky (34) for The Verge (432) on 09 Aug 2019

Øvredal is to be commended for simultaneously staying true to a beloved franchise and twisting its head around to face in an unexpected direction…

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Review of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The Verge (432) on 31 Jul 2019

Hobbs & Shaw proves they work well together, stretching out the sparky dynamic of their previous appearances together to feature length…

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Review of Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The Verge (432) on 26 Jul 2019

There’s a lot going on in Tarantino’s latest film, including an exploration of the delicacy of a moment in time and how easily an era can…

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Review of Crawl (2019)

By Jesse Hassenger (800) for The Verge (432) on 23 Jul 2019

Hit-and-miss horror auteur Alexandre Aja knows how to deliver lean, mean horror action…

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Review of Iron Sky: The Coming Race (2019)

By Samantha Nelson (14) for The Verge (432) on 23 Jul 2019

While The Coming Race might not sell the need for this absurd series to continue, it at least provides a reason to go back and watch the original,…

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Review of The Great Hack (2019)

By Adi Robertson (27) for The Verge (432) on 11 Jul 2019

The film spends more time dramatizing the scandal’s worst-case scenario than examining the facts — producing compelling personal narratives…

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Review of The Lion King (2019)

By Kendra James (4) for The Verge (432) on 11 Jul 2019

While it’s a near shot-for-shot remake of the original, this version of The Lion King lacks much of the emotion and expressiveness that keeps…

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Review of Jawline (2019)

By Adi Robertson (27) for The Verge (432) on 09 Jul 2019

Jawline is a nuanced exploration of digital celebrity and the gap between “real” and online lives, issues that are particularly relevant…

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Review of Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 27 Jun 2019

It’s an out-and-out triumph, an adrenaline blast of pure action and emotion that lives up to its predecessors and ably forwards the MCU story…

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Review of Toy Story 4 (2019)

By Scott Tobias (1,684) for The Verge (432) on 13 Jun 2019

While it falls short of its predecessors, the film is generally more confident and inventive than any of the non-Toy Story Pixar sequels…

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Review of Men in Black: International (2019)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 11 Jun 2019

It’s rare that a blockbuster movie feels this competently, serenely middle-of-the-road, but maybe being this safe in an era of easy outrage…

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Review of Dark Phoenix (2019)

By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The Verge (432) on 04 Jun 2019

Kinberg goes darker and scarier, emphasizing the tragic elements of Jean’s story by recasting her origin as a story of betrayal and deception…

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Review of Ma (2019)

By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The Verge (432) on 28 May 2019

Watching Ma, it’s hard not to wish it either gave Spencer more space to work through some of the character’s contradictions over the course…

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Review of Booksmart (2019)

By Jesse Hassenger (800) for The Verge (432) on 22 May 2019

Wilde’s film gets a lot of comic mileage from its lead actors’ ability to create a funny, believable relationship…

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Review of Aladdin (2019)

By Kendra James (4) for The Verge (432) on 22 May 2019

The filmmakers aren’t much interested in developing these characters out of their original two dimensions, or leaning into the character…

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Review of Yesterday (2019)

By Adi Robertson (27) for The Verge (432) on 17 May 2019

Yesterday is a breezy, moderately funny romantic comedy with an excellent soundtrack — but one that never commits to its characters, themes,…

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Review of Yesterday (2019)

By Adi Robertson (27) for The Verge (432) on 16 May 2019

Yesterday is a breezy, moderately funny romantic comedy with an excellent soundtrack — but one that never commits to its characters, themes,…

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Review of See You Yesterday (2019)

By Adi Robertson (27) for The Verge (432) on 16 May 2019

See You Yesterday is a compelling blend of nuanced drama, teenage adventure-comedy, and thought experiment…

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