The dopey action flick might have stood a chance with a talented star and director.
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The dopey action flick might have stood a chance with a talented star and director.
Some viewers may be offended, but a fine lead performance by Betty Gilpin makes this dark comedy worth checking out.
The SEGA video game adaptation is corny beyond belief, yet manages to be spottily entertaining.
The toxic male gaze of “Suicide Squad” is thankfully gone, but not the sloppy writing and directing.
France’s questionable Oscar entry-turned-nominee is a half-baked “Training Day” retread.
A fine performance by Blake Lively and a talented female director aren’t enough to rescue this latest in the “sexy female assassin” genre.
A series of Oscar-caliber performances in supporting roles boost this tear-jerker about the effort to get a Medal of Honor for an airman who died heroically in Vietnam.
Michael Bay’s hyperbolic style is sorely missed in the series’ third installment — as is Will Smith’s charisma.
With a somnolent Will Smith voicing an especially boring bird, and a tired supervillain plot line, there’s not much here to recommend.
The Asheville Movie Guys discuss the conclusion of the “Star Wars” episodic saga.
The entertaining sequel doubles down on its predecessor’s funniest elements.
Star Chadwick Boseman and the film’s visual style make up for some of the screenplay’s implausibilities.
Elizabeth Banks’ clunky reboot struggles to justify its existence.
James Mangold’s fact-based auto-racing film is old school Hollywood entertainment at its finest.
Badass women, deadpan humor, and (eventually) exhilarating action make for an entertaining new Terminator film.
Dated special effects, an overly reverent script, and one of the dullest, whitest casts ever assembled pay poor homage to WWII heroes.
As a crime action drama, it isn’t bad, but it seems to be a movie made without an audience.
The post-apocalyptic gang’s all here for this thoroughly entertaining sequel.
Takashi Miike adds comedy to his stylistic violence with great success.
Leaving “Sleeping Beauty” behind in favor of “Game of Thrones” territory, this action-packed sequel is a captivating allegory about misbegotten war.