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Tag: 2.5 stars

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AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

A song that should be sung with the most intricate of harmonics is curiously only using three chords.

Posted on May 4, 2015April 30, 2019
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JUPITER ASCENDING

What happens when a space opera hits a few sharp notes?

Posted on February 8, 2015September 11, 2020
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FURY

War is messy and violent – movies about war shouldn’t be.

Posted on October 20, 2014October 26, 2014
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X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

What if we could change the past? What if we couldĀ reboot it. Would we? Should we?

Posted on May 25, 2014May 29, 2016
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SAVING MR. BANKS

An attempt to honour two creative powerhouses drifts over in disorder, catastrophe, and anarchy.

Posted on December 15, 2013December 22, 2013
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THOR: THE DARK WORLD

Whatever story we are told, should it be worthy, shall possess our adoration for Thor. The question is, is this film worthy?

Posted on November 10, 2013April 30, 2019
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RUSH

Ron Howard returns to make audiences feel the rush and intensity of Formula One racing. But how about the plot?

Posted on September 29, 2013October 24, 2013
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ONLY GOD FORGIVES

Hey girl – are you ready for more? The team that brought you DRIVE two years ago are back. And this team, they’re ready to get dirty.

Posted on July 21, 2013October 28, 2013
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THE HEAT

The buddy-cop genre is alive and well, and like their predecessors, these buddies deliver a great deal of laughter.

Posted on July 14, 2013July 19, 2013
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THE INTERNSHIP

This summer’s latest comedy feels a lot like ARMAGEDDON.
Just…y’know…with less asteroids and Aerosmith.

Posted on June 7, 2013June 12, 2013
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THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE

How hard is it to pull some sincerity out of a hat before the entire audience disappears?

Posted on March 17, 2013March 22, 2013
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THIS IS 40

When you weren’t looking, we became a culture of grown-up children. Now Hollywood’s most notorious man-child wants to shine a light on the state of things. Is he the right man for the job?

Posted on December 23, 2012December 26, 2012

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