#New movie blows original away

#New movie blows original away

“#New movie blows original away” What separates 2016’s “Suicide Squad” from 2021’s “The Suicide Squad”? The “The,” for starters. But there is a vastly more important difference: DC’s new film is watchable.  Clearly the comic book movie studio and Warner Bros. were aware of the trash they had rotting in their bin with the hideous…

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#Dev Patel wows in amazing fantasy

#Dev Patel wows in amazing fantasy

“#Dev Patel wows in amazing fantasy” As far as King Arthur films go, “The Green Knight” has a lot more in common with “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” than most newer, high-energy takes, such as Guy Ritchie’s “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.” Running time: 125 minutes. Rated R (violence, some sexuality and graphic…

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#Stiffer than a plastic toy

#Stiffer than a plastic toy

“#Stiffer than a plastic toy” Henry Golding believes in method acting. You can tell while watching his performance in the third G.I. Joe film, “Snake Eyes,” because it is obvious the actor has fastidiously studied what it means to be a plastic toy. The “Crazy Rich Asians” charmer is so stiff in his first go-round…

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#A New Legacy’ is an abomination: review

#A New Legacy’ is an abomination: review

“#A New Legacy’ is an abomination: review” During the endless final sequence of “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” Porky Pig calls himself “the Notorious P.I.G.” and begins to rap. “This pig is lit,” the Looney Tune says. “I’m super legit.” Porky should’ve added: “And my movie is s–t.” In the pantheon of misguided sequels and…

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#Deeply Flawed With Moments of Brilliants – /Film

#Deeply Flawed With Moments of Brilliants – /Film

“#Deeply Flawed With Moments of Brilliants – /Film” 2021 has been good for the band Sparks. First of all, there’s Edgar Wright’s enthusiastic celebration of their decades-long career, a definitive primer on a pair of brothers rode waves of raising and diminishing popularity thanks to an ever evolving sound. Now there’s Annette, a long gestating…

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#Our national nightmare is over

#Our national nightmare is over

“#Our national nightmare is over” We did it. We have survived the Purge! The horror-movie series about a dystopian America in which it’s legal to kill anybody you want for one night a year supposedly comes to an end with the fifth entry, “The Forever Purge.” I hope that’s true, but don’t be shocked if…

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#Chris Pratt stars in sci-fi mystery meat

#Chris Pratt stars in sci-fi mystery meat

“#Chris Pratt stars in sci-fi mystery meat” As Little Orphan Annie once sang, “The vicious fanged aliens will come out tomorrow! Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow … the vicious fanged aliens will come!” Well, it goes something like that. Annie’s Great Depression was a jolly time compared to the global genocide earthlings go through…

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