Eddie Murphy and company knew exactly what they were putting together with this follow-up to the 1988 mega-hit, and the meta-humor indeed helps carry it across the finish line. (One character even bemoans 35-years-later movie sequels that nobody asked for.) It’s essentially a rehash of every joke from the first […]
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Chaos Walking
From the What the Heck is Going On files (subset Why Should I Care) comes this head-scratcher of a sci-fi flick. In the future, a group of humans live on a faraway planet. All the women are dead, and all the men walk around with their thoughts floating audibly above […]
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Raya and the Last Dragon
With a timely story, gorgeous animation, and a stellar voice cast, the Mouse House’s latest is easily right up there with its best (which, yes, is saying something). Kellie Marie Tran and Awkwafina lead the way as the titular pair, who are hoping to bring together five warring kingdoms peacefully. […]
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Boss Level
We’ve had plenty of Groundhog Day movies. And plenty more “Die Hard on a …” movies. But what about Die Hard on Groundhog Day? Frank Grillo stars in this surprisingly snazzy twist on two tired tropes, helping turn it into something that, well, frankly works. It’s a fun blend of […]
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Moxie
Amy Poehler’s second effort in the director’s chair (after 2019’s pleasant Wine Country) is a teen girl-power flick that has its heart in the right place, even if the script derails itself somewhat at the end. High school junior Vivian (Hadley Robinson) leads a revolt against the patriarchy, set to […]
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The United States vs. Billie Holiday
It’s flat-out eerie (and impressive) how spot-on Andra Day’s portrayal of Billie Holiday is in this biopic from Lee Daniels. If only the film itself was in the same league as her performance. Daniels is quick to give us a tough, rip-your-heart-out, tragedy-infused film, but it only scratches the surface […]
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Tom & Jerry
Hanna and Barbera are no doubt rolling over in their graves after this ridiculously bad feature film starring our favorite cartoon cat and mouse. Too stupid (and boring, frankly) for adults and too all-over-the-place for kids, it’s a colossal misfire from the very start. Sure, Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña […]
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The Father
What you think might be a simple story about a woman trying to convince her deteriorating father that he needs to move into a home is very much not. Full of twists and turns and surprises, it’s not only a showcase for the Oscar-worthy (and then some) Anthony Hopkins and […]
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Cherry
Hoping to prove there’s life outside of the Marvel Universe, the Russo Brothers decided to branch out (and take Tom Holland with them) to make a dead-serious drama about a young vet who becomes a junkie. Save for Holland’s raw performance, it’s an unfortunate misfire, as the Russos try too […]
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Flora & Ulysses
As kid-friendly Disney flicks go, you could do worse than this tale of a girl who befriends a super-powered squirrel. Yes, all kinds of slapstick hijinks dominate the proceedings, but it never tries too hard and is content to be a light and breezy way to kill a weekend afternoon. […]
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