Based on a true story, this British gem fits right in alongside other winners like ‘The Full Monty’ and ‘The Phantom of the Open’. Rory Kinnear stars as the titular community hero in his native Burnley, who decides to buck the system and try to set up his own bank […]
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The List
When newly-engaged New Yorker Abby (Halston Sage) finds out that her fiancé has slept with one of the celebrities on his good-ol’ free-pass list, she takes it as a sign to…do the exact same thing and get some revenge. The occasional smattering of witty dialogue and a passable performance from […]
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The Monkey King
Loosely inspired by an ancient Ming Dynasty novel, this animated effort from Pearl Studios arrives with all the promise of being something close to ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ or ‘Wolfwalkers’, but it instead seems to have gone out of its way to be as middle-of-the-road as possible, with the […]
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Strays
If you’ve ever wondered what it’d be like if Benji, Lassie, and Rin-Tin-Tin were foul-mouthed, raunchy mutts who set off on an incredible journey, hell-bent on revenge against a jackass human, well… you’re in luck. Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Randall Park, and Isla Fisher (among others) voice the pooches in […]
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Billion Dollar Heist
The story of the massive cyber theft of the Bangladeshi Central Bank in 2016 is brought to the screen in this well-done (and eminently accessible) documentary. Featuring interviews with experts and key players from every corner of the captivating story, the film unwraps all of the what, how, and why […]
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Heart of Stone
Oh my word, what happened HERE?! Gal Gadot stars in this woefully uninspired action flick as a secret agent assigned to keep a new-fangled AI system out of the hands of the bad guys. Director Tom Harper, who gave us 2019’s fairly entertaining ‘The Aeronauts’ has fallen flat on his […]
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Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Despite looking like a sixth-grade school project made on a VHS camcorder, this love letter to 1985’s ‘Clue’ still manages to offer plenty of insight into the making of (and legacy of) the cult-classic film. Featuring interviews with writer/director Jonathan Lynn, along with stars Michael McKean, Lesley Ann Warren, and […]
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Meg 2: The Trench
You would think a movie about giant terrorizing sea monsters would prominently feature giant, terrorizing sea monsters. Not so much, with this forgettable sequel to the also-forgettable 2018 original. Jason Statham is back as noble ocean-guy Jonas Taylor, helping explore the depths in the name of science. Yes, the big […]
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Haunted Mansion
The latest Disney-fueled ‘Let’s turn this ride into a movie’ effort stars Lakeith Stanfield, Owen Wilson, and Rosario Dawson as a team working to rid a rickety New Orleans mansion of its (not terribly terrible) ghosts. Along with the handful of nifty references to the ride itself, there’s a decent […]
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The Beanie Bubble
If you were alive in the 90s, you knew. Beanie Babies were beyond all the rage—an absolute juggernaut of retail mania, before it evaporated just as quickly as it came. It stands to reason, then, that a movie about the uber-fad would be a fascinating tale of capitalism and greed […]
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