Going in Style is the rare remake that is better than the original. That’s because it creates a plausible (if not entirely believable) set of circumstances in which three octogenarians are forced to consider the unlikely remedy of robbing a bank – and are smart enough to do it.
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Miss Sloane Weaves a Thrilling Web Across the Messy Political Landscape of Lobbying
Miss Sloane is the story of a political lobbyist whose unconventional and morally ambiguous methods make her polarizing and magnetic simultaneously. When Sloane (Jessica Chastain) is seduced by a case that would pit her against the gun lobby, a notoriously equally ruthless organization, her desire to always win no matter the cost is put to […]
Ghost in the Shell: Visually Stunning Action with a Brain!
Ghost in the Shell is based on a Japanese manga by Masamune Shirow and a classic anime by Mamoru Oshii – both of which deal with the questions of what constitutes identity and whether humanity remains when the line between human and machine disappears. Rupert Sanders’ live-action Ghost in the Shell touches on these ideas […]
The Boss Baby Milks Babies and Puppies for Laughs!
The Boss Baby is the story of how a baby who was never born and his seven-year old brother saved the world from the ultimate threat: the ultimate puppy!
Life – And Death – In Outer Space!
Daniel Espinosa’s Life is Alien set in the International space Station and threatening Earth –as opposed to hunting the crew of a cargo ship in another galaxy. That’s more than enough to make it feel original.
Power Rangers Is The Very Model of Diversity!
Power Rangers is a more serious take on the patched together kids’ show that gained a huge following in the ‘90s. More serious doesn’t mean Batman serious – more like Iron Man Lite. It’s fun if you don’t go in with much in the way of expectations – and it checks off a laundry list […]
CHiPS – It’s All Fun and Games Until Someone Loses Their Head!
There are two good movies lurking beneath the surface of CHiPS – an R-rated comedy and an R-rated cop drama. The problem is that they’re both chopped up and are jammed together in such a way that the result is an unhappy compromise that lets down the movie as a whole. The drama would work […]
Beauty and the Beast Is an Almost Flawless Beauty!
Disney’s latest attempt at translating one of its classic animated films to live-action is a beauty, if a bit flawed. For the live-action take, the script was tweaked to allow Belle to be even more independent (and less of a Stockholm Syndrome sufferer) and a late tweak include a couple of blink-and-you’ll-miss-it gay moments. Neither […]
Logan – Everything Ends!
Logan is the long awaited/eagerly anticipated R-rated Wolverine movie and it lives up the hopes of Wolverine fans in spades.
Table 19: Lovable Losers Escape Wedding Humiliation!
Table 19 is a lighter-than-air confection about a girl who was broken up with via text and went from being her oldest friend’s maid of honor to one of the people at table 19 – the people invited through a sense of obligation but not actually expected to attend. Eloise McGarry (Anna Kendrick) was to […]
I hate this silly and juvenile idea people have that somehow giving something an R Rating will automatically make a movie better, or the only reason a film sucked was because it was PG or PG-13 instead of R. This has been one of the ongoing complaints from fans of Wolverine for years. Logan is […]