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C-
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Incoming
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Unfunny teen comedy.
Posted Aug 30, 2024
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B-
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Stay Hungry
(1976)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Works fine as a character story.
Posted Aug 29, 2024
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B
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Girls Will Be Girls
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Slow-burn tale about a teenager's sexual awakening
Posted Aug 28, 2024
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B-
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Close to You
(2023)
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Dennis Schwartz
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A film with good intentions about accepting those maligned over their gender change.
Posted Aug 27, 2024
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B
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Blink Twice
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Spreads itself too thin to fully delve into all the subjects it exploits.
Posted Aug 27, 2024
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B
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Daughters
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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An emotionally moving film, giving the viewer a rough idea of what it must be like for a family to have dad behind bars.
Posted Aug 26, 2024
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B-
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Alien: Romulus
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Though competently made, it's not offering anything new in the alien world -- preferring to play it safe.
Posted Aug 25, 2024
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C
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Girl You Know It's True
(2023)
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Dennis Schwartz
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I found little interest in this uninteresting musical biopic of living a lie.
Posted Aug 25, 2024
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B+
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Between the Temples
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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How Ben regains his faith, overcomes his suicidal tendencies, deals with the different women in his life, and becomes a mensch, makes for an amusing and poignant film.
Posted Aug 24, 2024
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B+
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Handling the Undead
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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An uneasy and somber atmospheric zombie tale on grief.
Posted Aug 23, 2024
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C
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The Deliverance
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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When the supernatural dominates the story in its second half, the domestic story stops mattering.
Posted Aug 23, 2024
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C+
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Jackpot!
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Things become less amusing the longer it goes on.
Posted Aug 22, 2024
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C
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Cuckoo
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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One might have to be really cuckoo to appreciate Cuckoo.
Posted Aug 21, 2024
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B
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Skincare
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Elizabeth Banks delivers a compelling performance.
Posted Aug 20, 2024
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C+
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The Union
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Those taken with the star leads and who do not mind if the story strains credibility, should like it.
Posted Aug 20, 2024
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C
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Young Widow
(1946)
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Dennis Schwartz
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A dispassionate wartime melodrama.
Posted Aug 19, 2024
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C-
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Mother of the Bride
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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A shallow escapist pic that I couldn't escape from until it ended.
Posted Aug 19, 2024
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B
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My Penguin Friend
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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A poignant humanist/nature story on love and healing.
Posted Aug 18, 2024
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B
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In Our Blood
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Aside from delivering the required scares for a horror pic, it also nicely delivers a sensitive addiction story.
Posted Aug 17, 2024
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C
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Less Than Zero
(1987)
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Dennis Schwartz
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A shallow film.
Posted Aug 16, 2024
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C-
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Black Lotus
(2023)
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Dennis Schwartz
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I disliked it because it was poorly made, the actors were stiff, and the sleazy story was annoying.
Posted Aug 16, 2024
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C
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That Man From Rio
(1964)
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Dennis Schwartz
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A preposterous madcap action travelogue farce.
Posted Aug 15, 2024
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C
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The Duel
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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A macho fantasy film that seemed effete to me.
Posted Aug 15, 2024
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B
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It Ends With Us
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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A glossy romantic sudser that's well-meaning but too breezy to be convincing.
Posted Aug 14, 2024
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C-
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The Losers
(2010)
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Dennis Schwartz
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If ever a title was perfect.
Posted Aug 14, 2024
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C+
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Prosperity
(1932)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Its melodramatics might not appeal to modern viewers.
Posted Aug 13, 2024
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C-
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Borderlands
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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It might work for gamers as a video game, but doesn't work for movie-goers as a movie.
Posted Aug 13, 2024
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B-
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Streets of Fire
(1984)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Though a failure at the box-office when released, it has aged well and doesn't look that bad when viewed today.
Posted Aug 12, 2024
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B
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How to Rob a Bank
(2007)
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Dennis Schwartz
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One of the better true story bank robbery films.
Posted Aug 11, 2024
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C-
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Harold and the Purple Crayon
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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It's an uninspired film.
Posted Aug 10, 2024
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C
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Oh, God!
(1977)
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Dennis Schwartz
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The likable George Burns is easy to take in such a ridiculous role.
Posted Aug 09, 2024
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C+
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The Instigators
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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It's neither a good film nor a terrible one, but with its star talent it should have been a better one.
Posted Aug 08, 2024
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C
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10
(1979)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Inane, slow moving and tedious farce.
Posted Aug 07, 2024
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C+
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The Beast Within
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Though chillingly atmospheric, there's not much of a story.
Posted Aug 06, 2024
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B
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The Dead Thing
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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A dark and tense horror pic about a toxic singles LA dating scene.
Posted Aug 05, 2024
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B-
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Detained
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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A twisty indie crime thriller.
Posted Aug 04, 2024
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B
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Kneecap
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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The rap music is not my cup of tea. But the lads are likable and truthful, and their edgy story is engaging.
Posted Aug 03, 2024
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C+
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Trap
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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The creepy performance by Hartnett does not make it a better film.
Posted Aug 03, 2024
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C+
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Beating Hearts
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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A misguided Romeo and Juliet wannabe film that is overlong at 166 minutes.
Posted Aug 02, 2024
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B-
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Camera
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Too much sentimentality can kill a film.
Posted Aug 01, 2024
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C
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Customs Frontline
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Makes little sense.
Posted Jul 31, 2024
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C+
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My Spy: The Eternal City
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Lacks inspiration.
Posted Jul 31, 2024
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C+
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Goyo
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Suffers from an underwritten script and being so bland.
Posted Jul 30, 2024
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B+
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Problemista
(2023)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Silly comedy about the immigrant experience in NYC.
Posted Jul 29, 2024
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B-
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Pet Sematary
(2019)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Casts a somber mood and leaves no room for humor or fun to creep in.
Posted Jul 28, 2024
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B
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Yes, Madam
(1985)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Entertaining Hong Kong martial-arts comedy.
Posted Jul 27, 2024
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C+
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Clear Cut
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Outdoors thriller, that left me chilly.
Posted Jul 26, 2024
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C+
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The Outlaws
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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Too slight in story and character development to kick up any dust.
Posted Jul 26, 2024
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C+
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Deadpool & Wolverine
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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If you thought Deadpool 1 and Deadpool 2 were a joke, this Deadpool 3 takes the cake.
Posted Jul 25, 2024
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B+
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Faye
(2024)
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Dennis Schwartz
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The fascinating bio-pic gave me pause as to why I liked her or didn't.
Posted Jul 24, 2024
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