Recent Reviews

Young Woman and the Sea (2024)
Daisy Ridley is inspiring and buoyant in this biopic of the first woman to swim the English Channel
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Twisters (2024)
Twisters revolves around personalities, making it more substantial, but less exciting, than Twister
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Twister (1996)
From its soundtrack to its over-the-top tornado encounters, Twister promises you a good time … and delivers
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
Eddie Murphy does his ad-libbing best to animate ‘Axel F,’ but only the soundtrack reminds us of past magic
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Fast Charlie (2023)
Pierce Brosnan in a tense revenge tale with Elmore Leonard-esque dialog, plus a touching nod to James Caan
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Hit Man (2023)
Glen Powell is effortlessly funny as the unassuming prof who reinvents himself
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Napoleon (2023)
Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby are adrift in a meandering narrative that leaves us as uninformed as we began
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Past Lives (2023)
Celine Song's absorbing rumination on ‘what might have been’ versus ‘what is’ versus ‘what will be’
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Nyad (2023)
Annette Bening and Jodie Foster demonstrate it’s not about the destination but the journey
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Poker Face (2022)
A mess of a movie that's almost worth watching to appreciate how bad it really is
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Recent Quick Takes
Casino Jack (2010)
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This romp based on the downfall of sleazy D.C. lobbyist Jack Abramoff almost has you rooting for the bad guys
The Angels’ Share (2012)
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A feel-good comedy that strains a little too much to be cute and cuddly
The Grand Seduction (2013)
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The struggling fishing village of Tickle Head needs to sign a new doc ... by any means necessary
Frequencies (2013)
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Alternative reality tale + overlapping timelines + repeated scenes + show-off antics = scrambled mess
Enemy (2013)
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Jake Gyllenhaal shines in this mind-bending thriller that has you constantly wondering what's really going on
The New Daughter (2009)
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Another uninspired tale of a father who sticks around the creepy house far longer than anyone would

