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★★½★★ It Comes at Night
Completely falls apart in the end when you learn the film's title isn't the only misleading part of the marketing and that the director loves gimmicks.
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★★★★★ Wonder Woman
While stumbling in the CGI-laden finale, the first two hours are fantastic.
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★★★★★ Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
The ship hasn't completely sailed, but it sure could use a good swabbing.
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★★★★★ Baywatch
Too serious to be a true comedy, while never as funny either.
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★★★★★ Alien: Covenant
While we wait for the next installment, Ridley Scott has finally started to officially merge 'Prometheus' with 'Alien.' Even if with mixed results.
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★★★½★ Snatched
Tone shifts aside, it's still hilarious.
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★★★★★ King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Full of video game quality CGI and no one to root for — including Arthur himself — this 'King' is no 'Legend.'
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★★★★★ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Marvel Studios continues to excel when they aren't completely focused on the Avengers.
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★★½★★ Free Fire
Short doesn't always mean fast-paced. Goofy and mean-spirited mix like oil and vinegar here.
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★★★★★ The Fate of the Furious
Keeps the franchise just fresh enough to usher in a new chapter for the gloriously over-the-top series.
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★★★★½ Gifted
As smart, sassy, and endearing as its pint-sized genius.
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★★½★★ Going in Style
Moves along at a geriatric pace with only cheap laughs for the most easily amused.
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★★½★★ Ghost in the Shell
Boring, even if pretty to look at. If you've seen any sci-fi movie in the last 40 years, you've seen this.
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★★★★★ The Boss Baby
Hilarious, cute as a button, and smarter than marketed.
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★★★★★ Life
Creepy and intense. A thrill ride from start to finish.
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★★★★★ Beauty and the Beast
The tale finally feels old as time with a lackluster pace and a few new completely forgettable songs thrown in to bloat it out to an excessive two hours.
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★★★★★ Kong: Skull Island
Never skimping on action, 'Skull Island' re-crowns the 8th Wonder of the World as King again.
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★★★★★ Table 19
Sometimes being just a good movie is just good enough.
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★★★★★ Before I Fall
a dark spin on the classic 'Groundhog Day' that loses all its footing before falling back into cliché by the end credits.
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★★★★★ Logan
Not just the best 'X-Men' film so far, it will stand as one of the year's best as well.
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★★★★★ The Great Wall
Boring and never as outlandish as it should be.
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★★★★★ A Cure for Wellness
Never scary, always boring, but mostly icky.
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★★★★★ Fist Fight
Not even Charlie Day has the energy to keep this one joke comedy afloat.
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★★★★★ John Wick: Chapter 2
One of the best action films ever, and one of the best sequels ever.
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