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3/4
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Homicide
(1991)
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Robert Cashill
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Mamet is a master tease, obliging you to fill in the gaps between his loosely formed plot and rat-tat-tat dialogue, expertly delivered by his Chicago regulars.
Posted Dec 13, 2017
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3/4
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Wonder Woman
(2017)
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Robert Cashill
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Gadot's a wonder; the movie, less so, but entertaining.
Posted Jun 08, 2017
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1.5/4
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The Mummy
(2017)
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Robert Cashill
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Crummy. Slummy. Bummy.
Posted Jun 08, 2017
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2/4
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The LEGO Batman Movie
(2017)
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Robert Cashill
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Broad hijinx occasionally connect, but the movie doesn't snap together as satisfyingly as The Lego Movie.
Posted Feb 09, 2017
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2.5/4
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Patriots Day
(2016)
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Robert Cashill
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Effective but undone by questionable choices.
Posted Jan 19, 2017
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3.5/4
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Lion
(2016)
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Robert Cashill
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Sunny Pawar breaks your heart in an inspired retelling.
Posted Jan 19, 2017
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3.5/4
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The Founder
(2016)
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Robert Cashill
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Michael Keaton is spectacular.
Posted Jan 19, 2017
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3/4
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Oasis: Supersonic
(2016)
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Robert Cashill
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The battling Gallaghers make for a raucously funny Oasis documentary.
Posted Oct 24, 2016
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2/4
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Snowden
(2016)
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Robert Cashill
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A hagiographic bore.
Posted Oct 03, 2016
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2/4
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Sully
(2016)
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Robert Cashill
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Sully sullies government.
Posted Oct 03, 2016
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3.5/4
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Hell or High Water
(2016)
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Robert Cashill
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Excellent néo-noir.
Posted Sep 01, 2016
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2.5/4
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Hands of Stone
(2016)
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Robert Cashill
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Scattered but engaging biopic.
Posted Sep 01, 2016
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2/4
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The Light Between Oceans
(2016)
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Robert Cashill
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More light than heat.
Posted Sep 01, 2016
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2.5/4
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Elvis & Nixon
(2016)
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Robert Cashill
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A modest diversion.
Posted Apr 23, 2016
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2/4
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Tale of Tales
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Unmagical.
Posted Apr 23, 2016
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2/4
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The Family Fang
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Actors give it some bite.
Posted Apr 23, 2016
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3/4
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Green Room
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Good tense thriller.
Posted Apr 23, 2016
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3/4
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Born to Be Blue
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Solid biopic.
Posted Apr 23, 2016
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1/4
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
(2016)
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Robert Cashill
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The worst Batman and Superman movie ever made.
Posted Mar 25, 2016
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2/4
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Hyena Road
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Typical war movie with a Canadian twist.
Posted Mar 20, 2016
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3/4
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The Wave
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Catch it.
Posted Mar 20, 2016
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2/4
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
(2016)
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Robert Cashill
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It doesn't cut deep.
Posted Mar 20, 2016
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2/4
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Pee-wee's Big Holiday
(2016)
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Robert Cashill
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A pint-sized return.
Posted Mar 20, 2016
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2.5/4
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Snowtime!
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Unexpected developments deepen a kid's-eye portrait of winter warfare.
Posted Feb 21, 2016
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2.5/4
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Deadpool
(2016)
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Robert Cashill
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The basics work OK, the rest is too strenuous. Mileage will vary.
Posted Feb 13, 2016
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3/4
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Ip Man 3
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Old school entertainment.
Posted Jan 21, 2016
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3.5/4
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Anomalisa
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Charlie Kaufman pulls the strings on a puppet love story.
Posted Jan 07, 2016
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3/4
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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The sequels are off to a good start.
Posted Jan 07, 2016
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3.5/4
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The Revenant
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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An astonishing survival tale.
Posted Jan 07, 2016
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3/4
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Joy
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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At its best when its sticks to its subject.
Posted Dec 24, 2015
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2/4
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The Big Short
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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I felt bludgeoned by yuks and speeches.
Posted Dec 23, 2015
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2/4
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The Hateful Eight
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Just a wank.
Posted Dec 22, 2015
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3/4
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In the Heart of the Sea
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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It's a Ron Howard Movie, with enough of the virtues to forgive the vices.
Posted Dec 10, 2015
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3.5/4
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Creed
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Goes the distance, but in a different way.
Posted Nov 24, 2015
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3/4
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Dances With Wolves
(1990)
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Robert Cashill
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For Biography.com: 25 facts on its 25th anniversary.
Posted Nov 21, 2015
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3/4
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Spectre
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Not without problems, but not a dead loss, either.
Posted Nov 09, 2015
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3/4
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The Peanuts Movie
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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A nice, low-key return to the big screen for the beloved characters.
Posted Nov 05, 2015
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3.5/4
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Bone Tomahawk
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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A superior horror Western.
Posted Oct 28, 2015
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2.5/4
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Bridge of Spies
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Not Spielberg's best work, and a bridge to nowhere particularly new.
Posted Oct 15, 2015
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3/4
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The Forbidden Room
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Madly, if exasperatingly, inventive.
Posted Oct 13, 2015
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3/4
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Where to Invade Next
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Warmly, surprisingly optimistic.
Posted Oct 13, 2015
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3.5/4
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The Assassin
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Silent, then savage.
Posted Oct 13, 2015
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3.5/4
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The Walk
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Exhilarating.
Posted Oct 13, 2015
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2/4
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Escobar: Paradise Lost
(2014)
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Robert Cashill
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Not the Escobar movie we'd been hoping for, with the kingpin making only occasional appearances.
Posted Sep 28, 2015
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2/4
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Sicario
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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A Charles Bronson revenge flick draped in the ecclesiastical garb of the fall "prestige" film.
Posted Sep 28, 2015
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3/4
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Everest
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Epic in scope but human in scale.
Posted Sep 19, 2015
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3/4
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Black Mass
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Johnny Depp recharges his flagging career.
Posted Sep 19, 2015
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1.5/4
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Irrational Man
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Not Woody's worst but the bottom's barrel is in sight.
Posted Jul 23, 2015
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3/4
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Mr. Holmes
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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Quiet, low key mystery of the heart.
Posted Jul 23, 2015
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2.5/4
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Jurassic World
(2015)
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Robert Cashill
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About as good as a not-really-necessary third sequel can be.
Posted Jun 15, 2015
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