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Matt Baume

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M3GAN (2022) 93% EDIT “It’s entirely possible (perhaps even optimal!) to enjoy this movie on a strictly visceral level of sitting in an audience and anticipating set-piece violence, hooting at the campy peaks, and cheering gleefully when Bad Guys get what they deserve...” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Jan 19, 2023 Full Review Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) 91% EDIT “At several points in the film, Craig’s Benoit Blanc is referred to as “the world’s greatest detective.” Glass Onion, in turn, is one of the world’s greatest detective movies.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Dec 2, 2022 Full Review Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) 84% EDIT “It’s certainly not the worst Marvel film (remember Eternals? Me neither), and there are moments of true excellence—particularly Angela Bassett’s performance of rage and grief. But it’s disappointing to see the promising setup fizzle.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Nov 17, 2022 Full Review Bros (2022) 88% EDIT “Better than good, actually. It’s quite good.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Oct 5, 2022 Full Review Bullet Train (2022) 52% EDIT “Worse, the film seldom takes advantage of its setting. For most of the caper, this could have been a door-slamming farce set just about anywhere, like a hotel...” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Aug 10, 2022 Full Review Lightyear (2022) 74% EDIT “The band of misfits tend to be one-note, and around the seventh time that Waititi’s character comically offers a pen when none is called for, it’s hard to muster a laugh.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Jun 17, 2022 Full Review Jurassic World Dominion (2022) 29% EDIT “The movie’s greatest miscalculation—and I haven’t even gotten to its misuse of its mostly-wonderful cast—is to regard the behemoths as ordinary wildlife, leaving the film completely lacking in moments.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Jun 17, 2022 Full Review Fire Island (2022) 94% EDIT “There’s only room for so many pleasures in a single film, and I can’t imagine this team won’t have more feature opportunities coming their way.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Jun 10, 2022 Full Review The Bad Guys (2022) 87% EDIT “The priority is clear: Action, gags, and catchphrases. Let your brain go smooth -- or furry -- and you’ll have a fine time.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Apr 28, 2022 Full Review Sweetheart Deal (2022) 100% EDIT “Do not miss this documentary. It's Seattle noir at its finest. Raindrops on windows, long nights, dusky downtown, the underworld of Aurora Avenue.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Apr 19, 2022 Full Review The Matrix Resurrections (2021) 63% EDIT “Far more interesting is the exploration of how much more the Wachowskis' movie could be...” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Jan 12, 2022 Full Review Scream (2022) 76% EDIT “This intergenerational collaboration feels, at times, like a handing-down of a beauty pageant crown, and the film's greatest pleasures come when the two groups are working in collaboration...” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Jan 12, 2022 Full Review West Side Story (2021) 91% EDIT “There are countless productions of Romeo and Juliet; how lucky we are that now we needn't be limited to one West Side Story.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Dec 8, 2021 Full Review Eternals (2021) 47% EDIT “The one exception to the film's utterly bloodless chemistry is a cameo by a post-credits pop star who, for all of 15 seconds, has a completely charming interaction with a CG creature. I believed that performance more than anything in the 2.5 hours.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Nov 12, 2021 Full Review Dune (2021) 83% EDIT “The magical boy's mother, played with astounding nerve by Rebecca Ferguson, is the true hero of the film...” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Oct 28, 2021 Full Review Roald Dahl's The Witches (2020) 50% EDIT “How very much I love the first half of this film, with its gorgeous attention to period detail and heartfelt tenderness between the characters... And then: Honk honk, fart sound.” – The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Oct 27, 2020 Full Review
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