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Rick Marshall
Tomatometer-approved critic
Movies reviews only
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Cocaine Bear (2023) |
Dumb fun with a great cast, Cocaine Bear manages to deal the good stuff without forgetting the sort of film it's trying to be.
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| Posted Feb 25, 2023
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We Have a Ghost (2023) |
It isn’t going to leave you pondering life’s mysteries, your own mortality, or any other heady topics, but it accomplishes what it set out to do: generate plenty of laughs. Sometimes that’s enough.
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| Posted Feb 24, 2023
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Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (2023) |
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania opens up another new, wonderfully weird avenue for adventures in the MCU, but the film’s ambition occasionally outpaces an otherwise fun cast and the intriguing concepts it teases. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Feb 17, 2023
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Knock at the Cabin (2023) |
While it falls short of hitting the marks set by some of Shyamalan’s best films, Knock at the Cabin also offers a much more rewarding and fascinating story than his most maligned projects. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Feb 04, 2023
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Shin Ultraman (2022) |
Come for the giant monster brawls, but stay for Shin Ultraman's quirky cinematography and wonderfully retro aesthetic.
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| Posted Jan 13, 2023
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The Drop (2022) |
The Drop wants to be more funny and insightful than it is, and ultimately delivers a disappointing satire on love and relationships.
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| Posted Jan 12, 2023
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The Old Way (2023) |
Nicolas Cage's Western doesn't blaze any new trails, but it does boast fine performances from its lead and co-star Ryan Kiera Armstrong.
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| Posted Jan 06, 2023
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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) |
Avatar: The Way of Water ups the ante visually but still puts spectacle over story. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Dec 17, 2022
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) |
Its themes are universal, even as it tells a story that feels wonderfully singular in its look and method of delivery. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Dec 12, 2022
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Violent Night (2022) |
Violent Night isn’t the first film to deliver an R-rated Santa Claus story, but it’s one of the best if you find the idea of jolly old St. Nick engaging in a bit of the old ultraviolence appealing. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Dec 03, 2022
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) |
It offers a powerful tribute to Chadwick Boseman, but Black Panther: Wakanda Forever sometimes feels like an MCU movie drowning in uncertainty.
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| Posted Nov 11, 2022
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My Father's Dragon (2022) |
An excellent cast and strong dramatic moments lift this adaptation of My Father's Dragon above its simple animation and fuzzy storytelling.
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| Posted Nov 11, 2022
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Enola Holmes 2 (2022) |
Fun, funny, and impressively clever, Enola Holmes 2 is the rare sequel that not only does well by its predecessor but expands on the franchise’s world in meaningful ways. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Nov 07, 2022
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Black Adam (2022) |
Flashy and fun at times, but overly reliant on its star and a cohesive vision for the DCEU that it neither projects nor even exists at this point, Black Adam offers mountains of potential without much payoff. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Oct 22, 2022
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The School for Good and Evil (2022) |
Its impressive supporting cast delivers some of the film’s best moments, but don’t be surprised if the film's extended running time makes you eager to hear the dismissal bell. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Oct 19, 2022
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Slash/Back (2022) |
Audiences willing to look past the film’s no-frills approach will find a rich, textured story rooted in the place and people of its setting, as well as a fun, funny — and creepy — horror film about plucky kids battling alien tentacle monsters from space. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Oct 19, 2022
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Halloween Ends (2022) |
Halloween Ends feels like two distinctly different visions that are repeatedly smashed together until they become a singular, messy pulp of a movie. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Oct 14, 2022
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Operation Seawolf (2022) |
Operation Seawolf delivers a disappointingly mediocre film wrapped in a frustratingly tone-deaf approach to its subject matter. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Oct 12, 2022
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Significant Other (2022) |
Significant Other rewards patient audiences, and the payoff is worth the wait. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Oct 07, 2022
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Werewolf by Night (2022) |
Werewolf By Night is a throwback to both Marvel’s past and the history of monster cinema, and offers an adventure unlike anything in the MCU so far. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Oct 07, 2022
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My Best Friend's Exorcism (2022) |
Its story of two teenage friends battling a demon can be as simple as that, or it can be a narrative filled with underlying metaphors and themes that make an otherwise straightforward premise something deeper. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Oct 02, 2022
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Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) |
Fans of the 1993 film will find plenty to like about Hocus Pocus 2, which manages to channel much of the same energy, humor, and seasonal playfulness of its predecessor. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Sep 30, 2022
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Confess, Fletch (2022) |
Confess, Fletch is an uncomplicated, entertaining crime comedy that makes for a satisfying standalone viewing experience and delivers on all the potential of its talented cast and source material. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Sep 15, 2022
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Clerks III (2022) |
Clerks wraps things with a satisfying blend of self-awareness and narrative thread-tying, but it does something even more impressive by letting the story go where it needs to go for fans of the original film to connect with those characters again. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Sep 15, 2022
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Pinocchio (2022) |
As a re-imagined classic, Pinocchio falls short of investing enough imagination into its version of the source material to make it feel special. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Sep 09, 2022
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Day Shift (2022) |
Although there are some entertaining elements in Day Shift, the film ultimately feels like another nail in the coffin for the vampire genre.
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| Posted Aug 12, 2022
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Prey (2022) |
Prey offers one of the most intriguing, well-executed twists on the series’ mythology so far. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Aug 04, 2022
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Nope (2022) |
Nope delivers a tale of extraterrestrial terror packed with powerful symbolism, potent scares, and tremendous performances from its cast. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Jul 25, 2022
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The Sea Beast (2022) |
The Sea Beast taps into that same elusive, all-ages appeal that studios like Disney, Pixar, and DreamWorks have delivered so reliably in recent years. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Jul 11, 2022
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Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) |
Minions: The Rise of Gru certainly knows how to play to its audience, even if its appeal is starting to wear a little thin. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Jul 05, 2022
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The Princess (2022) |
It takes a simple premise and makes it exciting and subversive, with enough clever reveals and expertly choreographed action woven into its narrative to keep you a willing passenger in the journey it takes you on. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Jul 01, 2022
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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021) |
Sometimes you don’t realize how much you needed a particular movie until you’re watching it. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Jun 27, 2022
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Lightyear (2022) |
Kids will likely find it easy to be swept up in the action, humor, and self-aware bits of Lightyear, but adults will find no shortage of rewarding moments in the story, too. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Jun 18, 2022
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Spiderhead (2022) |
While it would be interesting to explore the setup’s satirical potential, Spiderhead plays remarkably well as a more traditional, tense drama with some light sci-fi accents. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Jun 18, 2022
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Jurassic World Dominion (2022) |
In pushing dinosaurs to the background in favor of a more conventional, action-adventure ensemble feature, Jurassic World Dominion abandons too much of what made the franchise so reliably entertaining. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Jun 11, 2022
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Mad God (2021) |
Mad God is unlike anything else you’ve seen lately — and are likely to see again anytime soon. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Jun 10, 2022
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Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) |
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers is a wonderful little film that feels bigger than it is, and proves that with the right amount of humor and heart, good characters never get old. - Digital Trends
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| Posted May 17, 2022
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Firestarter (2022) |
There’s a decent spark at the heart of Firestarter, even if the film built around it doesn’t give it nearly enough fuel to burn. - Digital Trends
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| Posted May 13, 2022
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Operation Mincemeat (2021) |
Once you cut through all the romantic filler, the film still delivers an entertaining, effective dramatization of a particular moment in time that’s more deserving of attention. - Digital Trends
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| Posted May 11, 2022
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Men (2022) |
Men is Garland’s most terrifying directorial project to date, and he shows a scary-good grasp of the horror genre’s conventions, tropes, and range. - Digital Trends
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| Posted May 10, 2022
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) |
Even one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's clunkiest films so far can provide an entertaining experience. - Digital Trends
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| Posted May 06, 2022
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Bubble (2022) |
Immersive, entertaining, and capable of sweeping you away in its spectacle, Bubble is the sort of film that has plenty of flaws if you look too closely, but it also has plenty to offer if youre willing to sit back and enjoy the ride. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Apr 29, 2022
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Crush (2022) |
A nice reminder that even when a film initially seems like it isnt made for you, it can still end up speaking to you in surprising and rewarding ways. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Apr 28, 2022
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Dual (2022) |
With an impressive performance by Karen Gillan to keep it rolling along, Dual might not be the story you want or expect it to be, but its a fascinating tale if you give it a chance. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Apr 15, 2022
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Choose or Die (2022) |
Choose or Die should be a crazy trip down memory lane for 80s kids, but it just ends up going places weve seen too much of lately. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Apr 15, 2022
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Metal Lords (2022) |
You might not be able to tell the difference between Black Sabbath and Pantera, but theres a good chance Metal Lords will make you believe in the power of heavy metal. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Apr 08, 2022
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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) |
There are some really intriguing elements in the Fantastic Beasts franchise that beg to be explored further, if only it would slow down long enough to do so. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Apr 06, 2022
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The Contractor (2022) |
Predictable and efficient, but disappointingly shallow, The Contractor is exactly the sort of film you expect it to be, without offering anything more. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Apr 01, 2022
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Morbius (2022) |
Morbius had every opportunity to be just as groundbreaking as that other Marvel vampire film was years ago, but instead it feels like just another nail in the coffin of Sonys Spider-verse. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Apr 01, 2022
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The Bubble (2022) |
Only time will tell if its jokes land with a post-pandemic audience, but in this moment, its a comedy that hits close to home in all the right ways. - Digital Trends
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| Posted Apr 01, 2022
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