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Dune
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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I really loved Dune. The action set pieces were phenomenal, but the focus was almost always on the characters.
Posted Nov 04, 2021
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B+
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Till Death
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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The characters were more complex than your average thriller of this type, the action and suspense sequences were very well handled. Despite some logical inconsistencies, I think Till Death is pretty damn good.
Posted Jul 06, 2021
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C
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Black Widow
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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This film could have been great. It could have been so much better than it is, but they just kind of made a contractual movie that feels like a placeholder for other things in the future.
Posted Jul 01, 2021
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C-
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The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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I never once was bothered by the movie, but I couldn't help but notice: it's kind of bad. It's just kind of a bad movie.
Posted Jun 24, 2021
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C-
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F9 The Fast Saga
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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This one kind of lost me, guys. I feel like they truly jumped the shark here -- or jumped the orbit.
Posted Jun 24, 2021
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B
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Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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Immediately, one of my biggest issues with a lot of the DC animated films was solved within the first few frames, because you can tell they put a lot of work into this animation.
Posted Jun 24, 2021
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C
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Luca
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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I'm not seeing this leaving a lasting impact like most of Pixar's movies.
Posted Jun 17, 2021
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B
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Censor
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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Achieves a very difficult balancing act of showing a character who makes choices that aren't really good choices, but because you can understand the state of her mind... You go with it.
Posted Jun 14, 2021
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B
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The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga are excellent in these roles, and -- just like a good TV show -- I will watch these characters do things, even when some episodes aren't as good as the others.
Posted Jun 02, 2021
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B-
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Cruella
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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This movie surprised me... It's a gorgeous-looking movie.
Posted May 28, 2021
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A
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A Quiet Place Part II
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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One of the better horror sequels I've ever seen... Exactly the kind of movie I wanted it to be.
Posted May 21, 2021
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B
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Army Of The Dead
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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This movie was an absolute blast. I had such a good time with this movie.
Posted May 17, 2021
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C+
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Spiral: From the Book of Saw
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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It's just not well made and, unfortunately, the tone is an issue.
Posted May 12, 2021
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A-
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Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
(2020)
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Chris Stuckmann
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Having seen the show is going to improve your experience significantly... If you love the show, you're going to love this movie.
Posted Apr 26, 2021
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C+
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Mortal Kombat
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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Most Mortal Kombat fans -- especially hardcore Mortal Kombat fans -- will find enjoyment in this movie. I certainly laughed a lot and had fun while people were brutally killed.
Posted Apr 26, 2021
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B-
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Jakob's Wife
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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There was actually a surprising amount of substance and depth to the characters, although the tonal shifts didn't always work.
Posted Apr 19, 2021
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B+
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The Vigil
(2019)
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Chris Stuckmann
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This is a really damn good horror film made on a tight budget with almost one location only, and it never drags. They find really exciting ways to use this location to their advantage.
Posted Mar 30, 2021
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B
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Godzilla vs. Kong
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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It doesn't have a grand aspiration towards really anything else than entertaining the hell out of you with a series of epic bouts between Godzilla and Kong. They do not disappoint.
Posted Mar 29, 2021
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B-
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Nobody
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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In many ways, this feels like a "copy and paste" variant of a John Wick first draft... [But Bob Odenkirk] crushes it. He is so phenomenal in this movie.
Posted Mar 25, 2021
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The Empty Man
(2020)
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Chris Stuckmann
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Remarkably ambitious and challenging. The Empty Man defies categorization. An exceptional directorial debut.
Posted Mar 21, 2021
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C+
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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
(2020)
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Chris Stuckmann
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Unfortunately, the film didn't feel like it really had a story. It felt like a series of sketches, and most of them weren't very funny.
Posted Mar 20, 2021
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B+
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Zack Snyder's Justice League
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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This film is infinitely better. Zack Snyder's Justice League is a deeper, richer version.
Posted Mar 20, 2021
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D+
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Chaos Walking
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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The concept of this movie is interesting -- it's just that they threw a bunch of boring people into the concept.
Posted Mar 03, 2021
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A-
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Raya and the Last Dragon
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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Exhilarating from an action perspective... I found myself moved a lot over the course of this story.
Posted Mar 03, 2021
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F
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Tom & Jerry
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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I would love if movies like this respected children -- if they seemed to even remotely care about children and not pander to them or treat them like idiots.
Posted Feb 27, 2021
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C-
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Cherry
(2021)
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Chris Stuckmann
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[Directors Anthony and Joe Russo] adopted a style in Cherry that is so flashy, so in-your-face, and so self-indulgent that the story didn't really come to life.
Posted Feb 25, 2021
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A
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Hoosiers
(1986)
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Chris Stuckmann
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This film has so much heart. Every time I watch it, I am on the verge of tears for almost the entire runtime.
Posted Feb 17, 2021
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C-
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Earwig and the Witch
(2020)
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Chris Stuckmann
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There's very little stakes and there's very little character goals, so it's hard to get invested in the story or the characters.
Posted Feb 11, 2021
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B-
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Wide Awake
(1998)
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Chris Stuckmann
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[M. Night Shyamalan] clearly hadn't quite figured out exactly what he wanted to say or do, but as a film, it does feel like a director who is really trying to make something that feels different from other family entertainment that explores spirituality.
Posted Jan 25, 2021
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A
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Akira
(1988)
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Chris Stuckmann
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The opening motorbike chase is still thrilling, but the dedication to the backgrounds as well as crowds of people filling the screen, explosions happening in the distance, and a jaw-dropping sense of scope make Akira the classic that it is.
Posted Jan 25, 2021
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A
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Tokyo Godfathers
(2003)
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Chris Stuckmann
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Tokyo Godfathers stands as an excellent anime film and a really fun Christmas movie.
Posted Dec 28, 2020
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C-
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Wonder Woman 1984
(2020)
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Chris Stuckmann
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It just feels so over the top, hammy, and unearned. It doesn't feel lovingly hammy, it feels accidentally cheesy.
Posted Dec 28, 2020
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B+
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Jingle All the Way
(1996)
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Chris Stuckmann
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That rare family-themed Christmas movie that isn't really aimed at kids. It's actually aimed at adults... It's a family Christmas movie that's completely honest about what family Christmases tend to be like!
Posted Dec 21, 2020
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B-
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Greenland
(2020)
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Chris Stuckmann
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Is it great? No. It's got a lot of structural issues in the last half... But I liked that the movie did not rely on CGI and actually focuses on the family for the most part, which heightened the tension for me.
Posted Dec 18, 2020
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D+
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Monster Hunter
(2020)
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Chris Stuckmann
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I really wanted to turn my brain off. I certainly did with Monster Hunter, and that really didn't make the movie all that much better.
Posted Dec 17, 2020
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B+
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Promising Young Woman
(2020)
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Chris Stuckmann
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Carey Mulligan easily gives one of her very best performances -- if not maybe my favorite performance I've seen from her -- in this film.
Posted Dec 10, 2020
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B
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Mank
(2020)
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Chris Stuckmann
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I loved looking at it, hearing it, and the actors in it -- particularly Charles Dance... It feels like something I can study -- it just doesn't feel like something I can enjoy watching again.
Posted Dec 07, 2020
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C-
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Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula
(2020)
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Chris Stuckmann
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I feel like [director Yeon Sang-ho] misunderstood what he had the first time around. It seemed like he was just trying to make a "Hollywood" movie [for the sequel], and that's really not what made the first film so great.
Posted Dec 02, 2020
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B+
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Happiest Season
(2020)
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Chris Stuckmann
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If you have the right talent assembled in your movie (and that comes down to casting), it's going to work, and this movie is cast wonderfully.
Posted Nov 30, 2020
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A-
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Run
(2020)
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Chris Stuckmann
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Probably my favorite thriller that I've seen in recent memory.
Posted Nov 30, 2020
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B-
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Freaky
(2020)
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Chris Stuckmann
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Pretty entertaining, and mostly because of Vince Vaughn.
Posted Nov 12, 2020
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D
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Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
(1989)
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Chris Stuckmann
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This was the beginning of the end for the Halloween franchise.
Posted Nov 02, 2020
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D
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The Craft: Legacy
(2020)
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Chris Stuckmann
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A lot of this film just doesn't work, and a lot of that has to do with the characterizations... There is virtually no attempt to give character to the three [other] girls.
Posted Oct 29, 2020
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Butterfly Kisses
(2018)
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Chris Stuckmann
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It's a fascinating look at how a filmmaker can become so obsessed with something, it destroys his life.
Posted Oct 28, 2020
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Hellbound
(1993)
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Chris Stuckmann
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Hellbound is so bad, but man it's entertaining!
Posted Oct 28, 2020
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A-
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Jennifer's Body
(2009)
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Chris Stuckmann
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What I love about this movie is, surprisingly, that Megan Fox is excellent.
Posted Oct 28, 2020
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B+
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Drag Me to Hell
(2009)
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Chris Stuckmann
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It's very well-directed and a total f---ing blast!
Posted Oct 26, 2020
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B-
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The Craft
(1996)
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Chris Stuckmann
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I really enjoy the characters. Every single one of them is very unique and the film does an excellent job at fleshing out each girl.
Posted Oct 23, 2020
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A+
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The Others
(2001)
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Chris Stuckmann
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The performances, writing, production design, cinematography, music, directing -- it's all top-notch. Everything about this movie really works.
Posted Oct 23, 2020
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B+
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Blade
(1998)
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Chris Stuckmann
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Not only is this an important movie for comic book films in general -- it's just a f---ing blast!
Posted Oct 19, 2020
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