B-
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Old Dads
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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Bill Burr looks like he's doing stand-up during most of it. Bobby Cannavale is hilarious in a very broad, crazy, zany kind of way...
Posted Nov 15, 2023
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Saw X
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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This is a long way to go for a film that when it first came out they thought it was going to go straight to video... 10 films, a billion dollar franchise and it feels like there's the potential for even more.
Posted Oct 03, 2023
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A+
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Origin
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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It is emotional and gripping... about halfway through I started crying and I didn't even want to try to stop it because it was so powerful and so moving and yet, you were also getting this really strong history lesson as well.
Posted Sep 27, 2023
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B
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A Haunting in Venice
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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... Fun and exciting. Is it as good as the first two? Not quite. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Sep 19, 2023
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B
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The Equalizer 3
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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It feels like a horror film; like you're watching Jason or Michael Myers, except Denzel is the boogeyman in this case... and that smile that he has at the very beginning, that's his mask.
Posted Sep 12, 2023
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C
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Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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It is a human interest story at its heart and that's part of the problem because I really liked this guy's story, but we really don't get enough. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Sep 12, 2023
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Blue Beetle
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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It's a great story about family... There were a couple of moments I completely forgot I was watching a superhero film. I just wanted to spend time with these people.
Posted Sep 09, 2023
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C-
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The Last Voyage of the Demeter
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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An interesting premise but also a challenging one... because we know what happens.
Posted Aug 14, 2023
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D
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Haunted Mansion
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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It feels like a cash grab... I was bored. Bored. Bored. Bored.
Posted Aug 01, 2023
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11/10
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Oppenheimer
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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[Nolan] captures that theoretical aspect of Oppenheimer on the screen in very personal moments... that energy, that swirl of passion in the unknown it's all there, and it is phenomenal to watch.
Posted Aug 01, 2023
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A
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Barbie
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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Barbie is a phenomenally funny, smart, really engaging film.
Posted Jul 25, 2023
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Joy Ride
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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We all need movies like this... and this had surprisingly a little depth to it.
Posted Jul 25, 2023
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B
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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Part One
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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This is going to meet all of the expectations.
Posted Jul 25, 2023
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B+
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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It had all of the things you want from a great Indiana Jones films.
Posted Jul 25, 2023
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B
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Asteroid City
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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A meta weird commentary... and at times if you try to figure it out you can get lost in all of it. And I think to a certain extent in terms of the story, Wes Anderson probably got lost a little lost in all of it too.
Posted Jul 25, 2023
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The Flash
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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The film works really well... it's powerful.
Posted Jun 21, 2023
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D
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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I get fatigued.
Posted Jun 13, 2023
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A
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Spider-Man
(2002)
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tt stern-enzi
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Everything feels more real and urgent, it actually feels more human than some live-action films we get to see.
Posted Jun 06, 2023
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C
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Book Club: The Next Chapter
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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The story is kind of shaggy... it's not well-plotted, there's not enough meat on the story to hold it all together and make it memorable.
Posted May 31, 2023
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B
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The Little Mermaid
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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Melissa McCarthy is incredible... she's a lot of fun.
Posted May 31, 2023
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A
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Fast X
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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It's convoluted and silly, and comic-book-y... I can say all those things but I'm not being pejorative about any of it. It's exactly what you want from a big action-crazy cartoon.
Posted May 31, 2023
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A-
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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James Gunn has an incredible way of balancing the mix of humor and heart... and has gotten bigger and better with that.
Posted May 09, 2023
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A
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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It speaks to 1970... and it's actually kind of wholesome.
Posted May 02, 2023
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A
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Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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The perfect two person story.
Posted May 02, 2023
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B-
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Renfield
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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Nicholas Hoult brings a lot of energy and fun... he's always ready to spill into campy every once in a while too. It's a great pairing... You know Nicolas Cage is living in that world.
Posted Apr 26, 2023
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A
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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The sneaky surprise here is Jack Black playing Bowser... he's hilarious.
Posted Apr 11, 2023
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Air
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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Ben Affleck's got a great feel for this real-life stories.
Posted Apr 11, 2023
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A+
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John Wick: Chapter 4
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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It's unrelenting and relentless... it is epic.
Posted Mar 28, 2023
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C-
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Shazam! Fury of the Gods
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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If you're under 13 this could be fun, if you're 13-18 you're going to be like "what is this?" and if you're older than that, you're gonna check out.
Posted Mar 22, 2023
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B
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Scream
(2022)
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tt stern-enzi
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I had a ball with it... you really kind of want to lean into it.
Posted Mar 15, 2023
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Creed III
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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There are a couple of decisions that take place in the film in terms of story that get a little hokey... [but] by the time you get to the finally fight, Michael B. Jordan does something really interesting with the fight sequences.
Posted Mar 10, 2023
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Cocaine Bear
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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Incredibly funny and surprisingly gory.
Posted Mar 01, 2023
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Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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I liked this film a lot, the fun and the humor are still there, but the stakes are definitively raised.
Posted Mar 01, 2023
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Magic Mike's Last Dance
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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... a great-looking continuation of the story.
Posted Feb 15, 2023
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Knock at the Cabin
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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That knock itself may be the scariest thing that happens in this movie... it's really a thriller and it kind of gets under your skin.
Posted Feb 08, 2023
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A
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Living
(2022)
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tt stern-enzi
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It is a little cold at first but you know, when it opens up, I cried, and I have no shame about that.
Posted Feb 01, 2023
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A
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Missing
(2023)
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tt stern-enzi
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There are a couple of moments where it gets close to going off the rails... but it doesn't.
Posted Feb 01, 2023
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B
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A Man Called Otto
(2022)
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tt stern-enzi
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I'm just not sure we needed it... [but] I did like it a whole lot more than I thought I was going to.
Posted Jan 18, 2023
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B
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M3GAN
(2022)
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tt stern-enzi
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It is a lot smarter and actually more emotional than you would expect.
Posted Jan 11, 2023
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The Whale
(2022)
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tt stern-enzi
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It's an amazing film.
Posted Jan 11, 2023
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Avatar: The Way of Water
(2022)
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tt stern-enzi
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We get a story this time... that part of it was great, but at 3 hours and 15 minutes, it's just too long.
Posted Dec 21, 2022
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A
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Bullet Train
(2022)
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tt stern-enzi
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A blast... The film works because Brad Pitt is a really funny and engaging guy.
Posted Dec 16, 2022
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A
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Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me
(2022)
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tt stern-enzi
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You kind of feel the anxiety and how destructive that can be for someone who's been thrust in the spotlight... and she gives you access to all of it.
Posted Dec 16, 2022
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B
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Spoiler Alert
(2022)
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tt stern-enzi
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It sounds like a really heavy, sad story, and it is, but there's so much fun and joy... it's about life and the messiness of love.
Posted Dec 16, 2022
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B+
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The Inspection
(2022)
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tt stern-enzi
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Gabrielle Union just blows me away. She's in the film for about 10 minutes... but it's the most amazing 10 minutes of her career.
Posted Dec 16, 2022
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B+
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She Said
(2022)
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tt stern-enzi
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It's a great, strong film. Those two leads are incredible in it.
Posted Dec 16, 2022
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B
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The Menu
(2022)
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tt stern-enzi
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As much as I liked it... at the end of the day, it's not quite as smart as it thinks it is.
Posted Dec 16, 2022
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Violent Night
(2022)
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tt stern-enzi
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Terribly violent, if you have a weak stomach, this may not be the film you want to see.
Posted Dec 06, 2022
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A
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The Fabelmans
(2022)
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tt stern-enzi
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To call this a labor of love is almost diminishing.
Posted Dec 06, 2022
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A
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
(2022)
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tt stern-enzi
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The most unlikely Marvel film ever... they take these really small bites of grieving, and they can extend them and live in them, and still be able to tell an engaging action-oriented story.
Posted Nov 16, 2022
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