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7/10
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The Marvels
(2023)
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Laura Sirikul
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The Marvels is far from perfect. But, it’s nonetheless entertaining. It’s exciting to see three women superheroes actually work together and actually complementing each others’ individual powers to get the job done.
Posted Nov 08, 2023
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1.5/5
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Strays
(2023)
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Laura Sirikul
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Strays was disappointing and predictable and could have easily been fixed if they moved on from overplayed jokes into something more meaningful. The film is meant to be crude, but that shouldn’t overpower the story.
Posted Aug 18, 2023
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4/5
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Blue Beetle
(2023)
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Laura Sirikul
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Blue Beetle is a fun and action-packed film filled with heartwarming moments, especially with the Reyes family, which is the film’s greatest strength. Though Blue Beetle succeeds in its heroes, it fails its villains by the one-dimensional Victoria Kord.
Posted Aug 16, 2023
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6.5/10
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Meg 2: The Trench
(2023)
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Laura Sirikul
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Despite the dark tones in the beginning of the film, The Meg 2: The Trench is humorous when it knows it’s nonsensical nature and allows monsters to do what they’re supposed to do.
Posted Aug 03, 2023
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4/10
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Shotgun Wedding
(2023)
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Laura Sirikul
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Shotgun Wedding is entertaining only during the third act as Lopez transitions from Rom-Com Queen to her Fighter mode. It just took so long to get there. The film would have fared better if it focused on the romantic portions rather than action gimmicks.
Posted Feb 07, 2023
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3.5/5
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Emergency Declaration
(2021)
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Laura Sirikul
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The film was filled with so many twists and turns that you don’t really notice the long duration. It also amps up the anxiety and stakes by adding more and more surprises.
Posted Aug 13, 2022
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3/5
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Bullet Train
(2022)
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Laura Sirikul
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Though not without its controversy, the film is an enjoyable romp to sit down and take all in for its outrageous action and over-the-top story.
Posted Aug 12, 2022
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3/5
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Better Nate Than Ever
(2022)
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Laura Sirikul
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Although the acting is a bit cheesy and the musical numbers were forgettable, Better Nate Than Ever doesnt forget their target audience.
Posted May 03, 2022
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3/5
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
(2022)
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Laura Sirikul
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Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness is a spectacle to watch, but it seems to be just that. It brings something new to the superhero genre, but overstuffed and rushed with content that it loses on the character development.
Posted May 03, 2022
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C-
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Undergods
(2020)
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Valerie Complex
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Undergods' is an interesting concept about capitalism, but that does not make for a good movie.
Posted Apr 29, 2021
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C-
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Come True
(2020)
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Valerie Complex
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Come True does a great job masquerading as something intelligent and it almost succeeds.
Posted Feb 18, 2021
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B
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Judas and the Black Messiah
(2021)
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Valerie Complex
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Director Shaka King doesn't employ cheap camera tricks or choppy edits to explain how this all went down. He lets the rawness of the story speak for itself.
Posted Feb 02, 2021
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B+
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If Beale Street Could Talk
(2018)
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Valerie Complex
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If Beale Street Could Talk will take you on a journey of visual ecstasy with narrative beats that create a solid adaptation of James Baldwin's emotional material. (pub date: Sept 2018)
Posted Jan 29, 2021
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B
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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
(2020)
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Valerie Complex
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If Robbie explores more films like this, she could have a legit future as an action superstar. (pub. date Feb 2020)
Posted Jan 29, 2021
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C+
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The Columnist
(2020)
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Valerie Complex
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By the end of the movie, the revenge schtick sputters out, but nonetheless the film is still entertaining (pub. date: Sept 2020)
Posted Jan 29, 2021
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Knives Out
(2019)
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Constance Gibbs
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Knives Out is a deliciously twisty mystery that has no right to be as funny as it is.
Posted Mar 31, 2020
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Hustlers
(2019)
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Constance Gibbs
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Hustlers is a fun movie that elated me with its care for the women in such private and intimate positions...
Posted Mar 31, 2020
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