Review: Bullet Train: Morons on the Orient Express
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Comedy
Werewolves Within is the Best Video Game Movie of All Time
As a whodunit that may or may not involve lycanthropes, Werewolves Within has its share of plot twists. But for me, the biggest surprise happened in the closing credits, which read “Based on the video game Werewolves Within.” I really shouldn’t have been surprised. Not only does the French game developer studio Ubisoft get the movie’s first production logo, but Werewolves …
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Like Resident Alien, We are Not of This World
Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle (Alan Tudyk) seems like any other resident of Patience, Colo. The big-city surgeon, who had been spending his days relaxing at his lakeside cabin, has stepped in to become the tiny mountain town\’s new doctor upon the previous physician\’s unexpected death. With his knowledge of human anatomy and ability to deliver medicine, …
Review: Sad Things are Afoot in Bill and Ted Face the Music
Screenshot: Orion Pictures “History is about to be rewritten by two guys who can’t spell.” That tagline captured the essential charm of the twisty 1989 time travel comedy Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. It didn’t matter if they were stranded in the past or (in the 1991 sequel Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey) trapped Hell, …
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Review: Little Monsters Is a Big Bully of a Movie
In a 2009 episode of the comedy series Flight of the Conchords, New Zealand ambassador to the US Murray Hewitt (Rhys Darby) encounters representatives from the Australian consolate. The Aussies immediately begin ribbing Murray in an aggressive manner, but whenever Murray takes offense, they flash a self-satisfied smile and insist that they\’re only joking. \”We\’re …
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Review: Sorry to Bother You Agitates in All the Right Ways
During one of his first calls for the telemarketing firm Regalview, Cassius Green (Atlanta and Get Out supporting player Lakeith Stanfield) tries to sell a book collection to a polite but reserved older white woman. Before he can get into his pitch, the woman cuts him off and apologizes, explaining that she has no money …
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Review: Gringo
Facing down a mercenary’s gun, Harold Soyinka (David Oyelowo) does what any good-hearted but overwhelmed middle-manager would do: he drops to his knees and begs God for help. Shocked by this display, the mercenary (Shalto Copely) lowers his weapon and tries to talk some sense into his target. When asked if he actually believes in …