Solid, compelling war drama with top class performances by Gyllenhal and Salim. A return to form for Ritchie.
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Halloween Kills 2021
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Halloween Kills ends up being the big disappointment of spooky season. After the cliffhanger ending in the previous film, old reliable slasher Michael Myers is back on the hunt but this time aimless with no Jamie Lee Curtis to stop him as she recovers from her wounds last time out. The gore and kills are amped up but not much else is. Anthony Michael Hall shows up as a past victim of Myers but his character like most others in…
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The Invisible Man 2020
An enjoyably modern (and female driven) spin on the classic horror tale. Elizabeth Moss keeps the film moving and helps keep the plot as believable as possible. The film plays to her strengths as the supporting cast and titular villain don’t really have too much substance but the low scale of the film makes this work better than a CGI bloat fest as the Tom Cruise Mummy film showed. The decision of Universal to remake their classic horror films on…
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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) 2020
Fun if derivative take on the Joker’s infamous other. Don’t pay attention to the plot or look for any subtlety just sit back and have fun. Robbie’s zany performance and the pleasure of seeing Ewan McGregor ham it up as the villain make it all tick and at least DC are continuing to offer a bit more superhero variety of late than Marvel. Plus Rosie Perez is back, what’s not to love?!!
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