Category: Reviews
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“Get Out” (2017) Drama/Horror Running Time: 104 minutes Written & Directed by: Jordan Peele Featuring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephen Root and Catherine Keener Rod Williams (Talking to Detectives): “Then he sent me some weird pictures… I’m like all man that’s Andre Hayworth… this dude been missing for 6 months.Right? So I do all my research…
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“Going in Style” (2017) Drama/Comedy Running Time: 97 minutes Written by: Theodore Melfi Directed by: Zach Braff Featuring: Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin, Joey King, Matt Dillon, Christopher Lloyd and Ann-Margret Joe: “These banks practically destroyed this country. They crushed a lot of people’s dreams, and nothing ever happened to them. We three old guys, we hit a bank. We get…
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“Personal Shopper” (2016) Drama Running Time: 110 minutes Written & Directed by: Olivier Assayas Featuring: Kristen Stewart, Lars Eidinger, Sigrid Bouaziz, Anders Danielsen Lie, Ty Olwin, Hammou Graia, Nora von Waldstatten, Benjamin Biglay, Audrey Bonnet and Pascal Rambert Maureen: “My twin brother, Louis, died here. It’s been 95 days. We made this oath. Whoever died first would send the…
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“The Fate of the Furious” (2016) Action Running Time: minutes Written by: Chris Morgan Directed by: F. Gary Gray Featuring: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris Bridges, Nathalie Emmanuel, Kurt Russell, Scott Eastwood, Charlize Theron and Helen Mirren Roman Pearce: “Why are they shooting at me?” Tej Parker: “I don’t know. Maybe because you’re in a orange Lamborghini.“ Roman Pearce: “Shut…
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“Ghost in the Shell” (2017) Science Fiction/Thriller/Action Running Time: 107 minutes Directed by: Rupert Sanders Featuring: Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano, Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbæk, Chin Han and Juliette Binoche The Major: “Well, maybe next time you can design me better.” The Major: “Everyone around me, they feel connected to something. Connected to something, I’m not.” Scarlett Johansson…
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“Life” (2017) Sci-Fi/Thriller/Horror Running Time: 103 minutes Directed by: Daniel Espinosa Featuring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson and Ryan Reynolds Dominique: “Are you bringing the alien back to earth?” Roy Adams: “No, we’re going to keep it up here where it’s safe.” I don’t normally like reading or hearing other peoples reviews but somehow going into…
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“CHiPs” (2017) Comedy/Action Running Time: 101 minutes Directed by: Dax Shepard Featuring: Dax Shepard, Michael Peña, Vincent D’Onofrio, Adam Brody, Rosa Salazar, Vida Guerra, and Kristen Bell Jon Baker: I hope that you’re not praying on girls with low self-esteem. Frank ‘Ponch’ Poncherello: “How are you judging them, like by their hair, like how straight…
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“The Lego Batman Movie” (2017) Animated/Action Directed by: Chris McKay Featuring: Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson and Ralph Fiennes Alfred Pennyworth: “Were you looking at the old family pictures again?” Batman: “No, I wasn’t!” Alfred Pennyworth: “Sir, I have seen you go through similar phases in 2016 and 2012 and 2008 and…
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“Power Rangers” (2017) Sci-Fi/Action Directed by: Dean Israelite Featuring: Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Becky G, Ludi Lin, Bill Hader, Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Banks Zordon: “The answer to what is happening to you is here. You five are the Power Rangers.” Zack Taylor: “Did I just hear you say we’re Power Rangers?” Hart:…
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“Trespass Against Us” (2017) Thriller/Drama Directed by: Adam Smith Featuring: Michael Fassbender, Brendan Gleeson, Sean Harris, Lyndsey Marshal, Rory Kinnear, and Killian Scott Colby Cutler: “Blessed are the cracked.” Who is Michael Fassbender, and what does he want to be? These are both good question’s to think about after viewing this movie. He has to…
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“Kong: Skull Island” (2017) Action Running Time: 118 minutes Directed by: Jordan Vogt-Roberts Featuring: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Jing Tian, Toby Kebbell, John Ortiz, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Shea Whigham, Thomas Mann, Terry Notary, and John C. Reilly Hank Marlow: “That’s Kong, he’s king around here. Kong’s a pretty good…
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“A Streetcat Named Bob” (2017) Drama/Comedy Running Time: 103 minutes Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode Featuring: Luke Treadaway, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggatt, Anthony Head and Bob the Cat as himself “Cats are notoriously picky about who they like. And if a cat doesn’t like its owner it will go and find another one. Cats do that…
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“John Wick: Chapter 2” (2017) Action/Thriller Running Time: 122 minutes Directed by: Chad Stahelski Featuring: Keanu Reeves, Common, Laurence Fishburne, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose, John Leguizamo and Ian McShane The Bowery King: “He’s offered seven million dollars for your life. seven million dollars is a lot of money, Mr. Wick.” John Wick: “So I guess…
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“Fist Fight” (2017) Comedy Running Time: 91 minutes Directed by: Richie Keen Featuring: Ice Cube, Charlie Day, Christina Hendricks, Jillian Bell and Tracy Morgan Strickland: [From red-band trailer] “Snitches get stitches.” In recent years Ice Cube has been teaming up with veteran comedians (Cedric the Entertainer, Kevin Hart, Jonah Hill, Mike Epps and many…
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“Logan” (2017) Action/Thriller Running Time: 135 minutes Directed by: James Mangold Featuring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant, Dafne Keen, Eriq La Salle, Elise Neal and Elizabeth Rodriguez Charles Xavier: “Logan, what did you do?” Logan: “The world is not the same as it was, Charles. Mutants… they’re gone now.”…
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“Rings” (2017) Horror Running Time: 107 minutes Directed by: F. Javier Gutiérrez Featuring: Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Vincent D’Onofrio, Aimee Teegarden and Bonnie Morgan Holt: “I keep… thinking about this story. There’s this video that… kills you. Seven days after you watch it. The second it’s over… the phone rings. And this voice…
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“Denial” (2016) Drama Running Time: 110 minutes Directed by: Mick Jackson Featuring: Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall, Andrew Scott, Jack Lowden, Caren Pistorius and Alex Jennings Deborah Lipstadt: “Now, some people are saying that the result of this trial will threaten free speech. I don’t accept that. I’m not attacking free speech. On the…
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“Split” (2017) Thriller/Horror Running Time: 117 minutes Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan Featuring: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson and Betty Buckley Dr. Fletcher: “An individual with multiple personalities can change their body chemistry with their thoughts.” M. Night Shyamalan has been making films for some time now and achieved huge world-wide success with…
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“Jackie” (2016) Drama Running Time: 99 minutes Directed by: Pablo Larraín Featuring: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup and John Hurt Jacqueline Kennedy: “I’m not the First Lady anymore. I lost Jack somewhere. I was real, that was performance.” So much has been written and filmed about ‘Camelot’ and the Kennedys that “Jackie”…
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“Manchester by the Sea” (2017) Drama Running Time: 137 minutes Directed by: Kenneth Lonergan Featuring: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Gretchen Mol, and Lucas Hedges Randi Chandler: “I said a lot of terrible things to you. My heart was broken, and I know yours is broken, too.” The third film written and directed by…
