Vicky Jewson’s ‘Pretty Lethal’ squanders an interesting premise with paper-thin characters, dull performances, and poorly staged action.
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It’s violent and silly enough to be mildly entertaining, although it’s punching below the original’s previously set standards. Ready or Not 2: Here I Come tries and fails to go big, and goes home as a reminder that less is more.
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After two decades, Sam Raimi finally returns with another R-rated feature in ‘Send Help’, a gnarly, ferocious return to form that will remind audiences what a wildly fun and singular filmmaker he is.
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Screenlife auteur Timur Bekmambetov attempts feats of ingenious IMAX 3D artistry with ‘Mercy’, but the results fall so flat they become unintentionally laughable.
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James Cameron offers another lesson in blockbuster filmmaking with the daring ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’, through three hours of dazzling mythopoetic images that remind you what all great art should strive to achieve.
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Writer/Director Edgar Wright is back at it again, this time tackling a remake of ‘The Running Man’, based on the beloved Stephen King novel of the same name. What on paper seemed like a match made in heaven, unfortunately results in an action-packed letdown.
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From director Joachim Rønning, who has blockbuster experience in both the Maleficent and Pirates of the Caribbean franchises, Tron: Ares takes on a visual identity rather unique to the general crop of big movies releasing on a regular basis nowadays
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At long last, director Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio collaborate for ‘One Battle After Another’, an offbeat, thrilling, and often hilarious adventure that earns its keep in the talented director’s already stunning filmography.
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Director Potsy Ponciroli brings us ‘Motor City’ into the Toronto International Film Festival and the film presents an interesting dynamic - There is almost zero dialogue. While Alan Ritchson, Ben Foster and Shailene Woodley give loud performances, it may not be enough to save this city without sound.
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Bob Odenkirk is back with his unique brand of justice in ‘Nobody 2’, an action sequel that doubles down on what made the original such a refreshing entry into the action genre and delivers a follow-up that may just be even more enjoyable than its predecessor.
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While Ilya Naishuller remains a cogent action artist who knows how to frame and shoot a succession of kinetically exciting sequences, everything around the action in his latest, ‘Heads of State’, falls incredibly flat.
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With a towering performance from Danielle Deadwyler and an assured sense of style, director R.T. Thorne breathes new life into Canadian genre cinema with the thrillingly tactile ‘40 Acres’ and ensures a future for this art form.
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F1: The Movie is a spectacularly entertaining summer blockbuster that yearns to be seen on the biggest screen possible. What it may lack in storytelling, it more than makes up for in its endless entertainment value.
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With a trio of impeccable actors in Howard, Muhammad and Bloom, director Tom Kingsley gives life to what looked like an otherwise dull piece of content in ‘Deep Cover’.
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The John Wick universe has officially become larger with ‘From The World of John Wick: Ballerina’, a spinoff that is sure to please die hard fans of the action series while expanding the fascinating lore and mythology the franchise has already established.
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Tom Cruise embarks to complete his most challenging mission yet in ‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’, the seemingly final installment in the long-running, beloved franchise that packs plenty of emotional and visceral punch for the action-hungry fans of the series. Here's our review:
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Josh Hartnett fueled widespread conversation last year with his performance in the M. Night Shyamalan thriller ‘Trap’. So, following a polarizing performance such as that one, what is an actor to do next? Star in the B-movie action thriller ‘Fight or Flight’ and dye your hair blonde.
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The MCU recipe goes back to a more organic flavor in ‘The Thunderbolts’, making for their strongest film in years.
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After nine years, Christian Wolff has made his long-awaited return to the silver screen in ‘The Accountant 2’, a wildly different sequel that should not only please fans of the original, but the uninitiated as well.
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Rami Malek shines in ‘The Amateur’, as the Oscar-winning actor delivers a performance in this action-thriller that feels tailor-made for him.
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