Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman: The Golden Circle is a special kind of terrible, the sort of bad movie you watch with your jaw agape as your brain melts out of your ears. If that sounds painful, just try sitting through this 141-minute endurance test. Taron Egerton returns as Eggsy, the streetwise teen-turned-super-spy who works for Kingsman, a spy organization with a tailored … [Read more...] about KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE New Movie Review
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MAGIC MIKE XXL New Movie Review
The problem with the first Magic Mike is that, when the dancing stopped, the movie was kind of a drag. You have to give director Steven Soderbergh credit for what he pulled off: creating a drama about the lives of male strippers, based on the experiences of star Channing Tatum, could have been an embarrassment. Heck, it might have turned out to be the male equivalent of … [Read more...] about MAGIC MIKE XXL New Movie Review
New Movie Review: Jupiter Ascending’s only hope is as a cult movie
It was the jacket that pushed me over the edge. Sure, I had a silly, bemused grin on my face for the first half of Jupiter Ascending, but I kept from laughing outright as long as I could. At least, until I saw that jacket. The set-up alone is a stitch: Mila Kunis plays Jupiter Jones, an orphan raised by Russian immigrants who cleans toilets but holds the key to Earth's … [Read more...] about New Movie Review: Jupiter Ascending’s only hope is as a cult movie
STEP UP ALL IN New Movie Review
I've never criticized a Bruce Lee movie for having a weak plot and poor dialogue, because those things are beside the point. Witnessing Lee's artistry as a physical performer is the strength of his movies, which rise or fall based on how well the camera captures his every move. Dance movies, for the most part, are the same way. When it comes to movies where the characters … [Read more...] about STEP UP ALL IN New Movie Review
22 JUMP STREET New Movie Review
Sequelitus could be defined as a real movie illness, a case of a cinematic narrative continuing in the form of a bigger, louder, needless follow-ups, created to establish "tent poles" and new franchises. Most successful films have spawned a sequel, and most of them are unfortunate. But I've always loved the idea of sequels, since most of great literature offers expansions on … [Read more...] about 22 JUMP STREET New Movie Review