Beau is Afraid (2023)
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by Mr. Movie
2M ago
Beau is Afraid (2023) From his darkest fears comes the greatest adventure. Having terrified us with the one-two punch of instant horror classics Hereditary (2018) and Midsommar (2019), freshly-minted genre royalty Ari Aster pivots to comedy for a change of pace. Yes, comedy; Aster’s third film, Beau is Afraid, is freakin’ hilarious — although, as ever, your mileage may vary. Quite widely, in this case. Joaquin Phoenix is the titular Beau (last name: Wasserman), who we first meet screaming in terror and shock upon the occasion of his own birth. Cut to 40+ years later, and Beau’s attitude toward ..read more
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
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by Mr. Movie
4M ago
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) Everyone hungers for something. Were we champing at the bit to learn how Donald Sutherland’s Machiavellian President Coriolanus Snow schemed his way to power in the years before the original The Hunger Games (novel or film works, but I’m talking primarily about the latter)? I know the Star Wars prequels have been somewhat reassessed through the lens of the broader narrative, but even if I agreed with that slight drift towards the positive, I wouldn’t say the same principle applies here. I dig The Hunger Games all up, goofy cake fros ..read more
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The Creator (2023)
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by Mr. Movie
5M ago
The Creator (2023) This is a fight for our very existence. Let’s get one thing out of the way first — The Creator, Godzilla director Gareth Edwards’ first film since he was relieved of command on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, circa 2016, isn’t a bad film. It’s merely okay. It is visually stunning, right enough, with Edwards bringing the guerrilla ethos that served him so well on his microbudget first feature, 2010’s lo-fi kaiju flick Monsters, to bear on a blockbuster-scale production. Back then he did the digital effects himself on his home computer; this time out he has ILM, Weta Workshop, a ..read more
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Evil Dead Rise (2023)
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by Mr. Movie
1y ago
Evil Dead Rise (2023) Mommy loves you to death. To put it bluntly, Evil Dead Rise fucking rocks! For decades now, I’ve been clamoring for a direct follow-up to Sam Raimi’s batshit bonkers Army of Darkness (1992), which was teased in Fede Álvarez’s gloriously bloody Evil Dead remake (2013). Groovy! And while the three brilliantly blood-soaked seasons of Ash vs Evil Dead (2015-2018) did quench my thirst for Bruce Campbell’s sardonic, chainsaw-wielding wise guy, Ash Williams, and his oddball antics, I was secretly hoping we’d get to see Campbell duke it out with the parasitic Deadites, demons who ..read more
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John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
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by Mr. Movie
1y ago
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) No way back, one way out. Five stars. I am going to spoil the living hell out of John Wick: Chapter 4 in this review, but that five-star score tells you all you need to know. Go with God. In the end, it’s all about death. Most action movies are, really. The threat of death — or the implied threat of death — is the fuel that powers the action engine, even though we’re complicit with the films themselves in pretending the threat is real. You never really think that Ethan Hunt or Dom Toretto or John Rambo is going to buy the farm, but for the duration of a movie, you c ..read more
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
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by Mr. Movie
1y ago
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) Plumbing’s our game. Being a long-time fan of the Mario Bros., an arcade/ videogame series developed and published by Nintendo in 1983, Illumination’s animated The Super Mario Bros. Movie was everything I could have hoped for and more. The film is guaranteed to please avid and die-hard fans of the mustachioed Italian plumber brothers, Mario and Luigi, who’ve inspired three generations of gamers. Every frame in this new film is jam-packed with playful winks, nods, and references — and it’s flipping awesome! The film goes back to Mario’s Jumpman roots in a scen ..read more
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
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by Mr. Movie
1y ago
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) No Experience Necessary. For most, the term ‘epic fantasy’ would probably conjure up thoughts of massive armies marching towards one another — Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy usually comes to mind — or something serious, dark, and gritty such as HBO’s Game of Thrones (2011-19). But, for many a geek out there, particularly those who’ve dabbled in the tabletop roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons, ‘fantasy adventure’ most likely has another meaning. Sure, there’s usually some malevolent threat with a world-shattering objective, but ..read more
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Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
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by Mr. Movie
1y ago
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) Oh. My. Gods. Four years ago, David F. Sandberg’s Shazam! proved to be a breath of fresh air in the DC Extended Universe, which, at the time, was being criticized for being too bleak and broody. You see, Shazam!, although still kind of dark in its own right, was a fun, uplifting superhero romp about a young foster kid, Billy Batson (Asher Angel), who was trying to find his place in the world, hoping to become part of a family, the teen gifted with the ability to transform into a hero (Zachary Levi) when saying the magic word, ‘Shazam!’ The follow-up, Shazam! Fur ..read more
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Champions (2023)
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by Mr. Movie
1y ago
Champions (2023) Every dream team starts somewhere. Directed by Bobby Farrelly — famous for helming quirky comedies such as There’s Something About Mary (1998) and Me, Myself & Irene (2000) — Champions is a mighty effort for filmmaker Farrelly junior, who parts from older brother Peter for his solo directorial debut. In the past, the Farrelly’s have been known for exploring some fairly touchy subject matter within their films, and Champions, just like most other Farrelly outings, is no exception. This time around, Bobby spotlights disability, both physical and intellectual, giving us a hea ..read more
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Creed III (2023)
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by Mr. Movie
1y ago
Creed III (2023) You Can’t Run From Your Past. In 2015, filmmaker Ryan Coogler found a way to breathe new life into Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky series, revitalizing the decades-old boxing saga by giving us a spin-off with a new protagonist to follow in Michael B. Jordan’s Adonis ‘Donnie’ Creed. And Coogler and Jordan’s hard work has definitely paid off as this third chapter in the ‘roaring’ Creed franchise (the ninth in the overall Rocky saga) doesn’t even feature Stallone’s Italian Stallion, Rocky Balboa. Creed III is also a superb directorial debut for Michael B. Jordan, who takes over the re ..read more
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