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Flatliners
No single explanation can make sense of the plot. And the tone and atmosphere are not even close to being effective enough to make up for th

Ben Pivoz
Oct 3, 2017


American Made
The film does not seem particularly sure of a lot of things, yet Tom Cruise is still able to keep things watchable. Without him, there is no

Ben Pivoz
Oct 2, 2017


Kingsman: The Golden Circle
There is just so much going on in this movie with so many subplots that it takes away from the ones that work.

Ben Pivoz
Sep 30, 2017


Stronger
David Gordon Green does an effective job making this story about Jeff as a person and not just about what happened to him. His story is impo

Ben Pivoz
Sep 29, 2017


Brad's Status
Ben Stiller plays the role as well as he could, but the screenplay makes him a hard character to root for.

Ben Pivoz
Sep 28, 2017


The Lego Ninjago Movie
While the first two Lego movies were built on themes of friendship and teamwork, Ninjago sets up those ideas (as well as the importance of f

Ben Pivoz
Sep 24, 2017


mother!
mother! is a triumph for writer/director Darren Aronofsky. It is obvious that he had very clear ideas of what he wanted to accomplish and he

Ben Pivoz
Sep 23, 2017


American Assassin
Events occur because they are the types of things that are supposed to happen in a spy-thriller. There is no urgency to anything.

Ben Pivoz
Sep 18, 2017


It
The most impressive thing It does is switch back and forth between the horror and the realistic scenes of childhood. It does not feel like t

Ben Pivoz
Sep 16, 2017


Home Again
An adult romantic comedy is a hard thing to pull off successfully. The characters need to be sympathetic (so we like them), their problems n

Ben Pivoz
Sep 10, 2017
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