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Ben Pivoz
Sep 6, 2019
It Chapter 2
The filmmakers do what they can, keeping the central quest at the forefront and building to a satisfying final confrontation. It is a good,


Ben Pivoz
Aug 13, 2019
The Angry Birds Movie 2
This is all as ridiculous as it sounds and it knows it. There is no attempt at sincerity or emotion. Angry Birds 2 is light entertainment. T


Ben Pivoz
Jul 2, 2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Spider-Man: Far From Home is the usual Marvel mixture of action, humor, humanity and superhero adventure. I think I enjoyed this more than m


Ben Pivoz
Jun 22, 2019
Toy Story 4
These movies are always deep; 4 is no exception. It mirrors the toys’ emotions with that of their kid’s and the kid’s parents. Even four ent


Ben Pivoz
Jun 18, 2019
The Secret Life of Pets 2
The Secret Life of Pets 2 is a sequel made for purely commercial reasons. It has no artistic reason for existing. It is occasionally enterta


Ben Pivoz
Jun 15, 2019
Shaft
Basically everything about Shaft 2019 is ill-conceived. From the characters to the tone to its sense of humor. It turns this cat who is a ba


Ben Pivoz
Feb 27, 2019
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
By the end, I cared about his journey. That is impressive since I was not exactly looking forward to seeing this. However, the series treats


Ben Pivoz
Feb 14, 2019
Happy Death Day 2U
The first one was a slasher movie with some humor and a little romance. This one leans much closer to comedy. The horror material is toned d


Ben Pivoz
Feb 14, 2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
It tries to be a continuation and not just do the same things in a somewhat different way. It does not have that feeling of discovery, but h


Ben Pivoz
Jan 24, 2019
Glass
There are several well-crafted individual scenes, but the story fails to go anywhere for a long while. Once it does, it generates some suspe
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