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Feb 22, 2020

The Lodge

It takes a bit of an easy way out down the stretch; still, fans of this type of contemporary horror will want to check it out.

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Feb 21, 2020

The Call of the wild

The negatives will not matter to those for whom the phrase “cute movie dog” is a massive selling point. For the rest, it adds up to decent.

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Feb 15, 2020

Fantasy island

Those who remember the show will likely be put off by the turn toward horror. Those interested in this have probably never heard of the show

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Feb 15, 2020

sonic the hedgehog

The character is annoying, the humor is mostly of the fart and poop variety and Jim Carrey gives a very irritating performance.

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Feb 14, 2020

downhill

I try not to compare movies, even remakes. That said, it is hard not to be disappointed when one is so good and the other is not.

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Feb 14, 2020

The photograph

It has charming stars, but its connected stories prove to be more than it can handle. Still, it is a simple, adult, love story.

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Feb 13, 2020

The Song of Names

It is fascinating to see Jewish grief, and survivor’s guilt from those who made it through the Holocaust unsure of what became of their love

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Jan 31, 2020

Gretel and Hansel

I like the fact it neither shows nor tells for most of its runtime; we can sense it somehow. The problem is it never really has anything to

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Jan 31, 2020

The Rhythm Section

I kept waiting for anything surprising or original to happen; even a throwaway gesture would have been welcome. It never came. That is unfor

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Jan 25, 2020

Clemency

This is a very well-made movie, lifted even higher by two strong performances that were sadly overlooked during this awards season.

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