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Last Christmas
The success of a romantic comedy depends entirely on the likability of its stars. Henry Golding’s Tom holds too much back to fully connect;

Ben Pivoz
Nov 9, 2019


Playing with Fire
The people become a clothesline to hang gags on, making it incredibly challenging to become engaged with anything onscreen. It occasionally

Ben Pivoz
Nov 8, 2019


Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
It is intended for fans who will get the references and be happy to see not only the title characters, but also cameos from many faces famil

Ben Pivoz
Oct 27, 2019


Zombieland: Double Tap
All it wants to do is bring its characters back, have them struggle some more with their insecurities and watch them kill zombies. Unfortuna

Ben Pivoz
Oct 17, 2019


Jexi
Phil comes off as a complete buffoon who can be charming one second and incompetent in every way the next. Jexi has him do a lot of stupid t

Ben Pivoz
Oct 11, 2019


The Addams Family
The Addams Family works as a reminder of who these characters are. It is less successful at being entertaining on its own merits. I guess it

Ben Pivoz
Oct 10, 2019


Abominable
There is not much of an arc, none of them really grow or learn anything significant about themselves. I guess there is kind of a message abo

Ben Pivoz
Sep 26, 2019


Brittany Runs a Marathon
Brittany Runs a Marathon is a cross between comedy, drama and sports movie. Amazingly, all three of those contribute equally in its success.

Ben Pivoz
Sep 20, 2019


Good Boys
There have already been comedies this year that were more likable. However, only Booksmart made me laugh more. In the end, that is what view

Ben Pivoz
Aug 16, 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
Aug 13, 2019
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