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Lady Bird
Even though the story itself is not exactly original, the characters are written so sharply that they feel familiar as much from life as fro

Ben Pivoz
Nov 20, 2017


Daddy's Home 2
Whether or not you like these films probably depends a lot on whether or not you like Ferrell’s passive-aggressive nice guy act. For me, it

Ben Pivoz
Nov 11, 2017


Suburbicon
The first few minutes seem to be foreshadowing a satirical dark comedy about the darkness and hypocrisy hiding behind the façade of a happy

Ben Pivoz
Nov 4, 2017


A Bad Moms Christmas
It plays like a lazy attempt to cash in on the success of the first one.

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Nov 2, 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

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Sep 24, 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


Ingrid Goes West
It is a character study as well as a commentary on what some people believe is truly important in the age of social media.

Ben Pivoz
Aug 30, 2017


The Hitman's Bodyguard
Once the Reynolds and Jackson characters meet onscreen for the first time the movie settles into a pretty solid groove. As it turns out, the

Ben Pivoz
Aug 22, 2017


Logan Lucky
This is not one of those comedies where the jokes are prioritized over the characterizations or story. The humor comes from the characters w

Ben Pivoz
Aug 19, 2017
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