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The Equalizer 2
In place of intrigue, the first third consists of pointless scenes of McCall driving for Lyft and a couple instances of him sticking up for

Ben Pivoz
Jul 19, 2018


Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
It is the usual grab-bag of obvious jokes and silly accents, though there is at least sort of a narrative to hang on to. The concept of the

Ben Pivoz
Jul 14, 2018


Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Sicario was an excellent film, regardless of genre. Day of the Soldado is a pretty good action movie.

Ben Pivoz
Jul 4, 2018


Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
The best of the franchise take almost as much care in creating its human characters as it does the impressive creatures. Fallen Kingdom, doe

Ben Pivoz
Jun 27, 2018


Incredibles 2
It is smart, really funny and plays inside the world created in its predecessor. It is exactly what I want from a sequel, yet rarely get. Th

Ben Pivoz
Jun 20, 2018


Ocean's 8
There is some humor, but the drama is forced and there is no sense of urgency. That changes once the heist starts. The tempo picks up and so

Ben Pivoz
Jun 13, 2018


Deadpool 2
Deadpool 2 emphasizes the humor and generally takes itself less seriously than its already irreverent predecessor. Think of it less as an R-

Ben Pivoz
May 23, 2018


Super Troopers 2
How much you like Super Troopers 2 may depend on how much you enjoy Farva’s obnoxiously vulgar antics. I find him to be really funny and eve

Ben Pivoz
Apr 21, 2018


Pacific Rim: Uprising
There just is not that much to say about Pacific Rim: Uprising. It is exactly what it looks like: a big, goofy, sci-fi, action/adventure tha

Ben Pivoz
Mar 24, 2018


Monster Hunt 2
There is so much story and so many characters that, eventually, I stopped trying to make sense of everything and just went along with the am

Ben Pivoz
Feb 18, 2018
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