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IR Film Review: SHAZAM! - FURY OF THE GODS [Warner Brothers]
For a sequel that seemingly wasn't sure of the tone of the original, "Shazam! - Fury Of The Gods" as an overall approach is a hit-and-miss proposition. While the themes work, most of the narrative structure and progression is a bit muddled and messy.
IR Film Review: THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK [Warner Brothers]
The film moves around but does so like a TV show and not in movie making terms in terms of sweeping gestures. "The Sopranos" in all actuality is quite good on TV for a reason, because it is about those small moments that don't need grand cinematic gestures.
IR Film Review: CRY MACHO [Warner Brothers]
"Cry Macho" is an Eastwood picture through and through but that little something extra described above sets it apart and shows why Eastwood is still up there with the best of them.
IR Film Review: MALIGNANT [Warner Brothers]
With "Malignant", while the horror of the core idea has merit, its reasoning and eventual use is so asanine that it becomes generally laughable at parts (which is not a look that the director of "Aquaman" should be having).
IR Film Review: THE SUICIDE SQUAD [Warner Brothers]
The rules of a comic book movie rule in the eyes of the beholder. Writer/Director James Gunn got to go in a different grid making "The Suicide Squad" but it feels more like his indie movies at times than "Guardians Of The Galaxy".
IR Film Review: SPACE JAM - A NEW LEGACY [Warner Brothers]
Here Lebron James is the new Michael Jordan and he holds up pretty well. No one expects him to do Shakespeare but he delivers as he needs to, maintains his focus of play but also seems to have a little fun.
IR Film Review: IN THE HEIGHTS [Warner Brothers]
There is rugged beauty that flows through "In The Heights". There is a love for the area it speaks of as Lin Manuel Miranda flows it through. As someone who spent many and evening traveling up to the Heights to head to Jersey over the George Washington Bridge while at school in the East Village, that glowing sunset over the bridge looking from the streets is undeniable.
IR Film Review: THE CONJURING - THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT [Warner Brothers]
The aspect of connection is the fuel that permeates every being. "The Conjuring" as a series of films have always been about trying to understand that which at times cannot be explained. But the film themselves in their main form work best because of the two characters at the center and specifically the actors playing them.
IR Film Review: THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD [Warner Brothers]
"Those Who Wish Me Dead" is an intriguing spin on a movie we have seen before and yet is effectively done and entertaining. It is a fun romp with dark and dramatic overtones that doesn't hit the viewer over the head to learn something (or watch a bunch of CGI). It is old school while still being refreshingly of its time.