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IR Film Review: TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG [IFC Films]
The acting is good, organic and not stilted but the problem is within the script which operates tightly with a build n the beginning but seems to meander in its meaning a little too much as it personifies its ending with an author taking credit for understanding Ned in the guise of politics.
IR Film Review: MORTAL KOMBAT LEGENDS - SCORPIONS REVENGE [Warner Brothers Animation]
The texture of Mortal Kombat in the mainstream has always played clean even though the video games themselves were, many times, extremely violent. But older video games as they were done could make it a little more palatable. The new "Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpions Revenge" pulls the gloves off in a great way.
IR Film Review: THE JESUS ROLLS [Screen Media]
Making a follow up to "The Big Lebowski" in any way, shape or form is an interesting quandary. Jesus Quintana, who just had a small ode in that seminal film, was seemingly a pervert who just lived to bowl and start trouble with his bowling alley competitors.
IR Film Review: ONWARD [Pixar/Disney]
"Onward" works well and bring in textures of mythology but within the context of a modern world. It is intrinsic but, despite the quest motif, almost seems smaller than one would expect.
IR Film Review: THE INVISIBLE MAN [Universal]
"The Invisible Man" is much better than it has any right to be but that is because of the committed nature of Elizabeth Moss and Whannel knowing how to work with cinematic perspective for much of the movie without anything really being there...but also knowing not to pull the punches when need be.
IR Film Review: GUNS AKIMBO [Saban]
The resolution is typical graphic novel style overload but undeniably entertaining with the set up ripe for engagement and continuation. "Guns Akimbo" is good fun with its tongue-in-cheek, a good sense of itself and a flagrant style.
IR Film Review: THE CALL OF THE WILD [20th Century Studios/Disney]
"The Call Of The Wild" does it differently and, as a result, benefits from what would be seen as a more natural performance of the dog. The dog of course is not a dog at all but motion captured but the way it is done seems undeniable.
IR Film Review: FANTASY ISLAND [Sony]
Overall the film though maintains its pace while getting slightly sloppy at the end because all details can ride together…but "Fantasy Island" knows its audience, still wanting to give them scares but without creeping or goring them out too much
IR Film Review: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG [Paramount]
With "Sonic The Hedgehog", the want to create something family friendly can create a groan factor because some of the lines sound like they were created out of a screenplay workbook. Yet the pure essence of Sonic (voiced by Ben Schwartz) works because it is schizophrenic.