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Jack Reacher: N...
Very Good 83 Points 2016

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back improves on the 2012 origin movie by locating its story within the military world from which Reacher sprang and by limiting the ultra violence.1 That said, Tom Cruise and his supporting cast are somewhat less impressive this time out, nor is the dialog as snap-crac…

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Iron Man 2
Very Good 136 Points 2010

Another rocket ride of irony, innuendo and immolation, Iron Man 2 picks up where Iron Man 1 left off. Dutifully advancing Marvel’s narrative about a glossy world of marvelous titans, it crackles with wit, energy and sexual tension.

That said, it’s distinctly less delightful than its prede…

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Ip Man 2: Legen...
OK 66 Points 2010

Ip Man 2 was supposed to focus on the legendary Grandmaster’s relationship with Bruce Lee, his most famous disciple. But Lee’s descendants didn’t go along with the plan, so the movie ends up being about Ip Man’s post-war struggles to establish Wing Chun kung fu in colonial Hong Kong. The resul…

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Insurgent
Very Good 17 Points 2015

This sequel to Divergent builds upon its predecessor’s concept of factions and power politics in a great old-school dystopian future telling. The action packed fight against the bad guys makes for solid entertainment, even if Kate Winslet’s acting isn’t especially memorable.

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Indiana Jones a...
Very Good 103 Points 2008

State-of-the-art big screen adventure, not perfect or even great, but culturally significant and plenty of fun.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull starts off beautifully, naturalistically, drawing you in for the surrealism to come, then sustaining this state of grace until ro…

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Independence Da...
OK 17 Points 2016

Yet another example of an unimpressive sequel. Now, instead of a fond remembrance of a classic, I’ve got a bad taste in my mouth from a cheesy man vs invading aliens reboot that tries too hard to use nostalgia for the old characters.

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Incredibles 2
Really Great 66 Points 2018

Incredibles 2 is tremendously entertaining for young and old alike, albeit not incredibly entertaining. Coming after a decade in which superhero movies have ruled the multiplexes, it so gets Supers, as those id-like people are called in the movie, just as it so gets real people: moms, dads, kid…

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How to Train Yo...
None Yet 0 Points 2014
Horrible Bosses 2
Good 17 Points 2014

With HB2, you have a mostly sucky story, but really good lol generating comedic antics by a solid cast. You have your new-Stooges with Bateman, Sudeikis, and Day – performing in a way that shows tribute to Danny DeVito’s Sunny in Philadelphia. Then you have Kevin Spacey and Kris Pine who do the…

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Hellboy II: The...
Great 95 Points 2008

Funny and bizarre, HB2 brings to life an extreme dreamworld that could only emerge from the unique imagination of Guillermo del Toro. This is a freak show of epic proportions. Think bar scene in the original Star Wars extended to an entire movie…

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