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The Mandalorian – Season 1, Chapter 7: The Reckoning (2019) – Review
The Reckoning feels like the moment The Mandalorian has been building toward all season. After a run of more self-contained, episodic adventures, this chapter pivots
The Mandalorian – Season 1, Chapter 6: The Prisoner (2019) – Review
With Chapter 6, The Mandalorian continues to explore its episodic, almost anthology-like structure. Coming off the more nostalgic but uneven Chapter 5, this episode feels
The Mandalorian – Season 1, Chapter 5: The Gunslinger (2019) – Review
After four episodes that steadily built character, tone, and emotional investment, The Mandalorian had begun to find its rhythm. The show had proven it could
The Mandalorian – Season 1, Chapter 4: Sanctuary (2019) – Review
After the explosive, game-changing events of Chapter 3, expectations for the series changed. The series had just raised the stakes dramatically, turning its central character
Safe House (2012) – Review
To take a step back for a brief moment, mid-budget movies like Safe House used to pop up at cinemas all the time over ten
Run All Night (2015) – Review
While some people treated Liam Neeson’s switch from “serious” actor to creaky-limbed action conquerer as something of a joke, there are other who would doubtlessly
The Mandalorian – Season 1, Chapter 2: The Child (2019) – Review
Chapter 2 arrived with a very different kind of pressure than the premiere episode of The Mandalorian. After the shock ending of Chapter 1, the
Leprechaun: Origins (2014) – Review
By the time 2014 rolled around, it had become plainly clear that no matter who you are, no one escaped the reboot machine. Obviously by
Jarhead 3: The Siege (2016) – Review
So once again it seems I’ve got to do the whole explaining thing about the unfathomable existence of the Jarhead franchise. To deliver the short
Jarhead 2: Field Of Fire (2014) – Review
It’s a strange fact that some movies would benefit hugely if they didn’t find themselves tangled up in the strings that comes with having a
Knight And Day (2010) – Review
There was a time when star could open a movie on their name alone and to mix and match a couple of famous celebrities on
Paddington 2 (2017) – Review
I think everyone can agree that the first Paddington movie was not only a fitting retelling of Michael Bond’s beloved children’s character, but was a
Paddington (2014) – Review
Tweeness is an underrated virtue. OK, sure, when that hand is overplayed in any film, let alone a family film, it can be overwhelming and
American Made (2017) – Review
Stories of spectacular rags to hideous riches are as American as apple pie – after all, what signifies the American dream more than someone making
Prisoners (2013) – Review
Horror filmmakers can try to put as many unspeakable terrors on the screen as they can, but all the boogeymen, monsters and apparitions in the
Filth (2013) – Review
Just because Danny Boyle found the cheat code on how to adapt Irvine Welsh with Trainspotting (see also David Fincher cracking Chuck Palahniuk with Fight
Zootopia (2016) – Review
It’s always been something of a towering irony that the animation house that arguably took the crown from Disney was one that actually belonged to
Cold Pursuit (2019) – Review
Sometimes, misrepresentation can harm a film just as surely as blunt force trauma to the face. If the trailers and posters suggests a certain kind
Cam (2018) – Review
The horror/thriller genres have been gleefully ensuring that we just can’t have nice things for decades as it party poops virtually everything by making it
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