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Review of Blockers (2018)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 19 May 2018

If I had any qualm with the film it was the constant reminders of other Universal films that kept showing up on screen…

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Review of Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 19 May 2018

A loud movie with lots of giant shiny things, Pacific Rim: Uprising, is a CGI spectacle of crushing metal played against a background of…

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Review of Astro (2018)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 19 May 2018

The cast are also all in on the story, with nary a false note in sight. Mr…

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Review of Molly's Game (2017)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 28 Jan 2018

The first film to be directed by Academy Award winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (he also adapted the script from the real Molly Bloom's…

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Review of Hostiles (2017)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 28 Jan 2018

Add to this group long time performers like Ben Foster and Scott Wilson, as well as the quiet, dignified Studi, and you have a cast that is…

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Review of The Post (2017)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 28 Jan 2018

A film that packs a powerful punch, The Post joins All the President's Men and Spotlight as films that show the true power of the press in…

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Review of Call Me by Your Name (2017)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 28 Jan 2018

A beautifully told story about discovering love, Call Me by Your Name is buoyed by the performance of its two lead actors…

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Review of All the Money in the World (2017)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 22 Dec 2017

This is an amazing piece of filmmaking, made more so by the quirky back story, and is easily one of the best films of the year…

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Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 22 Dec 2017

With a script by director Johnson, The Last Jedi is a mash-up of many different stories, but all with the same main plot line; good versus evil…

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Review of Justice League (2017)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 01 Dec 2017

Full of action and some much needed humor, Justice League is an entertaining two-hour roller coaster ride…

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Review of A Bad Moms Christmas (2017)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 01 Dec 2017

Just as funny and, even though I never thought it possible, raunchier then Bad Moms…

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Review of The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 27 Oct 2017

Reynolds is all smarm, his character seemingly trying to be the smartest man in the room while Jackson finds new and entertaining ways to…

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Review of Baywatch (2017)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 27 Oct 2017

Efron, who reportedly exercised himself down to 5% body fat, plays up the swimming Bad Boy character for laughs, though as the film…

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Review of 47 Meters Down (2017)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 27 Oct 2017

Shark wise the film is well done…

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Review of Despicable Me 3 (2017)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 27 Oct 2017

One of the most entertaining animated film series ever, Despicable Me 3 continues the Illumination Entertainment tradition of turning out…

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Review of War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 27 Oct 2017

The action, as in the previous films, is intense and the pacing is brisk, which isn't usually the case for a film almost 2 1/2 hours long…

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Review of Kong: Skull Island (2017)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 27 Oct 2017

And while Kong isn't all over the film he appears enough to remind you who's King. The action is intense and the special effects are well done…

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Review of Gender Wars (2015)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 27 Oct 2017

An entertaining and charming film, The Battle of the Sexes is just the backdrop in a look at the life of one of sport's greatest figures…

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Review of Battle of the Sexes (2017)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 27 Oct 2017

An entertaining and charming film, The Battle of the Sexes is just the backdrop in a look at the life of one of sport's greatest figures…

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Review of The Foreigner (2017)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 27 Oct 2017

The action here, both with and without Chan, is outstandingly staged, with much credit needing to go to director Campbell, who also helmed…

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