A Million Miles Away: Houston, we have an okay movie

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A Million Miles Away: Houston, we have an okay movie

The Prime Video feature wants to tell a story that everyone can feel good about. But the attempt to make the most likable movie ever results in a movie that’s hard to love.

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Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Season 4 sends the spy out as he came – reliable if unremarkable

Prime Video’s goodbye to John Krasinski’s Ryan is another season of solid spycraft storytelling.

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“Tom & Jerry” will make you wish for animated death

Tim Story crafts a horrid live-action/animation hybrid straight out of the 2000s -- fans of old-school cartoons beware.

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Fantasy Island Review: A Nightmare of a Getaway

Jeff Wadlow's adaptation of the late-'70s TV show is a thrill-free getaway that only entertains when it goes from generic to incoherent.

Dora and the Lost City of Gold Review: Can You Say Exciting? Very Good!

Nickelodeon's teenage live-action reboot of the beloved children's show brings a strong central performance and oodles of adventure.

Ant-Man and the Wasp Review: Marvel’s Latest Shrinks the Stakes

Marvel’s first placeholder till the next Infinity War is a more assured caper comedy than the first Ant-Man, but it’s almost too lightweight to make..

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