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August 20, 2021

The Protege is the kind of solid meat-and-potatoes thriller we don’t get anymore

Maggie Q gets a down and dirty action vehicle that doesn't reinvent the lady-assassin wheel but has plenty of fun along the way.
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June 29, 2021

P.S.H. I Love You: Hard Eight – it’s always good to meet a new friend

The 1996 crime drama marked the beginning of a beautiful partnership.
The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard&
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June 12, 2021

“The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” is a perpetual explosion with dialogue

Patrick Hughes’ follow up to The Hitman’s Bodyguard brings plenty of action, but little else.
Spiral: From the Book of Saw (Lionsgate)“
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May 12, 2021

“Spiral” injects blood, not guts into an exhausted franchise

The long-running horror franchise gets a prestige-adjacent update with an A-list cast, but it's not enough to overcome the series' massive hurdles.
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August 6, 2020

“The Other Guys” indulges in the crimes it condemns

Now 10 years old, Adam McKay's screwball screed against Wall Street is hindered by being a cop-centric affair.
A Time to Kill&
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July 15, 2020

“A Time to Kill” is a misguided page-turner of a movie

Joel Schumacher's second John Grisham adaptation is a myopic look at race and the criminal justice system in the American South.
Spider-Man Far From Home&
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April 28, 2020

“Spider-Man: Far From Home” forces Peter Parker to grow up

The latest Marvel film to date is more than a mid-sized follow up to Avengers: Endgame -- it establishes Peter Parker as the beating heart of the new MCU.
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April 18, 2020

“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” Saw the MCU Grow Up

It's not perfect, but the Russo brothers' conspiracy-thriller take on the MCU turned its eye inward to the more explicitly political.
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April 12, 2020

Assembling “The Avengers”

An unlikely team of heroes could have been a cliché, but Joss Whedon's first foray into the MCU worked because it toyed with its moving parts.
Iron Man&
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April 6, 2020

“Iron Man” built a hero – and a blueprint for a franchise

Jon Favreau's acerbic superhero adventure set the template for the Marvel Cinematic Universe -- and rehabilitated Robert Downey Jr. into a movie star once again.