W: Christian Ziolkowski
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Review: 'Once Upon a Deadpool' Will Charm Old Fans, If Not, New Ones
When Fox released Deadpool in 2016, it was shocking to see a superhero movie that wasn’t family friendly. The sex-and-profanity-filled…
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Review: "Halloween" Perfects the Formula
In this contemporary Hollywood environment, where risk is frowned upon and intellectual property is king, nobody seems to know how…
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Review: "Venom" Has Good Intentions, If Nothing Else
If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all. So here goes nothing: Venom is not the worst…
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Review: 'Tully's Deceiving Simplicity
Depending on one’s metric for success, Tully can be considered an artistic triumph or a cheap piece of manufactured cynicism…
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Review: 'Rampage' Is the 'Citizen Kane' of Video Game Movies
To say expectations for Rampage were low would be an understatement as big as George the gorilla.
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Review: 'Chappaquiddick' Resonates with Today with its Political Message
In 2018, trust in elected officials is seemingly at a low point. Regardless of one’s political affiliations, the notion that…
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Friday Night at Boston Underground
The Boston Underground Film Festival is in its 20th year of delivering weird, twisted cinema to the Brattle Theater, and…
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Review: Wonder Wheel Is a New Take on Woody Allen’s Favorite Tropes
In 1987’s Radio Days, Woody Allen takes a funny, nostalgic look at his childhood in Brooklyn.
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Review: 'Daddy's Home 2' – Too Many Daddies
Daddy’s Home 2 is exactly what you think it is. Nobody is reinventing the wheel here.
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