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  • ‘Small Engine Repair’ Film Review: Bromantic Hangout Tale Works Better as Comedy Than Drama

    Playwright-director-costar John Pollono brings his work to the big screen, and it’s most effective when he and Jon Bernthal and Shea Whigham get to bust each other’s chops

    By

    Simon Abrams
    September 7, 2021 @ 12:00 PM
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    12:00 PM
    ‘Small Engine Repair’ Film Review: Bromantic Hangout Tale Works Better as Comedy Than Drama
  • ‘Mogul Mowgli’ Film Review: Riz Ahmed Raps Through Canned, Contrived Character Study

    Disease metaphors and flat characterization overwhelm this kitchen-sink drama

    By

    Simon Abrams
    September 1, 2021 @ 1:33 PM
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    1:33 PM
    ‘Mogul Mowgli’ Film Review: Riz Ahmed Raps Through Canned, Contrived Character Study
  • ‘Reminiscence’ Film Review: Hugh Jackman Stumbles Through Stylish, Soulless Sci-Fi Noir

    “Westworld” co-creator Lisa Joy makes her film debut with too much writing and not enough directing

    By

    Simon Abrams
    August 19, 2021 @ 9:15 AM
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    9:15 AM
    ‘Reminiscence’ Film Review: Hugh Jackman Stumbles Through Stylish, Soulless Sci-Fi Noir
  • ‘Not Going Quietly’ Film Review: Activist Ady Barkan’s Health-Care Battle Captured with Sensitivity

    Passionate documentary goes beyond the sound bites to follow one man’s battle with the system

    By

    Simon Abrams
    August 11, 2021 @ 10:14 AM
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    10:14 AM
    ‘Not Going Quietly’ Film Review: Activist Ady Barkan’s Health-Care Battle Captured with Sensitivity
  • ‘Naked Singularity’ Film Review: John Boyega Pleads No Contest in Messy Legal Sci-Fi Drama

    Courtrooms, cocaine and cosmic philosophy all add up to not very much at all

    By

    Simon Abrams
    August 2, 2021 @ 12:01 PM
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    12:01 PM
    ‘Naked Singularity’ Film Review: John Boyega Pleads No Contest in Messy Legal Sci-Fi Drama
  • ‘The Green Knight’ Review: Dev Patel’s Swordsman Gets Lost Amid Fussy Detail

    David Lowery’s take on the epic poem seems more interested in the art direction than the storytelling

    By

    Simon Abrams
    July 26, 2021 @ 9:23 AM
    Reviews
    9:23 AM
    ‘The Green Knight’ Review: Dev Patel’s Swordsman Gets Lost Amid Fussy Detail
  • ‘Tomorrow War’ Film Review: Chris Pratt Battles Future Aliens and a Choppy Script

    There’s more telling than showing in this sci-fi action epic, and a lot of the telling is clumsy and obvious

    By

    Simon Abrams
    July 1, 2021 @ 12:00 PM
    Reviews
    12:00 PM
    ‘Tomorrow War’ Film Review: Chris Pratt Battles Future Aliens and a Choppy Script
  • ‘Escape From Pretoria’ Film Review: Daniel Radcliffe Prison-Escape Drama Sags When He’s Off-Screen

    This true story of a legendary jailbreak by anti-apartheid protestors skimps on character but delivers some familiar genre thrills

    By

    Simon Abrams
    March 6, 2020 @ 12:56 PM
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    12:56 PM
    ‘Escape From Pretoria’ Film Review: Daniel Radcliffe Prison-Escape Drama Sags When He’s Off-Screen
  • ‘My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising’ Film Review: Rousing Anime Sequel Will Appeal More to Fans than Newcomers

    Longtime fans of the action series will get exactly what they came for, not much more or less

    By

    Simon Abrams
    February 26, 2020 @ 1:35 PM
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    1:35 PM
    ‘My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising’ Film Review: Rousing Anime Sequel Will Appeal More to Fans than Newcomers
  • ‘Guns Akimbo’ Film Review: Daniel Radcliffe Elevates Goofy, Gory Genre Entry

    He’s got guns attached to his hands, and that’s just the beginning of his problems in this amiably violent time-waster

    By

    Simon Abrams
    February 19, 2020 @ 11:40 AM
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    11:40 AM
    ‘Guns Akimbo’ Film Review: Daniel Radcliffe Elevates Goofy, Gory Genre Entry
  • ‘Ip Man 4: The Finale’ Film Review: Stodgy But Stirring Martial Arts Saga Reaches Satisfying Conclusion

    Wade through the Chinese nationalism for the Bruce Lee vindication and for white supremacists getting kicked in the face

    By

    Simon Abrams
    December 23, 2019 @ 10:24 AM
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    10:24 AM
    ‘Ip Man 4: The Finale’ Film Review: Stodgy But Stirring Martial Arts Saga Reaches Satisfying Conclusion
  • ‘The Song of Names’ Film Review: Cliched Holocaust Drama Feels Flimsy

    Tim Roth and Clive Owen star in the kind of tacky WWII tale that used to be Oscar bait for the Weinsteins

    By

    Simon Abrams
    December 23, 2019 @ 8:59 AM
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    8:59 AM
    ‘The Song of Names’ Film Review: Cliched Holocaust Drama Feels Flimsy
  • ‘6 Underground’ Film Review: Michael Bay Returns with Another Loud, Dumb Action Epic

    Ryan Reynolds stars in an ensemble piece that wants to emulate the “family” of “Fast & Furious,” only without actual characters

    By

    Simon Abrams
    December 11, 2019 @ 12:01 AM
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    12:01 AM
    ‘6 Underground’ Film Review: Michael Bay Returns with Another Loud, Dumb Action Epic
  • ‘Shooting the Mafia’ Film Review: Documentary on Legendary Photographer Leaves Many Questions Unanswered

    The images shot by Letizia Battaglia remain striking and brutal, but this film frequently shies away from necessary details

    By

    Simon Abrams
    November 22, 2019 @ 6:36 AM
    Reviews
    6:36 AM
    ‘Shooting the Mafia’ Film Review: Documentary on Legendary Photographer Leaves Many Questions Unanswered
  • ‘Queen of Hearts’ Film Review: Denmark’s Oscar Entry Explores Incest in Shallow Way

    Topics of abuse and consent are also skirted over, albeit with slick cinematography, undermining the compelling lead performance

    By

    Simon Abrams
    October 30, 2019 @ 1:26 PM
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    1:26 PM
    ‘Queen of Hearts’ Film Review: Denmark’s Oscar Entry Explores Incest in Shallow Way
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