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Birds of Prey is a restlessly fun, unapologetically female action-comedy breathing new life into the DCEU.

You can’t fault Robert Eggers’ ambition.

It’s curious praise to note that a film makes you want to book a therapist’s appointment, but this is a curious film.

There’s something satisfying about a well-executed B-movie. Underwater well and truly fits the bill.

I feel bad about giving Just Mercy two stars, because it’s not an especially bad film. It’s an unnecessary film.

Though well-intended, Bombshell’s story is simply too big for a feature film runtime.

Bad Boys for Life is often fun, but it wears out its welcome.

The focus is on the impressive camerawork… which would have been more powerful in service of a memorable story.

Movies meant a lot to me in the 2010s. These are the fifty that meant the most.

Nazi-centric films don’t tend to be particularly fun. Enter Taika Waititi.

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