The original Bad Boys, directed by Michael Bay, was typical Bay trash, but the follow-up, Bad Boys II (also directed by Bay), was sick, sometimes hilarious fun. Bay left the franchise as…
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Dystopian drama: ‘Civil War’ is a compelling action film that feels disturbingly realistic
Writer-director Alex Garland, often a purveyor of excellent sci-fi and horror (Annihilation, Ex-Machina), drops a full-blown cinematic grenade with Civil War, a hypothetical look at an America divided during a second civil…
A somewhat tedious game: Hulu’s ‘Self Reliance’ has enjoyable moments, but it feels padded
Jake Johnson makes his directorial debut with Self Reliance, a comedy about a fictional dark-web game. Johnson also wrote and stars in the film—and unfortunately, he doesn’t pull all of its elements…
Half of a good movie: Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ has some fine moments—but it feels over-edited and incomplete
Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, the director’s take on the military career and love life of the legend, feels like half of a movie—but that half of a movie is pretty good, thankfully. Joaquin…