Mercy flirts with all these flaws, but the filmmakers thankfully show just enough restraint to let the power of its source material shine through.
Todd Wofford
This instantly invokes the openings of Alien and The Abyss, two classic movies that only remind us of everything this one lacks.
If Unplanned represented a pig slathered in lipstick, Never Rarely is beautiful in its unadorned frankness.
For all its good intent and ardent tone, The Last Full Measure is also a relentlessly underwhelming movie.
[su_dropcap size="5"]D[/su_dropcap]ownhill features so many repellant characters, it's difficult to pin down the one I hate the most: Billie (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) shrieks through her scenes like a hen-pecking shrew, devoid of any qualities any human might find appealing. Pete (Will Ferrell), her gelded milquetoast of a husband, sucks the air out of every room he inhabits.…
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For anybody who thought any of this might be worth at least a slight chuckle, you’ve been warned. Like a Boss sinks like a lead balloon.
The Way Back might cover a lot of familiar ground, but at least it does so with quite a bit of skill and sensitivity.
This week, Travis and I unite via Zoom and break down our thoughts on Picard as a whole, and where we think it could go in season 2.
