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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)::rating::3.5::rating::3.5::rating::3.5

Comic book writers often combat story stagnation by fiddling with their continuity and canon.  Realities get warped, deceased characters come back to life, and origin stories get scuttled for brand new ones.  Spider-Man:  Into the Spider-Verse takes the novel approach of weaving a web of disparate plots into one cohesive story: A host of Spider-Beings from many…

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The Mule (2018)::rating::3

Clint Eastwood's The Mule makes a fascinating companion piece to Robert Redford's recent swan song, The Old Man and the Gun.  Both films center on crinkly geriatrics who stroll their way through a career in crime.  The two movies differ greatly in tone, however, and much of this derives from the lead actors, who imbue their personalties onto…

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Robin Hood (2018)::rating::2

"F orget everything you've seen."  The awkward narration that opens Robin Hood asks a tall order of its audience:  Cast out your memories of Errol Flynn's buckling of swash, Disney's cute, flippant fox, and even Kevin Costner's wandering, wobbling accent.  Make room for this clunky, funky steampunk mishmash that delivers one mile of style for every…

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Creed II (2018)::rating::3.5

C reed II somehow manages to be completely entertaining, despite the fact that it's the sequel to a spinoff from a franchise that itself spawned six movies over three decades.  If the first Creed was a strong character study and a worthy companion to the first Rocky, then this movie draws obvious inspiration from the gaudy, bombastic heave…

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