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Elvis (2022)::rating::3
E lvis Presley occupies such massive and precious real estate in pop culture mythology, you could build several movies from his life and still not cover all the surface area.  As an American icon, Elvis simultaneously represents our greatest greatness and deepest of tragedies:  Look long within his legend, and you'll find heartbreaking hints of…
August 21, 20220Comments
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Prey (2022)::rating::4.5
P rey is the Predator prequel we never knew we needed.  That first film was a campy, mud-soaked masterpiece of 80s mega-violence.  Everything since has followed the formula of the Jurassic Park franchise:  The second installment was...okay, I guess.  All the other sequels and spin-offs sucked deep-fried donkey ding-a-lings.  Going into this peculiar prequel, I would've been content…
August 18, 20220Comments
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Primer (2004)::rating::3
I f you strapped me to a lie detector, and I told you I had a firm grasp of Primer's plot, that needle would be twitching like crazy.  The dialogue is so slathered in technical jargon it makes Star Trek sound like Sesame Street.  Add an elliptical plot structure and occasional dips in sound quality, and you've got the…
August 1, 20220Comments
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The Gray Man (2022)::rating::2.5
W ith its frantic action scenes and brawny stunt work, The Gray Man could be an insecure cousin to the Bourne, Bond, and John Wick flicks.  As an inferior product, Gray overcompensates by being bigger, busier, and louder, all in the vain hopes you won't notice how mediocre it really is.  Put another way:  That's a really soft two-and-a-half…
July 29, 20220Comments

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