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Red Notice (2021)::rating::2::rating::2::rating::2

I t's ironic that Red Notice made history by using drones for cinematography, because I think those same robots had a hand in writing the screenplay. Every moment of this ridiculously expensive, wholly bloodless enterprise feels that hollow and mechanical. I picture several cyborgs sitting at keyboards, clacking away furiously and speaking in their nasally, monotonous robot…

ByTodd WoffordDecember 1, 20210Comments

The Beatles: Get Back (Episode 1)::rating::0

The Beatles are my all-time favorite band, and I’ve spent my life as a walking encyclopedia of their music and history. Like millions of fans, their music has changed my life. Long story short: This isn’t just another podcast for me. I’ve been pumped for Peter Jackson’s documentary since I saw his work on They Shall…

ByTodd WoffordDecember 1, 20210Comments

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) *spoilers::rating::0

Welcome to a very special episode of Cinemavino! We’re all huge Ghostbusters fans, so we were eager to take a look at the latest sequel, Afterlife. Everybody enjoyed it, to varying degrees. In my personal opinion, it’s probably the best Part III they could’ve possibly put together. If you’d like to read my full, written review of The Last Waltz,…

ByTodd WoffordNovember 26, 20210Comments

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The Last Waltz (1978)::rating::0

Thanksgiving is already here, and we’ve found the perfect movie for the occasion. Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz is often held as the greatest rock documentary every made, and it’s easy to see why: The Band’s farewell concert bottles everything cool, everything tragic, and everything beautiful about being a rock star, all in one magnificent film.…

ByTodd WoffordNovember 24, 20210Comments

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The Last Waltz (1978)::rating::5

The Last Waltz serves as the glorious, glowing sunset for rock's greatest era. Orange, yellow, and red lights bathe the musicians, who are mostly dressed in browns and blues. Deep shadows cut their weary faces. It's as if everyone who played at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom knew this gig would serve as…

ByTodd WoffordNovember 24, 20210Comments

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)::rating::3

This review will represent a savage battle fought between my mind and heart. After all, the former is completely aware that Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a blatant attempt to cash in on the most lucrative currency in all of pop culture: Nostalgia. Meanwhile, my inner goob is a total sucker for proton packs,…

ByTodd WoffordNovember 21, 20210Comments

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Another Round (2021)::rating::0

For this week’s Cinemavino, it’s one of the more decorated movies we’ve covered in a good long while: Another Round won the Academy Award for Best International Feature, and Thomas Vinterburg was nominated for Best Director. After a steady stream of Halloween flicks, this art house flick was a nice palate cleanser. The crux of the…

ByTodd WoffordNovember 17, 20210Comments

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After We Collided (2020)::rating::0.5

*Note: This is a re-upload of a review first published on November 19, 2020. After We Collided the dippy sequel to 2019's After effectively doubles down on everything that made its predecessor a mind-boggling, diaper-filling assault on the senses. Repugnant characters come back even more obnoxious. People speak in clunky, clattering dialogue…

ByTodd WoffordNovember 17, 20210Comments

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After We Fell (2021)::rating::0.5

After three horrifying After movies, I'll go ahead and say it: Nothing about any of this saga is romantic. If anything, these ugly, miserable, pedantic stories represent an all-out assault on the very idea of romance. In After We Fell, the lead characters spend 99 minutes screaming, sobbing, and aggressively trying to…

ByTodd WoffordNovember 16, 20210Comments

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Finch (2021)::rating::3.5

As we drift through the pandemic doldrums, one thing is becoming increasingly clear to me: Covid-19 has permanently altered us as a movie audience. When we see Finch Weinberg (Tom Hanks) ambling through the eerie stillness of a post-apocalyptic world, it hits differently now. His uneasy blend of loneliness, anxiety, and plucky…

ByTodd WoffordNovember 12, 20210Comments