Back in the olden days, before binge viewing, it sure was easier to give developing shows a fair shake. Disenchantment—Simpsons and Futurama creator Matt Groening’s first venture onto Netflix’s fertile turf—feels, well, pretty much like the initial seasons of his other shows, with some clunky construction, slow-growing characterizations, and lots and lots of bulgy-eyed comedic […]
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Disenchantment Review: Matt Groening Takes on George R.R. Martin
… With Promising, If Mixed, Results
… with promising, if mixed, results.
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Just Get to the Equalizing Already!!
Art it most assuredly wasn’t, but 2014’s The Equalizer had its pulpy virtues, most notably a vigilante with obsessive-compulsive tendencies who enacted ridiculously excessive amounts of righteous vengeance on his foes. (A revenge movie that can actually make you feel briefly sorry for Eurotrash human traffickers is doing something right.) The Equalizer 2 tries hard […]
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The Equalizer 2: Just Get to the Equalizing Already!
We’re Here for Equalizing, Not Exposition
We’re here for equalizing, not exposition.
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Avengers: Infinity War Review: This Movie Is… A Lot
So it’s finally here, and it’s goddamned enormous. Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel’s attempt to put an exploding bow on 10 years of corporate synergy, is a lurching, ungainly colossus of a blockbuster, with far too many characters and storylines stretching across a series of planets that resemble ’70s prog-rock album covers. The thing is, though, […]
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Avengers: Infinity War Review: It’s Finally Here, and It’s Goddamned Enormous
More Is More When It Comes to Infinity Wars
More is more when it comes to Infinity Wars.
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A Quiet Place Review: A Startlingly Good Thrill Ride
The Apocalypse: Quieter Than Expected!
The apocalypse: Quieter than expected!
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The Mercury‘s Favorite Movies of 2017: Okja
Netflix presents the adventures of an iron-willed little girl and her gargantuan, galumphing mutant super pig, from the director of The Host and Snowpiercer. The results are even weirder than the previous sentence suggests. Bong Joon-ho’s latest multi-leveled achievement somehow manages to resist pretty much any classification thrown its way, drifting at will between honestly […]
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Review: It’s PORG-TACULAR!
Nostalgia can only get you so far, even when wookiees are involved. While 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens succeeded in its designated task of rescuing the venerable franchise from the doldrums of its prequels, it also practiced a frustrating form of risk aversion, putting the next generation of characters through some very familiar paces. […]
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Get Ready to Lose Your Damn Mind Over Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Believe the Hype. And Then Some.
Believe the hype. And then some.
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78/52 Cuts Into Psycho‘s Shower Scene
Much like death and taxes, the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho simply is—an immutable, brilliantly cruel sequence that forever diminished Hollywood’s standard rubber monsters and brought horror into the most intimate of environments. Even if you’ve never seen it, you’ve seen it. The documentary 78/52—the title refers to the fact that the scene in […]
