‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ is the same as its predecessor
Michael Bay’s “Transformers” franchise persists in the cinematic zeitgeist whether we like it or not. Each subsequent film seems to
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The Tacoma Ledger
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movie review
‘Tomb Raider:’ A reboot that fails to impress
Wherever the money flows, the Hollywood studios are never far behind, hoping to catch a nibble from a big fish.
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‘Black Panther:’ One of Marvel’s best
You’d think more people would understand why the release of “Black Panther” is significant given America’s first legitimate feature was
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‘Fifty Shades Freed:’ It’s the worst
Mainstream media has a very back and forth relationship with sex. In some cases, it’s used as a gratuitous selling
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‘Maze Runner: The Death Cure’ is the death of a genre
It’s amazing how fast the young adult apocalypse wore out its welcome. It seemed like a million different franchises were
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Review: ‘Den of Thieves:’ You’ve seen this movie already
When people think of genre films, they tend to expect a certain set of conventions typical of the category. Plot,
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Review: ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ — it’s OK
As a child of the 1990s, there is a certain list of movies everyone had to have seen by a
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Review: ‘The Last Jedi’ — the Force is strong enough
When a new Star Wars trilogy was announced by Disney soon after their acquisition of Lucasfilm, audiences were understandably hesitant
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‘Justice League’ is a trainwreck
In this gilded age of shared universes, Marvel has set the bar for building a massive franchise piece by piece.
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Review: ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ is lightning in a bottle
Last week in my “Stranger Things” season two review, I had mentioned how prevalent ’80s nostalgia is in the 2010s,
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