Review: "Mad God"
Phil Tippett's passion project is a bleak, explorative tale of societal dread that is nonetheless built with clear 30-years worth of vision!
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Nicholas E. Lauer
- Apr 26
Review: "The Northman"
An uncompromising and atmospheric period piece that sometimes indulges in unnecessary details.
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Nicholas E. Lauer
- Apr 15
Review: "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore"
Sleeker than it's predecessor, it is an improvement as a single film, but a filling detriment to the larger franchise.
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Nicholas E. Lauer
- Mar 4
Review: "The Batman"
An indulgent, yet wildly immersive and visually stunning piece of modern noir!
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Nicholas E. Lauer
- Oct 15, 2021
Review: "Halloween Kills"
1981's "Halloween II" is retconned, yet the new film is almost identical & barely an improvement.
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Nicholas E. Lauer
- Aug 20, 2021
Review: "The Night House"
A mesmerizing horror film made in equal measures of narrative tension and Hall's gripping central performance.
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Nicholas E. Lauer
- May 7, 2021
Review: "Cliff Walkers"
Yimou's first spy film is filled with tension, emotion, and intrigue at every turn!
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Nicholas E. Lauer
- Mar 31, 2021
Review: "Nobody"
Odenkirk carries this "John Wick"-inspired film with gusto that you enjoy the film's action splendor!
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Nicholas E. Lauer
- Jan 6, 2021
Review: "Wonder Woman 1984"
Ambitious to a fault...sadly lacking a grasp on nearly every level.
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Nicholas E. Lauer
- Aug 31, 2020
Review: "Bill & Ted Face the Music"
Bill & Ted return for a final story and a final, important lesson in life!
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Nicholas E. Lauer
- Aug 30, 2020
Review: "The New Mutants"
Middling in delivery, fascinating in everything else.
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Nicholas E. Lauer
- Aug 18, 2020
Rewind Review: "Three Days of the Condor"
A film that inspired many after it and it's easy to see why.
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Nicholas E. Lauer
- Aug 10, 2020
Review: "An American Pickle"
Some find it hard to believe, but a film's title can say everything about not just a movie's meaning but also it's quality. An American...
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Nicholas E. Lauer
- Aug 9, 2020
Rewind Review: "Persona"
I always thought great artists felt great compassion for other people. That they created from a sense of great sympathy and a need to...
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Nicholas E. Lauer
- Aug 1, 2020
Rewind Review: "Bronco Billy"
"It was an old-fashioned theme, probably too old fashioned since the film didn't do as well as we hoped. But if, as a film director, I...
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