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X-Men: Apocalypse Review: The Apocalypse Of A Franchise
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] X-Men: Apocalypse marks the ninth installment in Fox's attempts to dial in the right combination to get a hit out of Marvel's classic team of Mutants Even going in with a strong desire to enjoy the latest installment wasn't enough to prevent coming away with the sense of bleak resignation that Fox's path just[...]
The Nice Guys Review: A Buddy Enforcer Film We Didn't Know We Were Needing
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] The Nice Guys is a film that fits cleanly and snugly into writer/director Shane Black's legacy in film – and that would be he was also the fellow who brought us both the Lethal Weapon movies as well as the tragically under-appreciated Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang This time it's not a buddy cop film, but[...]
Papa: Hemingway In Cuba Review- Lost Hemmingway Never Found
You would be better informed about Hemmingway's entire life and works, and presumably be more entertained as the best moments and lines are salvaged in the two minute preview. You would, however, miss out on a revealing turn by Minka Kelly, but she is almost an after-thought in terms of the story on display in Papa[...]
Captain America: Civil War Review: The Pieces Fall Into Place
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Captain America: Civil War is the thirteenth entry into Marvel's Cinematic Universe As such it comes in with a great deal of on-screen canon behind it, ranging from the first Iron Man film back in 2008 to last year's Ant-Man By this time most of the characters are familiar and we know the vibe[...]
Green Room Review: A Tense Thriller In The Best Of Ways
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Green Room is an incredibly well made Punk Rock thriller that is one of those films that the cast and trailer along give the impression it'll be good, but by the time it's over and the credits roll you're leaning over to the person next to you saying, "dang that was good." The cast is[...]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Review: So It Can Get Worse After All
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Warner Bros is doing all it can to try to outdo Fox when it comes to how fast it can run their primary superhero property down the drain Where it should be geek fans having the eternal debates of who would win in a fight between superheroes, instead it's a conversation of which franchise[...]
Midnight Special Review: A Heartfelt Road Adventure In The Starman Vein
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Let's start this off by saying that no small part of the fun of viewing Midnight Special will come from going into the theater knowing as little as possible about it Leave it to say that it's an entertaining road adventure with a young boy named Alton Meyer (played by Jaeden Liberher) who clearly[...]
Stranger Of Sword City – The Grind Is Real, And Quite Enjoyable
Be prepared to beat him in pretty much anything. A review copy of this game was provided to the author as part of a contest held by the publisher.  By Joe Cammisa For most Xbox One users, being an RPG fan is generally an exercise in futility Despite the Xbox 360 having a few amazing RPG exclusives,[...]
London Has Fallen Review: A Mediocre Action Thriller With Grander Asperations
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] London Has Fallen is a film that thinks a great deal of itself It probably had a somewhat swelled sense of it's self-importance after the moderate box-office success of it's predecessor, Olympus Has Fallen It's kind of like someone who got first in a small town track and field event and thought they were[...]