Merry Little Batman
“Merry Little Batman” never finds the right approach to distinguish itself or entertain you in the process.
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“Merry Little Batman” never finds the right approach to distinguish itself or entertain you in the process.
Chock-full of familiar family film tropes, “Candy Cane Lane” runs at least a half-hour longer than you’ll want it to.
“Wish” leans heavily on Disney’s time-tested traditions with ample artistry and a moderate amount of success.
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Despite clunky expositions and a cast shaking off rust, this threequel maintains a refreshing and unexpected amount of charm in lieu of palpable demand.
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“Landscape” is full of timely ideas and social commentary, but the dystopian science fiction makes for a fairly miserable experience.
It remains to be seen how much the audiences for gross-out comedy and talking dogs overlap, but “Strays” provides a decent amount of laughs with the right expectations.
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Instead of aiming for mass appeal, “Theater Camp” digs deep into its subject matter, ending up with a film that its target audience will absolutely love but is unlikely to impress anyone without some kind of stage or backstage experience.
The laughs outnumber the thrills, but that’s in line with the Disney ride and in 2023 it’s simply nice to encounter characters and a story you don’t already know from a better animated movie made decades ago.
With this ambitious, gripping epic, Christopher Nolan finds plenty of ways to breathe vitality into what could easily be a stage play.
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It’s hard to believe that Jennifer Lawrence, a leading lady upgrade from Cameron Diaz in every way imaginable, could somehow end up in a far less entertaining version of “Bad Teacher“, but that’s what happens here.
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