The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
“And there you have it: an organization that could have prevented the Holocaust is now putting its top people to work stopping a congressman from hooking up with a dancer.”
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Silver Linings Playbook (2012): Bipolar disorder as cute rom-com quirk
“Take away the bipolar disorder, OCD, and neuroses, and you’ve basically got yourself a typical romantic comedy.”
Jumper (2008)
“While it’s obvious a lot of thought was put into the teleportation effects, and they’re pretty great when they actually happen, the script itself seems like it could have used a few more revisions.”
Inception (2010): The joyless dream of Christopher Nolan
“It tells you what it’s going to show you, then it shows you what it just told you. Understanding this movie doesn’t require intelligence, but rather rote memorization.”
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Godzilla (2014): A movie with an awesome Godzilla cameo
“Generally speaking, an audience should never be this aware of the filmmaking tricks of the trade being deployed to artificially amp up suspense.”
Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013): The insane sci-fi epic that never was
“While the film will be lost on those unfamiliar with Dune or Jodorowsky, it provides enough wacky food-for-thought to warrant a watch, but it doesn’t inspire much faith that this adaptation would have been any good.”
Starship Troopers (1997): Satire of bad movies, or just bad satire?
“If the movie was truly meant to be satire, as many of its fans insist, it’s poorly done satire, because there’s very little in the way of actual wit or insight that might distinguish this film from other entries in the genre.”
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Marvel’s Phase 2: The women deserved better
“For all the good Marvel has done for their female characters, they’re still stuck in the roles of either sidekick or love interest, and are vastly outnumbered by their male castmates.”
Constantine (2005)
“It’s difficult enough for newbies to grasp exactly who Constantine is and what he does without throwing in all these other side characters and unnecessary plot twists.”
Shy Boys: IRL (2011), a haunting look at the Incel community
“These shy boys don’t just not understand women, they don’t understand people.”
Red Riding Hood (2011): Who’s in lust with the Big Bad Wolf?
“Unfortunately, all the film’s attempts to be cheesy, trashy fun never go anywhere, and it ultimately doesn’t stray far from the star-crossed lovers’ vibe that permeated the Twilight pentalogy.”
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Sin City’s biggest sin: Making violence boring
“By the time we get to Elijah Wood with all his limbs chopped off being eaten alive by a wolf, it’s just tiresome.”
Dark City (1998): Exploring the soul through neo-noir sci-fi
“Dark City represents Proyas’s ‘difficult second album’ in many ways, with a detailed, introspective plot seemingly designed to ensure the masses would shrug.”
Transcendence (2014): Johnny Depp 2.0 hacks actual clouds
“Just like with Christopher Nolan’s films, the action isn’t very exciting, and it feels forced into the story because the filmmakers were afraid no one would care about a sci-fi movie without explosions and shootouts.”
Ted (2012) is stuffed with tired jokes
“The film itself is an odd mixture of witty humor, forced pop culture references, and tiresome gags. In short, it’s everything you’d expect from a movie written and directed by Seth MacFarlane.”
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The Boxtrolls (2014)
“It’s a delightful kind of weird that indulges itself and immerses us completely in a different universe, making the movie feel timeless and something that ought to be recognized as an instant classic.”
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Clash of the Titans (2010): Release the cheese
“If you’re going to remake Clash of the Titans, for Zeus’ sake, embrace the silliness!”
Divergent (2014) doesn’t diverge from the YA dystopian formula
“See what happens when humans decide to build whole societies around single isolated virtues and really boring color-coordinated wardrobes.”
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