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Critiques With Context
Movie reviews by an experienced movie critic and member of the Critics Choice Association
Review: "The Surfer"
"The Surfer" is a torturous, modern-day parable about a man selling his soul to the devil. Its audience may be limited to only the most die-hard Nicolas Cage fans.
Drew Moniot
2 days ago3 min read
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Review: "Thunderbolts*"
“Thunderbolts*” tries to breathe new life into the superhero genre.
Drew Moniot
6 days ago3 min read
12 views
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Review: "The Surfer"
"The Surfer" is a torturous, modern-day parable about a man selling his soul to the devil. Its audience may be limited to only the most die-hard Nicolas Cage fans.
Drew Moniot
2 days ago3 min read
16 views
0 comments
Review: "Thunderbolts*"
“Thunderbolts*” tries to breathe new life into the superhero genre.
Drew Moniot
6 days ago3 min read
12 views
0 comments
Review: "Warfare"
The faithful, real-time retelling of a dangerous military operation that actually took place in Iraq back in 2006.
Drew Moniot
May 43 min read
21 views
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Review: "A Minecraft Movie"
A very successful adaptation of a very popular video game, built on the talent of its writers, director and top notch cast.
Drew Moniot
Apr 273 min read
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Review: "The Accountant 2"
“The Accountant 2” reunites major members of the cast and crew in a bloody but successful, action sequel.
Drew Moniot
Apr 243 min read
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Review: "Sinners"
An ambitious, well-crafted movie that tries to break new ground by blending movie genres. It suffers from being a bit too long and drawn out -- watchable, but not necessarily memorable.
Drew Moniot
Apr 213 min read
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Review: "A Working Man"
There is a list of things in "A Working Man" that just don’t work. But Jason Statham fans probably won’t care.
Drew Moniot
Apr 133 min read
32 views
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"The Friend"
Naomi Watts co-stars with a 150-pound Great Dane in this touchingly sweet story about love and loss and the process of overcoming devastating grief.
Drew Moniot
Apr 103 min read
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Review: "The Amateur"
A suspenseful but slow-moving remake of the 1981 original with the same title.
Drew Moniot
Apr 94 min read
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Review: "I Need You: 53 Years of the Band America"
A well-researched, beautifully nuanced documentary about the band America, screened at CIFF49.
Drew Moniot
Apr 24 min read
65 views
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Review: "The Penguin Lessons"
A truly remarkable, deeply touching film, based upon real-life events about a middle-aged British English teacher and a rescued penguin.
Drew Moniot
Mar 284 min read
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Review: "The Alto Knights"
For the first time in his career, Robert De Niro plays two characters -- real-life, crime bosses--in the same movie.
Drew Moniot
Mar 273 min read
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Review: "Snow White"
Disney’s live action remake is shaping up to be the box office disaster that everyone predicted,
Drew Moniot
Mar 253 min read
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Review: "2001: A Space Odyssey in 2025"
A recent screening of "2001: A Space Odyssey" is a testament to the timelessness of this Kubrick classic.
Drew Moniot
Mar 164 min read
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Review: "The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie"
Warner Brother’s first ever animated feature fails to be either looney or funny.
Drew Moniot
Mar 164 min read
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Review: "Black Bag"
A very cerebral spy film heavy on characters and dialogue and light on action and thrills.
Drew Moniot
Mar 133 min read
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Review: "Novocaine"
A man incapable of feeling pain and a graphically violent action/comedy not for the squeamish.
Drew Moniot
Mar 113 min read
37 views
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Review: "Mickey 17"
Robert Pattinson stars in this mind-bending, sci-fi tale about an “expendable” spaceman in the year 2054.
Drew Moniot
Mar 83 min read
32 views
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Review: "Riff Raff"
A dark comedy with a very slow start, a shocker of a final reel and a gratuitous end scene that spoils everything before it.
Drew Moniot
Mar 43 min read
32 views
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Review: 'Dog Man'
Former SNL cast members like Pete Davidson add to the zany fun in Peter Hastings’s movie adaptation.
Drew Moniot
Feb 262 min read
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