Ten more movie impressions for you now! This batch is much less blockbuster-y than the last one – there are some spicy ones in here and I’m feeling pretty good about some of them making my year-end list (which is less than two months away – yikes). Enjoy skimming.
Mild spoilers may follow.
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
“Disaster movie first half, horror movie second half. Almost works.”
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The Incredibles 2
“Probably about as good as it could have been, considering.”
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Upgrade
“Refreshing, creative and great fun. Earns the Blumhouse tag late.”
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Ant-Man and the Wasp
“Stands on its own and has fun while doing it.”
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The Breaker-Upperers
“Two acts of fun improv followed by a slapdash finale.”
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Mission Impossible: Fallout
“Maybe the best one? Hard to say, but it’s fun.”
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Crazy Rich Asians
“Truly feels like an event. Really funny. Also I cried.”
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Searching
“Cuts close to the bone, using Unfriended gimmick for drama.”
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Bad Times at the El Royale
“Like a Tarantino movie with worse dialogue but stronger theming.”
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Bohemian Rhapsody
“Amazing central performance, great soundtrack (obviously), stock–standard biopic structure.”
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Vagrant Rant 