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Atomic Blonde (2017)
Atomic Blonde Explodes...Late
In 1989, the Cold War is finally ending, but Lorraine Broughton (Theron) has a mission to find out who is the double agent a.k.a. Satchel in MI6, as well as discover a list with every name of the secret agents.
To be frank, the movie was confusing for about 3/4ths of it. As an audience member, you knew that she was on hunt for this list as well as Satchel, but the connections to the "bad guys," didn't make sense all that well. In other words, it was a little difficult to keep up until the end, where you have an "ah ha" moment and just figured everything out. But in my opinion, that's way too long...
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Dunkirk (2017)
Beautiful Aesthetically Yet Lacks Emotion
This film was meant for 70mm IMAX cameras.
This film gives a glimpse into the Battle of Dunkirk from land, sea, and air. Each of these settings has its own story to tell on how these men survived the horrors of being surrounded by the German during World War II.
Film technical wise, it was amazing. The colors and lack of CGI, but rather physical explosions and cardboard cutouts to enhance the amount of men were nostalgic to the art of filmmaking. Plus, giving an excerpt into the stories of these men from various angles created an in-depth look at WWII...
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War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
Um, where is Andy Serkis' Academy Award?
Cesar (Serkis) just wants peace between the apes and humans. But after Koba started a war in the last film, Cesar feels that it is his job to find a place where him and the other apes can be safe. But when his family is threatened, Cesar decides to finish the war and avenge the apes for their struggle.
This was the best Planet of the Apes movie yet (in terms of the recent films. I never saw the 60's versions.)...
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Girls Trip (2017)
Sexual and Crude Humor All the Way
Okay, I'm going to be perfectly honest and this is probably not the most popular opinion, but I didn't like this film.
Ryan Pierce (Hall), a successful author and businesswoman, in an effort to get to hang out with her girls again, decides to be the key note speaker at an Essence Festival in New Orleans. As the four reconnect, secrets come out and the women need to figure out if they have outgrown their friends and if it's time to worry about themselves...
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Despicable Me 3 (2017)
Great for Kids, Meh for Adults
It was a cute movie. I say better than the second film, but not better than the first.
Of course the animation was great. I didn't see any problems, but the story was just meh. I did really like the villain this time though: Balthazar Bratt (Parker) and his backstory from the 80s. He pretty much made the film, in my opinion, more than Dru...
See the rest of the review at Popping' Movies (http://poppinmovies.blogspot.com/2017/07/despicable-me-3-2017.html).
The Big Sick (2017)
Master of None knockoff?
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In the film, the story and characters play an intricate similarity to Aziz Ansari's Master of None. This occurs for the first half of the film, but can Kumail help that this is what happened in his real life? Probably not. There is a lot of back and forth about Pakistani and Caucasian cultural differences, which eventually leads to their break up. But once Emily lands in the hospital, the film takes a shift away from the popular Netflix show and into its own entity....
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Wish Upon (2017)
Predictable, but entertaining
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I was so entertained by this film even though it was kind of predictable.
The movie basically has this overall theme of be careful what you wish for, original right? King as well as her costars make the film feel more like a thriller than a horror film, but the horror comes from the Final Destination type deaths that come with each wish....
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Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Is this the best Spider-Man film to date?
Tom Holland was made to play Spider-Man.
Let's start with Tom Holland. To me, he is the best Spider-Man yet. Compared to Toby Maguire and Andrew Garfield, Holland really captivates audiences with his teenage persona, while the other two seemed too old. Holland is awkward, talks too much, and tries to be cool to impress a girl. He has everything that makes a teenager and also plays out situations as well as experiences as a teenager would...
To read the rest of the review, go to http://poppinmovies.blogspot.com/2017/07/spider-man- homecoming-2017.html.
Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
Great dinner or a huge mess?
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When Beatriz's (Hayek) car breaks down while doing a masseuse job, she ends up having dinner with her client's rich friends. While at dinner, she realizes the differences between her and them.
Salma Hayek gave a great performance. She shows what her character is thinking just from her face. Her facial expressions exhibit great sorrow and hatred towards those she's conversing with...
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The Beguiled (2017)
Can Sofia Coppola live up to the Coppola name?
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When Corporal John McBurney (Farrell), a Yankee, gets injured during the Civil War, he comes across a young girl named Amy (Oona Laurence), who takes him to an all girls' school to heal. While there, romantic flings start with several women who all eventually turn on McBurney due to false intentions...
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The House (2017)
A couple opens up a casino in order to earn enough money to send their daughter to college.
Did "The House" just lose? Check out the new film review up now at http://poppinmovies.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-house-2017.html
To begin, was Amy Poehler even in this movie because Will Ferrell stole the show. I never really liked Poehler. For some reason, I don't think she is very funny. In all other movies and television shows that she's done, it seems that there is someone there to outshine her and it happened again with Ferrell. Even Mantzoukas was funnier. Poehler gave an average performance with her not even being in competition with her cast mates...
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Baby Driver (2017)
Can "Baby Driver" race all the way to the top of the box office?
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With fantastic music leading the way, Wright delivers an action packed film generating the question: is money all that matters? Wright gives this great cast contrasting views on life and brings forth the reality that it can be very difficult to get out of bad situations...
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Loving (2016)
An interracial couple fights the state of Virginia in order to save their marriage.
Ruth Negga is a great actress who I hope to see more of in future films. Her performance in Loving was mostly shown through her expression. The same goes for Edgerton. Their relationship was simple and quiet. They showed their feelings through wide eyes, upturned mouths, and furrowed brows. They did not talk much, but you were never in the dark about what they felt.
The cinematography was beautiful and was profound in showing the differences between the city life in D.C. versus the country life of Virginia, which coincides with the point of views as well; forward thinking versus staying the same.
Despite this inspiring story, the movie dragged in a few places. As an audience member, I was mostly interested in the legal side of their story, but the script had various tidbits of their daily life from their friends, job, and racing (which seemed out of place). I guess Nichols was trying to make us connect to the characters. It succeeded with Mildred, but not so much with Richard.
Collateral Beauty (2016)
After losing his daughter, Howard is in desperate need to get his life back together in order to save his company.
I love films that make you read between the lines...films that are more than a movie and are so impacting that they affect you to your core. That's this film.
Despite Will Smith being the most prominent person on the poster, the film does not revolve around him. It's a story describing how everything connects along with, of course, collateral beauty.
In this emotional film by Frankel, you are sure to find one character or another that you can relate to as an audience member. Perhaps this is why it is so riveting and engaging. Plus this film keeps you guessing about Helen Mirren's, Kiera Knightly's, and Jacob Latimore's characters of Death, Love, and Time respectively.
Films that make you feel, think, and leave you with a new found experience and/or knowledge are my favorites and therefore this is my new favorite film. To me, it is the best film of 2016. True, it doesn't have many special effects or flashy scenery nor amazing camera work, but the script and acting makes up for all of it. It's a feel good, tear jerker, amazing film and if you had to see any film in theaters right now, I would strongly recommend this one to start off the new year.