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SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL: Wahlberg & Peter Berg's Mediocre Reunion
SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL: Wahlberg & Peter Berg’s Mediocre Reunion

Spenser Confidential feels generic, tonally confused, and most importantly, the product of a workmanlike filmmaker clearly out of his element.

STUBER: Worthy Addition To The Buddy-Cop Pantheon
STUBER: Worthy Addition To The Buddy-Cop Pantheon

Stuber isn’t a life changing film, but it’s a worthy addition to the buddy-cop comedy pantheon.

SHOW DOGS: A Strong Contender For Worst Film Of The Year
SHOW DOGS: A Strong Contender For Worst Film Of The Year

With a barely comprehensible plot and mind-numbing jokes, Show Dogs is a film which feels like a labour to sit through despite its fairly short run-time.

CHIPS: Not For Fans Or For Anyone Else
CHIPS: Not For Fans Or For Anyone Else

Wasted characters, little humor, and lackluster action scenes make CHiPs a rather bland adaptation of the famous TV series.

WAR ON EVERYONE: Bad Cop, Bad Cop, Bad Movie
WAR ON EVERYONE: Bad Cop, Bad Cop, Bad Movie

Thought the buddy cop movie formula was tired? Well, it is a cinematic breath of fresh air in comparison to the “bad cop” movie. These movies are tiresome depictions of lawmen (and make no mistake, they are always men) who break every rule in the book whilst trying to enforce it – and even though there have been solid entries into the genre in recent years, it can’t help but feel worn out.

THE NICE GUYS: Distinct Originality & Sophisticated Escapism
THE NICE GUYS: Distinct Originality & Sophisticated Escapism

Shane Black’s The Nice Guys couldn’t come at a better time. Actually, strike that. If it had come out just a few months later after the slog of the summer movie season of blockbuster remakes, sequels, reboots, and rehashes had polluted our minds, then perhaps it would be received all the more with acclaim.