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I got to see this at an early screening last week. I wasn't originally going to go, because I was super sick and my friend (who's father passed away a week beforehand after the fact I invited him to join me) wanted to go. So I went to the theater with tissue, cough syrup, and nasal spray in a Walgreens bag. I reviewed it earlier as well and let me just say these movies are still fun as hell. For a franchise that went on long enough to release an eighth entry, Smurf Family Franchise is an action sequel that never seems to run out of steam. By now, you shouldn’t enter these movies expecting an Oscar award-winning story or performance because these movies are still dumb as smurf. It's extremely crazy to think that this franchise began with guys stealing Panasonic VHS players to working for CIA groups and fighting against international terrorists. I was going to go to the NY Premiere last night, but.....I got this hat earlier this week and I was absolutely fine with it. https://rendyreviews.com/movies//fate-of-the-furious-review

this is an indie movie with a significantly smaller budget than those blockbusters, but this is a story that is far much more superior and original than every creature feature released since Cloverfield. If The Truman Show, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Gift, and Pacific Rim had an illegitimate baby, it would be Colossal. Academy Award nominated director Nacho Vigalondo who has had a weird track record with making segments for anthology films such as V/H/S: Viral pulls an inspirational turnaround with a concept that is both original and creative. Instead of displaying action for the sake of the audience's amusement, he focuses more on character development with an absurd story that works so seamlessly. Remember last year where Swiss Army Man was the best what the fudge movie in accounts of storytelling, well this is this year's Swiss Army Man for me. Like Swiss Army Man, Colossal consists of a very weird tone that you would expect to predict every singular plot point from the trailer alone, but throughout you are thoroughly surprised how far both the story and some of the film's characters go.Just like the Kaiju, Hathaway commands the screen with presence and strength throughout. Because of the film being also as a dark comedy, her timing and delivery is spot on. She mixes her performance between a thin line of comedy and drama and she does a stellar job balancing both.FULL REVIEW HERE

Back in 1979, comedy legends George Burns, Art Carney, and [more theater legend] Lee Strasberg starred in a comedy called Going in Style where three friends in their elderly age decide to rob a bank. It was clever, original, and had a surprising social commentary. Now in the idealistic obsoleteness of Hollywood, its about time a remake was warranted. But instead of the legendary actors of the 70s (who are all dead now) we have legendary actors for our generation. From director JD of Scrubs. I mean from director Chicken Little. GODDAMN IT I MEAN from director Zach Braff, and the Academy Award nominated screenwriter/director of Hidden Figures comes Three Men and a Robbery —— I MEAN Going in Style 2017. https://rendyreviews.com/movies//going-in-style-review

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Welcome back to another episode of Americans Approaching Anime. The last time we left off the Hollywood studios, we saw Spike Lee attempt his own American version of Oldboy based off the manga of the same name in 2013. Lee was ambitious for he tried, but the film was both a critical and financial failure and never hit the amazingness of the manga let alone its South Korean film adaptation. It was neither a step up or a step down for Americans appropriating manga adaptations. Now we have Rupert Sander’s adaptation of Ghost in the Shell a film based off the anime that was based off the manga of the same name. Will this adaptation bring Hollywood up or get so low Dragonball: Evolution will have to be forgiven? https://rendyreviews.com/movies//ghost-in-the-shell-review

Back in the 1980s there was a popular NBC television named CHiPs which was about the adventures of two California highway patrol officers starring Larry Wilcox and Erik Estrada. It was a show way before my birth, but from the information that I gathered, the original show was a wholesome lighthearted show for the whole family. Today, Hollywood has brought back the beloved 80s series and TOOK A BIG SHIT ON IT! Dax Shepard is no Phil Lord/Chris Miller. LET ME SAY IT AGAIN! DAX SHEPARD IS NO PHIL LORD & CHRIS MILLER https://rendyreviews.com/movies//chips-review

With every film adaptation of popular TV shows nowadays, Hollywood has the tendency to take something that was light-hearted and make it dark, brooding, or inappropriately crude. With this Power Rangers film, it's great to see something that started off silly maintain it’s silliness. https://rendyreviews.com/movies//power-rangers-review

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The moves continue ??? Just

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Personally I'm not one for creature features. I wasn't fond of Godzilla 2014 or Pacific Rim, but this gave me a real good time. I saw it last night and had an ultimate ball. It was the perfect turn your brain off blockbuster I've seen in a loooong time. Let's just say 2005 King Kong don't have **** on 2017 King kong https://rendyreviews.com/movies//kong-skull-island-review

https://rendyreviews.com/movies//get-out-review Several years back in 2011, I had a conversation with my dad about the portrayal of Black people in horror movies. We complained how either they were the first to die or nonexistent in the film. We were both very sick and tired of seeing the same cliche over and over again. He even tried to think of his own version of a horror movie starring African-Americans. We just ended the conversation in the hope a director would come along and make a legit horror flick that both perfectly portrayed the actions of African-Americans without any stereotypes with the characters and come off as a good movie. We had to accept the fact that, that movie was never going to happen for we watched theatrical parodies from Marlon Wayans as a diversion. UNTIL NOW! Get Out is a film that simply answers the question, “how would black people react in a horror film type of situation.” If you think this is the horror version of the 1967 Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, it is much more than that. The premise is a blend of that and the 1975 film The Stepford Wives while putting a modern spin on it.

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FULL REVIEW HERE: https://www.rendyreviews.com/movies//fist-fight-review

The John Wick franchise is becoming similar to the Indonesian The Raid franchise to me where the first film is stylistic and over the top with a simplistic story and great execution. It sets up its own rules, plays by its rules, and delivers amazingly choreographed action sequences WHEREAS IT’S SEQUEL dives more into this world all this violent madness takes place in. It gives the lead a bit more depth and character while cranking up its action level to eleven with numerous of innovative and imaginative set pieces at the foreground of where these action sequences take place. http://www.rendyreviews.com/movies/john-wick-chapter-two-review

WHEN THE FILM ENDED I SCREAMED "THAT'S IT?! FUCK YOU!!"

Well I'm going to a panel with DeHaan and Verbinski next week

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The film’s story is a combination of Bioshock, Shutter Island, and the Stephen King novel Misery. Somehow that sounds conceptually interesting but it lacks enough story to maintain your interest. What made things like Misery and Shutter Island relatively interesting were it’s genuine build up and suspense for the mystery that is going on around the atmosphere in the situation those characters are in. With A Cure For Wellness, you can easily predict the plotting and the answer to the mystery by the 30-minute mark. https://rendyreviews.com/movies//a-cure-for-wellness-review

I saw this last night and wow did this blow me away Yes, this is an indie movie with a significantly smaller budget than those blockbusters, but this is a story that is far much more superior and original than every creature feature released since Cloverfield. If The Truman Show, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Gift, and Pacific Rim had an illegitimate baby, it would be Colossal. Academy Award nominated director Nacho Vigalondo who has had a weird track record with making segments for anthology films such as V/H/S: Viral pulls an inspirational turnaround with a concept that is both original and creative. Instead of displaying action for the sake of the audience's amusement, he focuses more on character development with an absurd story that works so seamlessly. Remember last year where Swiss Army Man was the best WTF movie in accounts of storytelling, well this is this year's Swiss Army Man for me. Like Swiss Army Man, Colossal consists of a very weird tone that you would expect to predict every singular plot point from the trailer alone, but throughout you are thoroughly surprised how far both the story and some of the film's characters go. Just like the Kaiju, Hathaway commands the screen with presence and strength throughout. Because of the film being also as a dark comedy, her timing and delivery is spot on. She mixes her performance between a thin line of comedy and drama and she does a stellar job balancing both. FULL REVIEW HERE: https://rendyreviews.com/movies//colossal-review