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  • Army of Thieves

    ★★

  • Mosul

    ★★★½

  • Captain Phillips

    ★★★★

  • Above Suspicion

    ★½

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  • Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

    Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

    ★★★½

    “You are at your strongest when you think you’re at your weakest.” - Edgin Darvis

    Wowza. Didn’t anticipate this to be this good. D&D gives the audience a fantastic glimpse into its comic tone and experimental resonance, from the banter to the CGI scenes.

    The cast did a great job of expressing the concepts of family, love, and hope, even though some could have thought the ending was nearly obvious.

    The film delivers a sensible narrative while embracing the occasional…

  • The Power of the Dog

    The Power of the Dog

    ★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

    “A man’s made by patience and the odds against him.” - Phil Burbank 

    In the undeveloped areas of 1923 Montana, two brothers inherit their family’s cattle ranch. One of them, George Burbank, played by Jesse Plemons, behaves how you would expect a man with a college education to. The other, Phil Burbank, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, who holds a Yale degree, parades around like a dominant dog, intentionally being filthy and odorous because he believes that says something about who…

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  • Army of Thieves

    Army of Thieves

    ★★

    A life less ordinary.” - Gwendoline

    Army of Thieves refrains from taking itself too seriously, but it never creates a lot of laughs. It is constantly preoccupied with its own pseudo-cleverness and is overrun with grating self-referential allusions. Although Schweighöfer is affable, his persona is a poorly developed cast of clichés.

    Not awful, but also not fantastic; quite bland. The film made an effort to make us aware of ourselves, but it failed. The performance was merely passable, and the group lacked chemistry. The police chasing was careless, and the safecracking was repetitious. The only positive aspect was the stunning scenery.

  • Mosul

    Mosul

    ★★★½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

    God, I hate guns.” - Major Jasem

    The story follows as the film’s protagonist, Kawa, has a challenging first day at work, and it will be fascinating to watch how he handles it for anyone working for a Western police force. He simply receives a hat and uniform, and he is accepted without any interviews or training. Although he has already killed a few members of the other side, the application and screening procedures are extremely quick.

    Damn. This film absolutely…

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  • Captain Phillips

    Captain Phillips

    ★★★★

    Captain Phillips: There’s got to be something other than being a fisherman or kidnapping people.
    Muse: Maybe in America, Irish, maybe in America.

    The film recounts the events that took place in 2009 when Somali pirates captured Captain Richard Phillips’ cargo ship. It is a loose portrayal rather than a factual recounting of that dreadful day for an American captain. With an authoritative plot focus, the film follows our hero from the beginning of his quest to its end.

    The last…

  • The Haunting of Hill House

    The Haunting of Hill House

    ★★★½

    “I loved you completely. And you loved me the same. That’s all. The rest is confetti,” cried Nell.

    A drama/horror limited series with a gothic, atmospheric feel about a family who once resided in a haunted house and the lasting consequences it had on each member of the family.

    The Haunting of Hill House has plenty of extremely fantastic aspects. The women all resemble one another so much that it takes a few episodes to distinguish between them. Timothy Button’s choice…