Scatterbrained ‘False Positive’ drives promising premise into ground

There’s so much potential “False Positive” might have cashed in on — if Lee were swapped out and Glazer exchanged for someone more capable of shaping the role.
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There’s so much potential “False Positive” might have cashed in on — if Lee were swapped out and Glazer exchanged for someone more capable of shaping the role.
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The film is all the better for its (relative) sense of restraint, allowing Charlie’s relationship with Bumblebee to be foregrounded instead of relying on relentless action. For once, the human characters in a “Transformers” film are more than audience placeholders.
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“The Spy Who Dumped Me” has some fantastic laughs, each so well-written and delivered (by McKinnon) that it’s a shame the humor is often sidelined for a nonsensical action narrative.
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A passion project 16 years in the making, “Mute” appears to be the type of dexterously engaging film that we’ve come to expect from Jones.
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Whether on our laptops or in our living rooms, television has always been a space of escape, in which our ideologies are reflected back to us.
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The acting is expectedly incredible, as the focus on slower moments between characters allows for a lot of opportunities for the actors to dive deep.
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A modern tale about marriage, affairs, lies and death. If that sounds like “Gone Girl,” it should. Director Tate Taylor’s “The Girl on the Train” touches on a lot of the same themes as David Fincher’s brilliant 2014 film. Does it do a better job? A resounding no. But that
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Binge-watching has ruined us all for regular television schedules. Getting sucked into a new TV show in the first few weeks of its run is a rush of stupidity; you get to be absolutely up-to-date, you can live-tweet, and you will not be spoiled. But you have to wait. And
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