Documentary ‘The Lost Leonardo’ is occasionally blinded by glitz, glamor
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Money, according to the film, is power, and art is just the latest vehicle for the rich and their cash.
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Quiz: Which Saoirse Ronan movie should you watch?
In honor of Saoirse Ronan’s 26th birthday, we at the Clog have cooked up a quiz to help you determine which of the four-time Oscar-nominated actress’s films to watch.
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‘Bumblebee’ proves that ‘Transformers’ franchise has more than meets the eye (without Michael Bay)
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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John Krasinski says ‘A Quiet Place’ is family-driven creature-feature
“A Quiet Place” is as much a drama about the trials and tribulations of parenthood as it is a post-apocalyptic creature feature.
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‘A Quiet Place’ is fun joyride through hell, offers tension that refuses to let up
Throughout the whole runtime of “A Quiet Place,” one will be tempted to ask questions that make the film fall apart if you think about it.
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‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ is loud, obnoxious affront to cinema
“The Last Knight” is a trashy pastiche of popular properties, none more so than itself as a franchise. Everything awful about previous films returns to lay siege on the senses.
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‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ implodes under weight of its incoherence
Same story. Different city. In “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” director Michael Bay attempts to revitalize what has become nothing more than a bunch of machines fighting over human territory. Entertaining cartoon-based movie sequels rely on character plots and narrative depth to optimize story coherence. The fourth installment of the “Transformers”
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Optimal Grime
Movies like “Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon” bolster the sequel stereotype: they only get worse and worse. Michael Bay is milking these Hasbro toys until the teet runs dry, as the latest installment in the Transformers series is the weakest and most forgettable of the robo-mayhem franchise. The plot
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