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| Neek's 2018 Q2: Films
I know I see too many movies, blame my major and MoviePass. | | 1 |  | Beyonce
B'Day
Blockers - 3.5/5
Another winner in the adult comedy genre, this one isn't as uproariously funny as it is clever and respectful in its approach to the important material. Sure it's hilarious at times, but what really keeps you sticking around is the heart. And boy is there a lot of it. | | 2 |  | Gang of Four
Entertainment!
Isle of Dogs - 3.5/5
For all its useless subplots and characters, and lack of a, well, point, Isle of Dogs succeeds at being fun and stylish entertainment. Just don't think about it too much and you'll be fine. | | 3 |  | Coldplay
A Rush of Blood to the Head
Avengers: Infinity War - 4.5/5
A gargantuan monstrosity of pop culture that succeeds by being just dark and different enough to set itself far from the pack, even if the focus wavers in unfortunate directions and some subplots seem to be unfinished. It's hard to judge this completely without seeing the sequel. | | 4 |  | Bon Jovi
Slippery When Wet
Rampage - 3/5
Despite a frustrating and tonally inept opening sequence, Rampage works way better than it should one it settles into good-hearted and just plain likable smashing entertainment. | | 5 |  | Avenged Sevenfold
The Stage
Deadpool 2 - 4.5/5
While is lacks the inherent shock-value of the original's surprise, it ups the ante in almost every other way, providing a more engaging story, actual heart, stellar visuals, and even more humor. | | 6 |  | Primus
The Desaturating Seven
Solo - 3.5/5
Solo's charm comes as naturally and simply as any Star Wars film should, but that was never where the problem would lie. The problem is, through all of it's slick visuals and fun characters, why is this story being told, and why should we care? | | 7 |  | Royal Blood
How Did We Get So Dark?
Hereditary - 3.5/5
Hereditary is at its best when it examines the horror that everyday life can bring to an average family, which makes it all the more disappointing when it eschews its arresting emotional weight for something weirder but far less engrossing. | | 8 |  | Batushka
Litourgiya
First Reformed - 4.5/5
A harrowing and blistering take on the ties between religion and politics, First Reformed is, above all, a film with balls almost as big as its heart. | | 9 |  | Frank Ocean
Nostalgia, Ultra.
Incredibles 2 - 3.5/5
A messy, over-calculated sequel to a timeless classic of our childhood, Incredibles tries to do so many things that it can't succeed at many. But at its core it's still the fun and exciting family action fest that we all know and love, even when it sadly fails at trying to be more. | | 10 |  | Lady Gaga
Joanne
Ocean's 8 - 3.5/5
Ocean's 8 has more than enough style and excellent writing to keep you from realizing how thin and tension free it all is until long after it's over. | | 11 |  | Ghost (SWE)
Prequelle
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - 3.5/5
Fallen Kingdom eschews the bloated action of its predecessor for increasingly scaled down and visual appealing tension, creating a surprisingly effective late entry in the franchise thanks to the ability to look towards the future rather than simply recreating the past. | | 12 |  | M83
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Will You Be My Neighbor - 4.5/5
While not overly bright and cheerful, what makes the film works so well is its strangely sobering look at optimism and what that means for both the world and the man that sought to fix it the best way he knew how. | |
neekafat
07.01.18 | Or: In Which Neek Rates Movies Too Highly Again | Papa Universe
07.01.18 | I've never seen any Fred Rogers show, will I still be able to enjoy 12? | DungeonBoy
07.01.18 | Ending of Hereditary was okay, agreed. | Astral Abortis
07.02.18 | "thanks to the ability to look towards the future rather than simply recreating the past."
Did we watch the same film? Fallen Kingdom is more or less the exact same as Jurassic Park 2 | neekafat
07.02.18 | @Papa, yes absolutely
@Dungeon, bit of a letdown yeah
@Astral, I mean the first half was. But the ending of the film definitely made me interested in seeing another one | Astral Abortis
07.02.18 | the end of the film definitely set it up so that the third film won't retread the original third film, tru. i wish there was more goldblum tho | budgie
07.02.18 | goldblum is in the new jurassic film?! | Astral Abortis
07.02.18 | he has a very small appearance where he talks in court. it was extremely disappointing | Keyblade
07.02.18 | just watched the first jurassic world after watching FK last week and it's so much better | Astral Abortis
07.02.18 | yeah the first jurassic world is great. has so much over the top gratuitous dino murder | Rowan5215
07.02.18 | Incredibles 2 was fucking dope | neekafat
07.02.18 | Um, def prefer the new one lmao
@Rowbro, :/ |
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