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Entertainment 7 years ago
'Stuber': Blistering action-comedy hybrid stumbles before it soars
Twentieth Century Fox’s new action-comedy film Stuber acknowledges the inherent silliness, as well as the occasional danger, of hitching a ride in a stranger’s car through apps like Uber. Only this time, the premise is turned on its head: instead of the stranger behind the wheel secretly being a creep, it’s the passenger who’s an unhinged maniac.
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‘Annabelle Comes Home’: Funhouse horror coasts on aplomb, craftsmanship
Despite its corporate origin, Annabelle Comes Home manages to enthrall in its pared-down approach to the franchise’s “funhouse horror” formula. Furthermore, its earnest humanity sets it apart from the vast majority of this year’s summer tentpoles, in which flesh-and-blood characters are replaced by a stable of broadly-sketched caricatures.
Entertainment 7 years ago
‘Men in Black International’: Passable summer distraction relies on star power
The 'Men in Black' franchise’s comeback in an entirely new blockbuster playing field often feels groggy, constantly switching tactics between old-fashioned buddy-comedy sensibilities and contemporary polish before reducing itself to little more than an uncompromising display of star power, courtesy of its naturally charismatic leads.
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