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Movie Reviews by Chris Corey

A Working Man is a Messy Job Site that Just Punches the Clock

A Working Man is a Messy Job Site that Just Punches the Clock

★ ★ A Working Man stars Jason Statham as Levon Cade, a construction foreman who is very close with the company owners Joe Garcia (Michael Peña), wife Carla (Noemi Gonzalez) and their 19-year-old daughter Jenny (Arianna Rivas). In action movies like this, where a guy works a blue collar job…

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The Assessment is Fueled by Strong Performances and Slow-Burn Tension

The Assessment is Fueled by Strong Performances and Slow-Burn Tension

★ ★ ★ ½ The Assessment tells a futuristic story about a couple who wants to have a child in a world destroyed by environmental disaster. There is a part of society that lives better, separating themselves from what they call “the old world.” In this new world, people are forced to take a form of…

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Ash Proves You Don’t Have to Break New Ground to Land Decent Horror

Ash Proves You Don’t Have to Break New Ground to Land Decent Horror

★ ★ ★ If you strip Ash down to its bare bones, you have a straightforward slasher film on a foreign planet. But this movie has some meat on it with fleshed-out characters, decent psychological horror and a well-written script. It’s also bloody and gory, sure to please horror aficionados as it earns every bit…

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Snow White is a Live Action Remake that Fails to Enchant

Snow White is a Live Action Remake that Fails to Enchant

★ ½ Snow White is the latest in Disney’s live action remakes. While some of their remakes have been moderately decent, they’re generally unnecessary. Often, the original outshines the new. Snow White, while it has some fun moments, doesn’t really advance the argument for these redos…

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Novocaine is a Thrill Ride That Never Goes Numb

Novocaine is a Thrill Ride That Never Goes Numb

★ ★ ★ ★ Novocaine is a bit of a unique approach to the reluctant, everyday “nobody,” who becomes a hero. In this film, Nate (Jack Quaid) is the assistant manager of a bank. He has tennis balls on the corners of his desk, in addition to other safeguards around his home and office. You see, Nate has a rare genetic disorder called congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis. CIPA for short.

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Black Bag is Tightly Wound Whodunit Spy Thriller

Black Bag is Tightly Wound Whodunit Spy Thriller

★ ★ ★ ★ Black Bag is a movie that packs a great amount of story into 90 minutes of runtime. It’s not an action movie – it’s a dramatic thriller. The drama comes wrapped in well-crafted dialogue that builds both story and tension. It’s masterfully shot with simple, beautiful set design that aids the isolation the characters feel. While I highly recommend this movie, it comes with a caveat….

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Opus is the Strange Entertainment Only John Malkovich Can Bring

Opus is the Strange Entertainment Only John Malkovich Can Bring

★ ★ ★ ½ Opus begins with the return of fictional pop icon Alfred Moretti (John Malkovich). He disappeared 30 years ago after his last successful tour. Ariel Ecton (Ayo Edebiri) is an aspiring journalist who struggles to get career traction. Stan Sullivan (Murray Bartlett), her boss, likes her ideas but assigns…

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The Day the Earth Blew Up is Loony, Zany and a Lot of Fun

The Day the Earth Blew Up is Loony, Zany and a Lot of Fun

★ ★ ★ ½ I didn’t expect to like The Day the Earth Blew Up as much as I did. Don’t get me wrong, I grew up watching Looney Tunes. But there’s a difference between a 5-minute cartoon sketch and a 90-minute movie. Turns out, this film is really a lot of fun. We start off with a scientist (Fred Tatasciore) observing an asteroid through…

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Mickey 17 is a Fun Concept that Loses Its Footing

Mickey 17 is a Fun Concept that Loses Its Footing

★ ★ Mickey 17 is a futuristic sci-fi film where Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) signs up for the Expendables Program, because his friend and business partner Timo (Steven Yeun) has gotten them both in trouble with the city mafia. A really big spaceship is about to take a large group of people to colonize an ice planet. The journey through space will take four years.

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