Smile 2: Iffy Sequel Turns Those Freaky Smiles into Frowns
Joker: Folie à Deux - A Mad Musical, Court Procedurial, Fantasy-Filled Vision that is DEFINITELY not Canon
Twisters: Storm und Drag
Inside Out 2: Pixar's Lovely Look at the Emotional Rollercoaster that Is Puberty
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekInside Out 2, Pixar films, Animation, Kelsey Mann, Kensington Tallman, Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Adèle Exarchopolis, Limimar, Yvette Nicole Brown, Ayo Edebiri, Tony Hale, Sequel, Children
Original-Cin Q&A: Code 8 Part II’s Stephen and Robbie Amell on Hamilton’s Grainy Beauty
By Bonnie Laufer
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Dune Part Two: Villeneuve’s Elegant, Impactful Sequel Gets Herbert’s Tale Just Right
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekDune: Part Two, Sequel, Adaptation, Denis Villeneuve, Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautisa, Christopher Walken, Charlotte Rampling, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Sci-fi, Epic, Big budget
Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart: The Venture Bros. Return with Easter Eggs Aplenty
ReviewJim SlotekAnimated, Sequel, Nerd, Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart, JK Simmons, Charles Parnell, Jane Lynch, Clancy Brown, Doc Hammer, Chris McCulloch, Jackson Publick, James Urbaniak, Patrick Warburton, Michael Sinterniklaas
Mission Impossible 7: Rise of the Anti-Deus Ex Machina
ReviewJim SlotekMission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part One, Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Henry Czerny, Cary Elwes, Vanessa Kirby, Action-adventure, Sequel
Transformers Rise of the Beasts: Latest Installment Seeks to Correct Confusing Continuity
ReviewJim SlotekTransformers: Rise of the Beasts, Sequel, Prequel, Action, CGI, Steven Caple, Jr, Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez, Dean Scott Vazquez, Tobe Nwigwe, Peter Dinklage, Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Michelle Yeoh, Pete Davidson, Transformers, Nerd
The Wrath of Becky: Becky Could Have Been More Wrathful
ReviewJim SlotekThe Wrath of Becky, Horror, Revenge, Sequel, Drama, Matt Angel, Suzanne Coote, Lulu Wilson, Seann William Scott, Denise Burse, Jill Larson, Courtney Gains, Michael Sirow, Aaron Dalla Villa, Kate Siegel
History of the World, Part II: Historical, If Not Hysterical
ReviewJim SlotekHistory of the World: Part II, Disney+, Mel Brooks, Sequel, Comedy, Sketch comedy, Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz, Seth Rogen, Jason Alexander, Jack Black, Kumail Nanjiani, Sarah Silverman, Rob Corddry, Johnny Knoxville
Night at the Museum: Animated Sequel Fails to Uphold Franchise’s Tradition
Jurassic World Dominion: Scientific Claptrap Trumps Action in Convoluted Latest Installment
ReviewJim SlotekJurassic World Dominion, Colin Trevorrow, Chris Pratt, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, Bryce Dallas Howard, Isabella Sermon, Sci-fi, Sequel, Dinosaurs
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard: Smirks, Mayhem, and Salma Hayek’s Chest in Bloody Buddy Comedy
Coming 2 America: Warm and Indoors with Eddie Murphy… Isn’t That Enough?
Review, PreviewJim SlotekComing 2 America, Sequel, Comedy, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Craig Brewer, Leslie Jones, James Earl Jones, Black films, Jermaine Fowler
Bill & Ted Face the Music: Sci-Fi Comedy Reboot Dumb But Well-Meaning
Bad Boys For Life: Reboot of Buddy Cop Dramedy Series All Filler, No Thriller
ReviewBad Boys For Life, Bad Boys, Sequel, Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Cop Dramedy, buddy action movies, Michael Bay
Jumanji: The Next Level - Lame Third Installment Can’t Outpace its Superior Predecessors
ReviewJumanji: The Next Level, Sequel, Jake Kazdan, Dwayne Johnson, Awkwafina, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Action movies, Asian Americans, Reboot
47 Meters Down: Uncaged - Sharks vs Mean Girls Is No Fun At All
Review47 Meters Down: Uncaged, Horror, slasher flick, Sequel, Sistine Rose Stallone, Brianne Tju, Brec Bassinger, Sophie Nelisse, John Corbett, Nia Long, Corinne Foxx, Johannes Roberts
Toy Story 4: Latest Chapter in Winning Franchise a Bracing Look at Childhood Lost
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewKeegan-Michael Key, Keanu Reeves, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Christina Hendricks, Annie Potts, Jordan Peele, Toy Story 4, Sequel, Franchise, Disney Pixar
