Category: GENRE
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![The White Tiger [2021] ★★★](https://tlkabtmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/white_tiger_ver2.jpg?w=510)
The White Tiger [2021] ★★★
I absolutely love it when a movie comes out of nowhere and turns out to be a pleasant surprise. “The White Tiger” is based off a New York Times bestseller which I’m not familiar with (but now that I’ve seen the movie, I’m curious to check it out). Of the film itself, I can tell…
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![Love And Monsters [2020] ★★★](https://tlkabtmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/love_and_monsters.jpg?w=503)
Love And Monsters [2020] ★★★
You’d think with so many post-apocalyptic movies out there (and the fact that we live in one), there wouldn’t be any room left for something original. Ok, “Love and Monsters” isn’t entirely original (it feels like a cross between “Zombieland” and “War of the Worlds”), but it’s fast-paced and thoroughly entertaining, thanks to a committed…
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![The Father [2020] ★★★½](https://tlkabtmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/father_ver3.jpg?w=509)
The Father [2020] ★★★½
Led by a phenomenal performance by Anthony Hopkins, “The Father” is a worthy Oscar contender and one of the finest films of the 2020. I cannot remember the last time a movie held me spellbound from start to finish, but then again, not many movies feature great performances all around. We didn’t need more proof…
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![Deadly Illusions [2021] ★](https://tlkabtmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/deadly_illusions_ver2-1.jpg?w=510)
Deadly Illusions [2021] ★
In the 90’s, a movie like “Deadly Illusions” would have gone straight to cable TV. In 2021, a movie like “Deadly Illusions” should have went straight to trash. It baffles me that a movie like this one even exists. It baffles me that a group of people got together to make this preposterous “erotic” thriller.…
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![Madame Claude [2021] ★½](https://tlkabtmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/mv5bnznkyzfizdmtytrjzc00zwi4lwe4ytctyji0njbkmdljywy5xkeyxkfqcgdeqxvynjewntm2mzc40._v1_fmjpg_ux1000_.jpg?w=1000)
Madame Claude [2021] ★½
From the trailer and poster, you’d think this fact-based story about Madame Claude, the woman who created a business empire dedicated to prostitution in 1960’s Paris would be at least intriguing to check out. Alas, the final result is an incoherent mess that doesn’t have any of the good qualities of a biography. The problem…
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![Godzilla Vs. Kong [2021] ★★★](https://tlkabtmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/godzilla_vs_kong.jpg?w=509)
Godzilla Vs. Kong [2021] ★★★
To say that I should have experienced “Godzilla Vs. Kong” on the biggest screen possible would truly be the understatement of the year. Instead, I had to look it up online and watch it on my HD TV. Fair enough. But get this: this long awaited monster showdown delivers everything you would expect from it:…
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![Thunder Force [2021] ★½](https://tlkabtmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/thunder_force.jpg?w=510)
Thunder Force [2021] ★½
Netflix’s “Thunder Force” reminded me why I started this blog in the first place: to watch shitty movies so you don’t have to. It’s dumb and derivative, and it gives superhero movies a bad name (if you can even call it that). I like Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer, and I do love a dose…
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![Run [2021] ★★★](https://tlkabtmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/run_ver2.jpg?w=490)
Run [2021] ★★★
After her deliciously creepy performance in the Netflix series “Ratched”, Sara Paulson delivers the goods yet again in the new thriller “Run”, from “Searching” writers Aneesh Chaganty and Sev Ohanian. The duo have done it again by delivering a suspenseful 90 minute rollercoaster that doesn’t pull its punches. The plot focuses on Chloe, a home…
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![Coming 2 America [2021] ★½](https://tlkabtmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/coming_two_america_ver2.jpg?w=510)
Coming 2 America [2021] ★½
It took Eddie Murphy and co 30 years to cook-up a sequel to the 1988 cult classic “Coming To America”. Was it worth the wait and the hype? Quite frankly, no. This is a tedious sequel, the kind that shouldn’t even exist in the first place. No one was expecting Shakespeare, but even nostalgia couldn’t…
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I Care A Lot [2021] ★★½
I didn’t think I’d care for a recent Netflix release, but “I Care a Lot” knows its target audience and delivers exactly what you would expect from it. Rosamund Pike is good as always, playing a brilliant con artist who poses as a legal guardian for the elderly in order to drain their savings. Her…
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Malcom & Marie [2021] ★★½
“Malcom & Marie” is all about good performances, and both Zendaya and John David Washington deliver. But I wish I could say the same about the movie itself. It’s certainly well-shot and features a pair of powerhouse performances. But halfway through, I found myself drifting away from it, and the movie never managed to pull…
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The Dig [2021] ★★½
Sometimes, a movie is easy to watch because of its star power. Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan are both a treat to watch in Netflix’s latest period piece “The Dig”, and they’re reason enough to stream it. Of the story, I can only say that it was quite intriguing to witness, despite an uneven narrative.…
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Promising Young Woman [2020] ★★★
“Promising Young Woman” offers a juicy role for the talented Carey Mulligan, but the movie itself is well-made and constantly engaging, making it one of the true highlights of 2020. Mulligan plays a young woman who is leading a double life: she works in a coffee shop during the day and extracts revenge on sexual…
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Pieces Of A Woman [2020] ★★★
“Pieces of a Woman” is a movie that is difficult to review, and, at times, difficult to watch. But if anyone will remember it, it would be for its long opening sequence of a woman giving birth. It’s an incredible scene, fiercely acted by Vanessa Kirby, who truly gives a sensational performance here. As you…
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Nomadland [2020] ★★★
We didn’t need more proof of her talent, but Francis McDormand delivers yet another fierce performance in “Nomadland”, playing a working class woman who embarks on a journey across America in the wake of the great recession of 2008. Like a true nomad, she lives in a van, meets new people, looks for brief opportunities,…
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom [2020] ★★★
Fantastic performances from Viola Davis and the late, great Chadwick Boseman, enacting the Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson’s play, make “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” a must-see. I knew almost nothing about Ma Rainey, the blues legend who rose to fame in the early 20th century, and this movie isn’t a biopic in any way. It…
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Sound Of Metal [2020] ★★★
We tend to take our 5 senses for granted. So imagine Ruben’s reaction (played by a wonderful Riz Ahmed) when he starts to lose his hearing. When we first meet him, Ruben is happily playing the drums with his metal band. Then out of nowhere, the sounds just disappear. It’s a terrible thing to experience,…
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Cobrai Kai | Season Three [2021] ★★★½
With so many streaming platforms at the palm of our hand, I’m always on the lookout for the next series worth binging. But having been a huge “Karate Kid” fan for over two decades now, I tend to take my precious time with “Cobra Kai”, savoring every second until I move on to the next…
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Another Round [2020] ★★★½
Simply put, “Another Round” is one of the best films I’ve seen in 2020. Mads Mikkelsen has been one of my favorite actors for many years now, and he has delivered yet another sensational performance here, playing a high school teacher who isn’t satisfied with his life anymore. We can quickly see that the man…
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Sylvie’s Love [2020] ★★★
2020 was a terrible year for moviegoers, and with the absence of cinemas, it was so easy for a lot of movies to get lost in the shuffle. “Sylvie’s Love” comes straight out of Amazon Studios, and it’s an old-fashioned loved story that I thoroughly enjoyed. Set in the 1950’s and 60’s, the film follows…
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