Maybe it was the weight of heightened expectations after the extraordinarily well-received original that doomed this big-budget sequel, or maybe it was the movie’s many
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Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Perhaps in retrospect, it’s obvious that director Adam Wingard may not have been the best choice for this big-budget spin-off. On paper, he sounds great:
Mortal Kombat (2021)
It’s my opinion that the key to enjoying this new adaptation of “Mortal Kombat” is to largely forget the prior 1995 adaptation, which doubled down
Earthquake (1974)
It’s hard to pinpoint exactly why “Earthquake” doesn’t quite work as well as it should. After all, it had a huge budget for the time,
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
Make no mistake: This is a real stinker. There’s just about no interest in character development, the plot is somehow both featherweight and overstuffed, and
The Concorde… Airport ’79 (1979)
This fourth and final entry in the “Airport” series is the franchise’s version of jumping the shark. This time, it’s not enough to have a
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