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OH, HI! may verge on the ridiculous some moments, the didactic at others. But as Sarah Gorr argues, it gets things about modern dating so right--and so funny--that it is easy to ignore the film's shortcomings. thespool.net/reviews/film-r…

Lisa Laman has no love for EDDINGTON, declaring it a limp slog that plays like cold leftovers. Check out her review now. thespool.net/reviews/movies…

SORRY, BABY is a film of profound, quiet wisdom that still knows how to tell a joke, says Lisa Laman. thespool.net/reviews/movies…

Sarah Gorr takes a bumpy journey to EDDINGTON, one bruising enough she's not sure others will want to follow suit. Read her review now. thespool.net/reviews/film-r…

SUPERMAN can't stop explaining its themes and character motivation, points out @UnGajje. Still what is gets right, it gets very right. thespool.net/reviews/film-r…

.@UnGajje pulls the lever for HEADS OF STATE, a movie he praises for good action, a gooey heart, and being dumb without being stupid. thespool.net/reviews/film-r…

It isn't the dinos scaring Lisa Laman away from JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH. It's the morose humans and the bland retreads. thespool.net/reviews/movies…

Taron Egerton is having so much fun in SMOKE that he makes the series an absolute kick to watch, says @UnGajje in his new review. thespool.net/reviews/tv-rev…

Zombie skeptic @UnGajje has plenty of kind words to say about REVIVAL, perhaps because the series gives audiences a very different kind of undead. thespool.net/reviews/tv/tv-…

ECHO VALLEY strikes a discordant note between its two halves and the film never successfully resolves it, say @UnGajje. thespool.net/reviews/film-r…

While #PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS loses momentum in its final segment, it remains an impressive new chapter in the hunter alien's mythos, says @UnGajje. thespool.net/reviews/movies…

.@UnGajje goes long on STICK and could go longer. He sees a show with plenty of personality that blows part of its goodwill on weak intergenerational jokes and unclear characterizations. thespool.net/reviews/tv-rev…

MOUNTAINHEAD is populated by the worst people you can imagine and stumbles hard as it nears the end of its climb. @UnGajje still thinks it has things to say that are worth hearing. thespool.net/reviews/film-r…

THE BETTER SISTER benefits from Jessica Biel, Elizabeth Banks, and Kim Dickens giving a trio of good performances. Sadly, it lets the plot keep getting in their way, @UnGajje explains in his review. thespool.net/reviews/tv-rev…

DEPT. Q has plenty going for it, but focuses on its weakest aspect to the show's detriment. @UnGajje gets into it in his review. thespool.net/reviews/tv-rev…

ADULTS might not yet be fully formed, but @UnGajje sees reasons to be optimistic. thespool.net/reviews/tv-rev…

.@UnGajje wrestles with the mix of celebrity, moneyed interests, and sport presented in WELCOME TO WREXHAM Season 4 but can't deny it isn't television done very well. thespool.net/reviews/tv-rev…

POKER FACE Season 2 with its love of the vagabond and finding connections wherever you wander hits @UnGajje just right. Check out his review now. thespool.net/reviews/tv-rev…

.@UnGajje applauds the sweet, low-key raunch of SUMMER OF 69. Check out his review now. thespool.net/reviews/film-r…

Despite MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING offering plenty of thrills, Sarah Gorr can feel the franchise's exhaustion as it stumbles to the finishing line. thespool.net/reviews/movies…
