Review: The Book of Life
Although advertisements for The Book of Life really didn’t kick in until a few months before its release, I’ve been eagerly anticipating the ...
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Review: Drive Hard
There’s an entire genre of films built around older men in action films. Whether it was bred from a need for some sort ...
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Review: The Boxtrolls
Laika is that rare production company where you absolutely have to pay attention to whatever they put out next. As one of the ...
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Review: The Equalizer
I’ve been looking forward to The Equalizer for some time. The first trailer I sat down and watched featured a cool new Eminem ...
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Review: The Guest
When I saw the first trailer for The Guest I wasn’t particularly interested in the film. It looked generic, bland, and seemed like ...
Review: The Maze Runner
As Flixist’s resident Young Adult novel correspondent, I’ve seen lots of forgettable teen films. With studios betting huge fortunes on these films becoming ...
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Review: The Scribbler
When I choose to review a film it’s because something about it speaks to me. Whether it’s the premise, the setting, the look, ...
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Review: The Expendables 3
The Expendables could’ve been a good series had it been advertised differently. First touted as a return to form for aging 80s action ...
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Review: Behaving Badly
If you’ve followed my reviews here on Flixist, you’ll realize that I’m particularly drawn to smaller VOD projects in between the big releases ...
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Review: Guardians of the Galaxy
I should admit this outright. Whether it’s the nature of my job, or the seemingly endless deluge of Marvel Studios news that we ...
Review: Hercules
I’ve been anticipating Hercules‘ release for a while now. I love Dwayne Johnson, and want to see him in more leading roles that ...
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Review: The Purge: Anarchy
The Purge came and went without much fanfare. It had an interesting premise (which spawned the #CrimeDay Twitter game here on Flixist), but wasted ...