The Martian

Well, of course there is no suspense involved in this movie: I mean, only an idiot would think they are going to let Matt Damon die on Mars.

I actually liked this movie a whole lot more than I thought I would--unlike the prequel they made, where I really didn't care if Sandra Bullock stayed spaced out.


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Ant-Man

I knew little about Ant-Man going in, but this might be my second-favorite Marvel Studios movie.

Which does not necessarily mean I would want to sit through it a second time.



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End of Watch

The conceit of having a police officer film his days is interesting enough, but the device is not followed consistently, and there is no payoff at the end.

Got to wonder if the script was not seen as "interesting enough" WITHOUT this unexpertly-utilized trick.



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30 Minutes or Less

The fact that this movie features Danny McBride automatically disqualifies it from Oscar consideration-- or even great comedy, for that matter.


I do think it has a perfect ending moment, but other than that, it is about two hours too long.


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Everything Must Go

I think I like Will Ferrell better in this drama than I have in any of the comedies he's ever made.

I thought he was much funnier than usual.



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The Lincoln Lawyer

What's good about it is that it makes me want to read the book; also, Matthew McConaughey has certainly been much worse.

What's not so good is that I was expecting this to be more focused on the fact that the lawyer operates from his car--that aspect was practically irrelevant to this entire movie.