In Theaters Roundup

2017-07-24T18:06:00.003-07:00

@BarstoolKenJac: This was a weird movie that was definitely hurt by the internet hype machine. It got billed as one of the greatest war movies of all time, but it really feels like that is trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. This movie is suspenseful, visually stunning, and a technical masterpiece. But it also fails to register an emotional connection, which seems crazy important for a war epic. My best way of describing it is an HBO documentary but with no narration. It was so incredibly focused on the historical aspect but didn't really have a plot or story arc. And while there's nothing wrong with that, there are subtle ways to get the audience attached to your protagonists (see Thin Red Line). So I say it is definitely captivating, but only to a point. The timing and pacing of the plot were also sort of difficult to compensate for, but if the point was to throw off the audience than it worked.

@BarstoolKenJac: Such an absolute refresher after that Andrew Garfield garbage, this was AWESOME. Tom Holland absolutely delivers and is the perfect representation of Spiderman in both the legacy sense and for what he needs to be in this Marvel universe. It's fun, technically sound, and keeps you laughing. I'd say my biggest complaint is that it feels like they very much planned it as a filler film to just close the gaps between Civil-Infinity war in that the major plot points and the major villain's motives are sort of lazy and unoriginal. But they definitely succeed despite themselves if that was the case.

@BarstoolKenJac: My personal favorite movie of the year so far, the Big Sick absolutely delivered in every aspect you could want from a Rom Com. Shades of Meet the Patels/My Big Fat Greek Wedding with a great comedic engine driven by Apatow and Showalter. Literally the perfect date movie, it never really leaves you wanting for too much more at any given point. I'd say my only complaint is that Nanjiani struggles in the dramatic scenes, but it's really inconsequential in the grand scheme. Oh and Ray Romano and Holly Hunter fucking DELIVER.

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