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Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
Adrenaline junkies get their money's worth in the fifth installment of the long-running super spy franchise.
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6 Ways to Die
Its only value is that it can serve as a lesson on how not to make a movie.
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Pixels
Sci-fi action shlock that prostitutes retro gaming into oblivion.
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Nowhere Girl (Fantasia Review)
This art school-set Japanese drama has a sensational third act, but getting there is like watching paint dry.
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Ant-Man
Perhaps the most formulaic Marvel movie to date, though it ends on a high note.
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Ardor
'Ardor' is an eco-friendly jungle western with a tedious narrative, predictable outcomes, confusing allusions, and an underwhelming conclusion.
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Terminator: Genisys
A serviceable thrill machine that pays homage to the past and makes way for the future.
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Big Game
More a tourism video for Finland, Samuel L. Jackson's badassery is wasted on this explosion-happy flick.
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7 Minutes
This heist movie doesn't reinvent the wheel, but fans of the genre will have a good time nonetheless.
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Elimination Game
Dominic Purcell sleeps through this lazy and incoherent remake of an exploitation cult classic.
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San Andreas
Peyton's natural disaster flick is destructively satisfying but emotionally tame.
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Slow West
An excellent first feature from John Maclean is a fairytale Western with a unique comedic self-awareness.
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Mad Max: Fury Road
One of this summer's most hyped films provides satisfying visuals and carnage amongst a familiar and formulaic structure.
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
Marvel's superhero mash-up sequel has its moments, but could use a little elbow room.
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Kung Fu Killer
'Kung Fu Killer' is a moderately entertaining martial arts take on the serial killer procedural.