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Author: Shaune Redfield

‘The Predator’ infuses fun, humor into saga

September 19, 2018May 12, 2023 Shaune Redfield Aliens/Predator

Movie review: “The Predator” infuses fun and a surprising amount of laughs into the franchise.

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Bateman’s character calls to mind Walter White as ‘Ozark’ stays solid in Season 2 (TV review)

September 19, 2018May 9, 2021 Shaune Redfield Television

“Ozark” (Netflix) Season 2 isn’t quite as strong as Season 1, but it’s still excellent TV. I enjoy almost anything Jason Bateman does and this is refreshing because it is so different from his typical […]

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Hemsworth, Pena elevate mediocre post-9/11 war film ‘12 Strong’ (Movie review)

September 16, 2018April 18, 2025 Shaune Redfield Movies

“12 Strong” is a pretty average war movie, but it has a really strong cast. Based on true events, the film centers on 12 of the first US military personnel to advance on Al-Qaeda in […]

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You know what you’re getting with ‘Rampage’: The Rock and a bunch of special effects (Movie review)

September 8, 2018April 17, 2025 Shaune Redfield Movies

If you’re watching “Rampage,” you know what you’re getting into. It’s about a bunch of oversize animals and monsters attacking a city. This plot is, of course, based off the arcade game of the same […]

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‘GLOW’ finds its footing in Season 2 by ramping up emotions and stakes (TV review)

September 6, 2018May 9, 2021 Shaune Redfield Television

The Netflix series “GLOW” (Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling) is intriguing to me because of its ’80s pop look and feel. Apparently based on true events, the show centers on a down-and-out director and a cast […]

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Schumer’s insistence on playing ugly and fat becomes grating in ‘I Feel Pretty’ (Movie review)

September 4, 2018May 9, 2021 Shaune Redfield Movies

Sometimes I watch a movie because it’s short and I know I have time to finish the whole thing. In this case, we were without our basement theater this weekend as the receiver was sent […]

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Den of Thieves

‘Den of Thieves’ really wants to be ‘Heat,’ and it comes close to succeeding (Movie review)

August 11, 2018May 10, 2021 Shaune Redfield Movies

If you have seen “Heat,” the Michael Mann film from 1995, then you are going to recognize that “Den of Thieves” wants to be “Heat.” It really wants to be “Heat.” That should be a […]

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‘Roman J. Israel, Esq.’ hampered by inexplicable faux-biopic presentation

July 8, 2018April 17, 2025 Shaune Redfield Movies

Movie review: Denzel Washington gives a fine performance as always, but the film is boring and overlong.

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‘The Death Cure’ gives ‘Maze Runner’ trilogy a grand finale, makes saga worth revisiting (Movie review)

July 7, 2018May 10, 2021 Shaune Redfield Movies

I almost don’t feel like it is fair for me to review “Maze Runner: The Death Cure” right now. It’s been so long since I saw the first two “Maze Runner” movies that I can’t […]

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Outstanding sound design makes ‘The Hurricane Heist’ better than it should be (Movie review)

July 3, 2018May 10, 2021 Shaune Redfield Movies

Remember those action movies from the ’90s and ’00s that you loved, but then you go back and watch them again and realize they aren’t that great? (Don’t think of the action movies that were […]

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