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Better Tagline: "Eh, why not?" Not So Brief Plot Synopsis: King Jaffe Joffer (James Earl Jones) of Zamunda is ailing, and Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) realizes he himself has no male heir. That is, until his best friend Semmi (Arsenio Hall) reminds him of an unremembered dalliance from their trip to Queens 33 years prior. It turns out Akeem has a son named Lavelle (Jermaine Fowler), whose existence complicates the plans of General Izzi (Wesley Snipes), ruler of neighboring ... "Nextdoria." "Cr...

A review (of the uneasily quarantined variety) of Neon's exhaustive Billie Eilish documentary.

A review (of the uneasily quarantined variety) of the adaptation of Jessica Bruder's award-winning book.

Better Tagline: "Everyones getting too old for this shit." Not So Brief Plot Synopsis: Rural California deputy Joe Deacon (Denzel Washington) gets sent the Los Angeles on a routine errand only to find himself embroiled in a murder investigation with links to the case that forced him out of town. Paired with a hotshot young detective (Rami Malek), their focus soon narrows on a local weirdo (Jared Leto) whos almost too perfect a suspect. The Little Things feels like a throwback. From the Si...

A review (of the uneasily quarantined variety) of Liam Neeson's latest revenge/redemption tale.

Better Tagline: "My dinner with Ali." Not So Brief Plot Synopsis: Following his defeat of Sonny Liston in February, 1964, Cassius Clay (Eli Goree) hangs out in a Miami hotel room with friends Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge), Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom, Jr.), and spiritual adviser Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir) to discuss — among other things — the future and the state of the world. "Critical" Analysis: One Night in Miami is a fictionalized version of a meeting between some of the most iconic figures ...

Better Tagline: [ominous Zack Snyder chuckling noises] Not So Brief Plot Synopsis: Its morning in America, but for Diana Prince (Gal Godot), life consists of working as an archaeologist for the Smithsonian, "surreptitiously" fighting crime as Wonder Woman, and reminiscing about her lost love, Steve Trevor (Chris Pine). "Lucky" for her, the arrival of a new batch of relics, including a curious stone, signals a change for Diana, awkward co-worker Barbara Minerva (Kristen Wiig), and wannabe ener...

Better Tagline: "Used to be there was money in newspapers." Not So Brief Plot Synopsis: Civil War veteran Captain Jefferson Kidd (Tom Hanks) ekes out a living traveling across Texas and reading newspaper stories to the locals for ten cents a head. But his placid lifestyle is upended when he happens upon Johanna (Helena Zengel) a young girl abducted by the Kiowa as a baby and recently freed. Reluctantly, he decides to deliver her to relatives some 400 miles away, even though shed rather return...

really desperate housewife." Not So Brief Plot Synopsis: 1970s stay-at-homer Jean (Rachel Brosnahan) leads a fairly drab existence until husband Eddie (Bill Heck) surprises her with a baby. Sure, the guy keeps odd hours, but this is a new development, and before you can say, "It aint Ozzie and Harriet ," Eddie has disappeared, leaving Jean to care for young "Harry" with no one but Cal (Arinzé Kene), one of Eddies associates, to help her along. "Critical" Analysis: Newborns, as any parent w...

Not So Brief Plot Synopsis: Cris Cringle (Mel Gibson), responsible for supplying good children with presents every Christmas, is dealing with supply issues and thinner margins, thanks to dwindling numbers of gift-worthy kids. This forces him to take a contract from the U.S. Government, and if that wasnt enough, one lump of coal recipient has responded by hiring an assassin (Walton Goggins) to take out the jolly old elf once and for all. "Critical" Analysis: The thing about most depictions of S...