Content creators with Bad Movies Rule are bringing comedy to Burlington and beyond through their podcast. Bad Movies Rule is a podcast about the movies you love, even if no one else does. The podcast doesn’t deep dive into movie analysis but rather devotes attention to all kinds of movies as fodder for comedy. James […]
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Now Showing: The Addams Family
The Addams Family has been rebooted a number of times, and this incarnation captures more of the original 1960’s T.V. series’ charm than several previous attempts. In particular, Charlize Theron as Morticia and Oscar Issac as Gomez, play the dreadful-ever-after husband and wife duo, alternately expressing their affection with headless roses and skull crushing. Also […]
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Now Showing: Abominable
Chloe Bennet stars as Yi, a young girl, who lives in a small Shanghai apartment with her mother and grandmother. Yi spends her days doing the worst of odd jobs, and secretly stashes her earnings away for an adventurous trip across China. Her nights are spent on the apartment’s roof, playing the violin that her […]
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Now Showing: Rambo, Last Blood.
This movie stinks worse than a sewage treatment plant in July. Sylvester Stallone takes his fifth turn as the kill-happy Vietnam veteran, John Rambo. Here, Rambo is trying to live a quiet life on a horse farm, when his surrogate daughter decides to search for her birth father in Mexico. While in Mexico, she is […]
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Coming Attractions, This Christmas!
Marcus Cinemas will be bringing back a host of classic Christmas films this year, so plan accordingly. There’s nothing like seeing these yuletide chestnuts on the big screen, with a family-sized tub of popcorn and a Cherry Coke. Will Ferrell returns with “Elf,” a hilarious fish-out-of-water tale about a human who grows up at the […]
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Now Showing: Angel Has Fallen
I’m not going to bother getting into my usual critique of this movie. It doesn’t deserve it. In fact, I highly recommend that if you are a parent, or if you even care about the general welfare of children, you should not support this movie with your hard-earned dollars. There is a scene in this […]
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Now Showing: Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Cate Blanchett stars as architect Bernadette Fox, a creative genius who finds it impossible to live her life within the boundaries of what most people consider normal. When faced with the discomfort that her own life presents, her last defense mechanism is to simply flee. Although this film’s trailer hints at a storyline similar to […]
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Now Playing: Dora and the Lost City of Gold
When my college-age daughter was much younger, one of our favorite things to do was go to a kiddie matinee. I’d get a Cherry Coke and popcorn, and she’d get a kid’s box, which included a child-size pile of popcorn, a small fruit punch and a candy treat. For an hour and a half, we’d […]
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Now Playing: Blinded By The Light
Set in Thatcher-era England, “Blinded By The Light” tells the story of Javid Khan, a high school student who longs to be a writer. His traditional Pakistani father disapproves, and Javid is torn between wanting to please his father, and exploring all of the experiences that England affords a young man in the 1980’s. As […]
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Now Showing: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
By Dan Pavelich Fair disclosure, I had not seen any of the “Fast & Furious” movies before taking in a showing of “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.” I think that might have been a distinct advantage, however, as I was able to view this spin-off as it’s own thing entirely. As Hobbs & […]
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Now Showing: Yesterday
By Dan Pavelich Jack has aspirations of being the next Ed Sheeran. The only trouble is, his original songs fail to find a friendly ear, outside of the dutiful three friends that show up to root him on at every local pub gig. On the verge of packing it all in, Jack is persuaded by […]
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Now Showing: The Lion King
By Dan Pavelich Although Jon Favreau’s reimagining of “The Lion King is visually stunning, that wasn’t enough to keep me interested throughout. Boasting an impressive cast that includes Donald Glover as Simba, Beyonce’ as Nala, and James Earl Jones reprising the role of Mufasa, on paper, it looks like a guaranteed winner. While there are […]
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Now Showing: Disney’s Aladdin
By Dan Pavelich Disney’s second telling of “Aladdin,” directed by Guy Ritchie, is a visual feast. While the special effects and C.G.I. do play an integral roll, they never intrude on the storyline or shroud the actors in optical fluff. As The Genie, Will Smith wisely avoids any parroting of Robin Williams, bringing his own […]
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Now Playing: Spiderman – Far From Home
By Dan Pavelich I’ll just start this by admitting that I’m a big fan of the Marvel Universe. Marvel gets so many things right that D.C. keeps getting wrong. Marvel superheroes are mostly played by actors that you like even before they step into costume. With the exception of Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, D.C. […]
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Now Playing: Toy Story 4
By Dan Pavelich The fourth installment of the “Toy Story” franchise has arrived, bringing with it all of our favorite Pixar toys come-to-life. This time around, Woody, Buzz and the gang are confronted with the fact that their latest owner, Bonnie, no longer wants to play with all of her old toys, relegating a few […]