Movie Review: "Bumblebee" (2018)

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Movie: "Bumblebee"

Director: Travis Knight
Year: 2018
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 1 hour, 54 minutes

As a battle rages on Cybertron, Bumblebee, a member of the Autobot resistance, is sent to earth to protect it as a fallback base. When he arrives there, he is attacked and damaged, causing him to lose his memory and his voicebox. He is found by a teenager named Charlie, who befriends him, but when the Decepticons come looking for him, it puts Charlie in danger.

Movie Review: "Mortal Engines" (2018)

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Movie: "Mortal Engines"

Director: Christian Rivers
Year: 2018
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 2 hours, 8 minutes

In a post-apocalyptic world, giant, nomadic predator cities battle for supremacy and cannibalize each other for fuel. Meanwhile, a young woman seeks revenge on a prominent, power-hungry figure named Thaddeus Valentine with dark ties to her past. 

Movie Review: "Mary Poppins Returns" (2018)

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Movie: "Mary Poppins Returns"

Director: Rob Marshall
Year: 2018
Rating: PG
Running Time: 2 hours, 10 minutes

Michael and Jane Banks are all grown up. Michael now has three young children of his own, but his house is in danger of repossession. Stressed out and unsure of what to do, Mary Poppins returns to guide Michael's kids, and in turn, may wind up guiding him once more.

Movie Review: "Vox Lux" (2018)

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Movie: "Vox Lux"

Director: Brady Corbet
Year: 2018
Rating: R
Running Time: 1 hour, 50 minutes

A survivor of a school shooting becomes an international singing sensation when her tribute song hits the top of the pop charts. Over time, she becomes accustomed to the destructive rockstar lifestyle.

Movie Review: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" (2018)

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Movie: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"

Director: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman
Year: 2018
Rating: PG
Running Time: 1 hour, 57 minutes

The young Miles Morales has just been bitten by a radioactive spider, giving him superhuman abilities. When Kingpin uses a machine to open an interdimensional porthole, it accidentally brings Spider-People from other universes into Miles's world.

Movie Review: "Anna and the Apocalypse" (2018)

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Movie: "Anna and the Apocalypse"

Director: John McPhail
Year: 2018
Rating: R
Running Time: 1 hour, 33 minutes

High school senior Anna and her fellow friends and classmates must fend off hoards of zombies just a few days before Christmas.

Movie Review: "Robin Hood" (2018)

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Movie: "Robin Hood"

Director: Otto Bathurst
Year: 2018
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 1 hour, 35 minutes

Nobleman Robin of Loxley is taken under the wing of an elite Muslim soldier and is trained so he can combat the Sheriff of Nottingham's burdensome taxes that are said to be funding the Crusades.

Movie Review: "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" (2018)

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Movie: "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"

Director: Marielle Heller
Year: 2018
Rating: R
Running Time: 1 hour, 46 minutes

A struggling writer who has fallen on hard times starts forging letters from famous authors and sells them to collectors so she can make ends meet.

Movie Review: "Ralph Breaks the Internet" (2018)

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Movie: "Ralph Breaks the Internet"

Director: Phil Johnston and Rich Moore
Year: 2018
Rating: PG
Running Time: 1 hour, 52 minutes

When the steering wheel on the Sugar Rush game breaks, Ralph and Vanellope go into the internet to try and find a replacement on eBay and wreak havoc while they are there.

Movie Review: "Creed II" (2018)

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Movie: "Creed II"

Director: Steven Caple Jr.
Year: 2018
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 2 hours, 10 minutes

As Adonis Creed becomes world champion, his past comes back to haunt him as Viktor Drago, the son of the man who killed his father, challenges him for the belt.

Movie Review: "Instant Family" (2018)

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Movie: "Instant Family"

Director: Sean Anders
Year: 2018
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 1 hour, 58 minutes

A couple looking to get out of their rut decides to sign up to foster a child. They wind up getting a trio of siblings, the oldest of which is 15 years old. The couple finds it difficult to integrate the kids into their family, and the kids struggle to comprehend that they are loved and wanted.

Movie Review: "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" (2018)

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Movie: "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald"

Director: David Yates
Year: 2018
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 2 hours, 14 minutes

When Grindelwald escapes from prison, he goes on a mission to spread his ideology and rally wizards to his cause. His goal is to find Credence Barebone, who Grindelwald believes is the key to victory in his fight. Albus Dumbledore has asked Newt Scamander to get to Credence and protect him from Grindelwald.

Movie Review: "Boy Erased" (2018)

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Movie: "Boy Erased"

Director: Joel Edgerton
Year: 2018
Rating: R
Running Time: 1 hour, 54 minutes

The son of a Southern pastor is sent to conversion therapy when he tells his parents he is attracted to men.

Movie Review: "The Grinch" (2018)

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Movie: "The Grinch"

Director: Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier
Year: 2018
Rating: PG
Running Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Every Who down in Whoville loves Christmas, but the Grinch, who lives just North of Whoville, does not. This year, the Grinch has had enough and decides he's going to steal Christmas so everyone will be just as miserable as him.

Movie Review: "Johnny English Strikes Again" (2018)

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Movie: "Johnny English Strikes Again"

Director: David Kerr
Year: 2018
Rating: PG
Running Time: 1 hour, 29 minutes

Johnny English is called out of retirement when MI-7 is hit by a cyber-attack that compromises the identity of all of their active agents. English must find this hacker and put a stop to their attacks.

Movie Review: "Suspiria" (2018)

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Movie: "Suspiria"

Director: Luca Guadagnino
Year: 2018
Rating: R
Running Time: 2 hours, 32 minutes

An American is invited to train at a dance school in Germany. This school is actually a secret coven of witches, and their plans for this woman involve a lot more than dancing.

Movie Review: "Bohemian Rhapsody" (2018)

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Movie: "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Director: Bryan Singer
Year: 2018
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 2 hours, 14 minutes

A look at Freddie Mercury's life and his rise to fame as the frontman of legendary rock group Queen.

Movie Review: "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" (2018)

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Movie: "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms"

Director: Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston
Year: 2018
Rating: PG
Running Time: 1 hour, 39 minutes

Clara is led into a magical world while searching for a key that will open the lock on the last gift given to her by her deceased mother. However, the world she has stumbled into has been plunged into turmoil, and only Clara can restore order to the Four Realms.

Movie Review: "What They Had" (2018)

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Movie: "What They Had"

Director: Elizabeth Chomko
Year: 2018
Rating: R
Running Time: 1 hour, 41 minutes

Two adult children argue about what is best for their mom, who is suffering from dementia. They debate whether or not she should live at home with their dad, or be placed in a professional care facility.

Movie Review: "Mid90s" (2018)

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Movie: "Mid90s"

Director: Jonah Hill
Year: 2018
Rating: R
Running Time: 1 hour, 24 minutes

A young kid with problems at home befriends a group of skaters kids and, for better or worse, heads down a path into the 90's skating subculture.