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WARNER BROS. PICTURES
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson stars as a primatologist with an agenda in “Rampage.” The movie smashed through competition to take the number one spot for the weekend box office, outpacing fan favrite “A Quiet Place” with $35.9 million.

‘Rampage’ absurd monster flick, all scream, no bite

Ian Lack April 18, 2018

Editor’s Note: The grading system used here is similar to the 10-point scale used in SDSU courses. GRADE: C- Hollywood is convinced video game movies will catch on. You would think after video game...

WARNER BROS
X-Men star Tye Sheridan stars in Ready Player One as Wade Watts, uniquely named because his dad thought it sounded a superheros alter ego. In its second weekend, the movie held well among American audiences, dropping about 40 percent trailing A Quiet Place which just opened this weekend.

‘Ready Player One’: a fast-paced nostalgic joy ride

Ian Lack April 11, 2018

Editor’s Note: The grading system used here is similar to the 10-point scale used in SDSU courses. GRADE: A- A lot of people, myself included, credit director Steven Spielberg as the creator of...

PARAMOUNT PICTURES

Believe the hype: ‘A Quiet Place’ is a nail biter

Ian Lack April 11, 2018

Editor’s Note: The grading system used here is similar to the 10-point scale used in SDSU courses. GRADE: A “A Quiet Place” opens in a small Midwestern-esque town in dead silence. No one’s been...

UNIVERSAL PICTURES

‘Love, Simon:’ campy, yet endearing coming out story

Ian Lack March 21, 2018

Editor’s Note: The grading system used here is similar to the 10-point scale used in SDSU courses. GRADE: B I’ve been asked how I grade movies a couple times, and I always thought it was interesting,...

WARNER BROS.
Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams star as aspriring parents in “Game Night.” The film opened with a $17 million over the weekend, putting it at the number two spot after “Black Panther.”

‘Game Night’: impossible to hate, dark, witty comedy

Ian Lack February 28, 2018

Editor’s Note: The grading system used here is similar to the 10-point scale used in SDSU courses. GRADE: B+ I’ve never been a board game kind of person. Don’t get me wrong, I can get competitive...

DISNEY
“Black Panther” opened with a $201 million opening over the weekend, making it the fifth highest opening of all time and the highest opening in the month of February. Here, Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o), King T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) and Princess Shuri (Letitia Wright) are seen planning their next move in the film.

‘Black Panther’: groundbreaking superhero tale of black power, leadership

Ian Lack February 20, 2018

Editor’s Note: The grading system used here is similar to the 10-point scale used in SDSU courses. GRADE: A Well, after the success of “Wonder Woman” and now “Black Panther,” Hollywood...

WARNER BROS
Telling the real-life story of the attempted train hijacking, “The 15:17 to Paris,” casts the real heroes to play themselves on the big screen. Directed by Clint Eastwood, the film opened with a lackluster $12.6 million in third place at the box office.

‘The 15:17 to Paris’: well-intentioned true life story disappoints

Ian Lack February 14, 2018

Editor’s Note: The grading system used here is similar to the 10-point scale used in SDSU courses. GRADE: F Heroism is a hard thing to commit to. Being able to put others before yourself and your...

UNIVERSAL PICTURES
Topping the weekend box office, “Fifty Shades Freed” earned $38.8 million, a drop from previous entries in the franchise. The last film in the trilogy, the film has received lackluster reviews from critics with just an 11 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

‘Fifty Shades Freed’: viewers freed from lackluster trilogy

Ian Lack February 14, 2018

Editor’s Note: The grading system used here is similar to the 10-point scale used in SDSU courses. GRADE: D- One of the miracles of capitalism is how it allows a market for almost anything. Paradoxically,...

LIONSGATE, CBS FILM
Helen Mirren plays Sarah Winchester, a widow who inherits the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. She fears the ghosts of the those killed by the firearms manufactured by her company. “Winchester” opened in third place this weekend with $9.3 million.

‘Winchester’: true story squandered for cheap horror flick

Ian Lack February 7, 2018

GRADE: D Is there nothing Helen Mirren can’t do? The Oscar-winning actress has portrayed English queens, assassins and animated creatures in a career that has lasted over 50 years. To be frank,...

FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES
The Academy Award frontrunner with 13 nominations this year, “The Shape of Water” is directed by veteran filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and led by Sally Hawkins in a mute role for which she is nominated for best actress. The film tells a love story between a maintenance worker and an aquatic humanoid creature.

‘The Shape of Water’: monster movie makes for enchanting romance

Ian Lack February 7, 2018

GRADE: A On the surface, you wouldn’t expect a movie like “The Shape of Water” to be anything close to an awards film, one engineered to win Oscars and other such over-hyped recognition. The...

20TH CENTURY FOX
Dylan O’Brien stars as Thomas, an escaped test subject used to find a cure for a deadly zombie virus, in “Maze Runner: The Death Cure.” O’Brien was injured during the shooting of the film, halting production and delaying the film’s release. “The Death Cure” opened number one at the box office this past weekend with $23.5 million.

‘Maze Runner: The Death Cure’: a strong(ish) end for film trilogy

Ian Lack January 31, 2018

Editor’s Note: The grading system used here is similar to the 10-point scale used in SDSU courses. GRADE: C+ Young adult sci-fi novels peaked with “The Hunger Games” trilogy. Past that point,...

LIONSGATE

‘The Commuter’: fast, fun, flippant action ride

Ian Lack January 24, 2018

GRADE: B- Who would have thought that 24 years after Liam Neeson was nominated for the best actor Oscar for “Schindler’s List” he would be starring in small action films like “The Commuter?” What’s...

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