Movie reviews of Don Shanahan

These are all the movies and series that Don has reviewed. Read more at: Every Movie Has a Lesson.

Number of movie reviews: 620 / 620

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By walking past the more provocative potential tangents, The Pod Generation respectfully picks its intimate path and still melds a unifying empathy that only a new child can impose. Review

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17 august

17 aug

With this tug-of-war going on between downer failure and perky possibilities, Shortcomings is an stellar showcase for its cast of lively performers. Review

6.0

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9 august

9 aug

No matter where allegiances sway, the shell game of evidence disposal and blame-dodging in this ingenious flip-flopping character study is a gleeful little hoot to watch. Review

6.0

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27 july

27 jul

Even with all of its impressive pomp and noise, nothing dramatically radioactive is going to ping your internal Geiger counter higher than a nominal level. And that, like Dunkirk and Tenet before this, is another missed opportunity from one of the best filmmakers in the industry. Review

6.0

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21 july

21 jul

Max Gold does not put the same energy into the romance of it all when that should have the capability of speeding up the heart as much as the scares. Review

6.0

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20 july

20 jul

Whether it’s imperfection, ingrained inclusiveness, finding one’s independence, supporting feminism, or wavering imagination that comes with age, the life lessons flow out of Gerwig’s impressive and priceless film with unbridled creativity. Review

10

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18 july

18 jul

Removing mountains of fluff, it is highly appreciable to see the heavy emotions matched by bottomless empathy forged here in Tiger Within. Keep mentoring movies like this one coming. Review

5.0

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11 july

11 jul

Cruising almost too quickly, the film unfortunately behaves like an open-ended mumblecore film and stops well short of satisfactory conclusions to the core of its hypothetical musings on behavior and existential panic. Review

4.0

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9 july

9 jul

We know the predictable arc of momentary friendship failure and necessary relationship-healing forgiveness is coming, and yet we find ourselves unashamedly rooting for that just as hard as the mess. Review

8.0

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6 july

6 jul

More often than not, the action, unlike from lesser other movie sources, feels reasonably natural at being there to advance the plot and not just show off. Review

8.0

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5 july

5 jul

Smartly and economically with both budget and time in a very strong debut feature, MacKeith and Troughton avoid the gaudiness of involving other external factors like the press or police. Review

8.0

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3 july

3 jul

This movie is far from pulseless and scores some solid laughs as it swings unapologetically. Review

4.0

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3 july

3 jul

Indiana Jones has become a time capsule and should have stayed a time capsule. You can’t get that same kind of sunset ending twice or three times. Review

4.0

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20 june

20 jun

The captivating and rarified results from Celine Song show mature restraint, reward patience, and disarm all sympathies for living and being alive. Review

8.0

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9 june

9 jun

This movie was better off not slamming the accelerator through its narrative entanglements to the next action showdown. Miller and company are best in The Flash when they are not doing something super and addressing the bigger themes about their conditions and consequences. Review

4.0

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6 june

6 jun

Wiping away all the dropped cameos, the central high-spirited affection in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is incredibly powerful. Review

8.0

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1 june

1 jun

Gattaca isn't full of special visual effects and spectacular fights and aliens, but it is a visually stunning film. It is a work of art, and I will rewatch it. Review

10

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30 may

30 may

Sign Lulu Wilson up for action, horror, comedy, or whatever she fits. Let her make more of these Becky romps or give her something bigger. Review

8.0

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26 may

26 may

The celebrated music does that purely on its own, but the rest of the spectacle, amid some foibles, is all there as well. This is a fitting use of an entertainment appointment for families ready to skip the streaming couch for the summertime big screen. Review

6.0

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24 may

24 may

While a modern 21st century maturity against frank toxic masculinity was infused to be appreciated, there is an unmistakable edginess that is missing, top to bottom in White Men Can’t Jump. Review

4.0

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18 may

18 may

The real question for Hypnotic is whether these inclusions and angles are nods and homages or cheap knockoffs. For a while, the invisible layers are bonkers, but they flirt with turning clever after a while. Nevertheless, it still feels like the trivial latter. The aftereffect of all this creates one of the most cockamamie and off-the-rails action movies in recent memory. Review

2.0

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13 may

13 may

More than anything, What’s Love Got to Do With It puts a strong emphasis on family honor and its aforementioned different speed of romantic finality. Those nuclei become natural and not forced on a journey where the wallup and flourish surprisingly arrive in two different places. Review

6.0

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2 may

2 may

A Tourist’s Guide to Love respects its characters, its audience, and its cultural depictions with more tact and nobility than the norm, giving us a refreshing and relaxing PG-rated romantic drama. Review

6.0

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30 april

30 apr

Any air-conditioned frost of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 can be scraped or shaken off relatively easily, but not this movie’s heart. Review

6.0

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28 april

28 apr

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