Movie reviews of Jacob Richardson

These are all the movies and series that Jacob has reviewed. Read more at: Film Focus.

Number of movie reviews: 445 / 445

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Control is intriguing only in the fact that someone was willing to let Spacey back into the fold. Outside of that, the film is poorly acted, poorly edited, poorly shot, and poorly written. Review

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20 march

20 mar

Rambunctious, hilarious, crude, crass and surprising, Wicked Little Letters is a wicked little time in the cinema. Review

8.0

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16 march

16 mar

A flawless sequel to a flawless film, Villeneuve goes big, bold and epic with this installment. Review

10

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29 february

29 feb

A rip-roaring, fast paced, outspoken comedic crime farce, Drive Away Dolls is a swing for the fences piece of cinema. It’s a blast, but a relatively un-impactful one. Review

6.0

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22 february

22 feb

Bob Marley graces the big screen once again in this serviceable, if uninspired, biopic. Review

6.0

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9 february

9 feb

A musical update on the classic tale hits all the right notes. Review

8.0

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1 february

1 feb

This updated adaptation of the classic comedy coasts by on love of the first enjoyably enough, and adds a couple of funny jokes, but never recaptures the magic. Review

6.0

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24 january

24 jan

Eric Bana continues to be magnetic as Aaron Falk, but Force of Nature suffers under the weight of its source material. Review

6.0

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24 january

24 jan

Boy Swallows Universe is set to become an enduring phenom on Netflix, thanks to the strength of its performances and a wonderfully grounded, funny, traumatic and surprising story. Review

8.0

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11 january

11 jan

Funny and carried by the charm and chemistry between the two leads, Anyone But You mixes genuine laughs with beautiful Sydney scenery. Review

7.0

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1 january

1 jan

Sapped of all the fun, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is a barely coherent hodgepodge of tired film tropes and plot points, jumbled together lazily with some of the worst CGI of the year. Review

4.0

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1 january

1 jan

Baffling creative decisions, some truly poor CGI, and an array of deeply flawed Italian accents characterize what should have been a film about the man who invented Ferrari. Review

4.0

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15 december

15 dec

There’s something quite lovely about this film, irrespective of how cliche it feels. They don’t make movies like this anymore - a sort of Dead Poets Society on water. Review

6.0

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15 december

15 dec

Two grouchy characters, separated by age and class divides, form a gorgeous bond over a boarding school Christmas despite their uniquely disparate personalities, in this feel good, heartwarming tale. Review

9.0

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15 december

15 dec

Sumptuous and expansive, Ridley Scott’s Napoleon is a gorgeously told epic, but struggles to truly capture the famed Emperor and his exploits, despite its expansive runtime. Perhaps Napoleon simply did too much to be reduced into a 2 and a half hour film? Review

6.0

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15 december

15 dec

Trolls: Band Together is like an on-screen radio mashup; hit after hit, perfectly forgettable, but perfectly enjoyable for 90 minutes. Review

6.0

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23 november

23 nov

The Marvels attempts to bring together three beloved Marvel characters, Carol Danvers, Monica Rambeau, and Kamala Khan, in what could have been an exciting adventure. However, the film falls short of its potential due to a cluttered narrative and lackluster visual effects. Review

4.0

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13 november

13 nov

A haunting, gorgeous and heartbreaking meditation on love, loss and grief, all told through a fantastical lens where you never quite know what is set to come next. Review

10

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3 november

3 nov

Stylish and suitably disorientating, if somewhat predictable, this low budget high concept feature makes the most of what it’s got. Review

6.0

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1 november

1 nov

While it never quite reaches the heights of Spiderverse, TMNT cements the fact that we’re living in a golden age of superhero animation. Review

8.0

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4 september

4 sep

The Equalizer 3 does feel like a little bit of a low rent version of the original, but the savagery of the violence and the gorgeous Italian setting go a long way to skipping over the budgetary constraints. Review

6.0

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4 september

4 sep

A whip smart, hilarious piece that sends up the theater community in a way that only one who loves it dearly ever could. Review

8.0

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4 september

4 sep

Haunted Mansion feels like a lovely throwback to the family fun Disney films of old. Review

8.0

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27 august

27 aug

Margot Robbie is fantastic as Barbie, and the film features a winning turn from Ryan Gosling, but it is an overly crowded film that loses its message in a muddled third act that never lives up to its potential. Review

6.0

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20 july

20 jul

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