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Charles Hartford
Charles Hartford's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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The Champion (2024) |
The Champion manages to meld the many personalities and stories they bring with them into a powerful narrative. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jul 12, 2024
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Colors of Evil: Red (2024) |
Colors of Evil: Red tells a gripping and emotional tale that hits hard when the narrative is laid bare. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted May 30, 2024
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My Oni Girl (2024) |
My Oni Girl is a decent movie. If you are someone who can’t get enough of the everyday person drawn into a fantastical adventure...this film will scratch that itch. If you are looking for a film that sets itself apart...this one does not...stand out. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted May 27, 2024
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Golden Kamuy (2024) |
Golden Kamuy establishes its world and narrative while delivering a story that feels complete. It builds its leading characters up, giving the audience plenty to care about as they see them contend with their bloodthirsty adversaries.
- But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted May 19, 2024
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13 Bombs (2023) |
All told, 13 Bombs manages to come together as a fairly good film. While it lacks in some areas, the overall plot and drama of the film help carry it past many of these underwhelming elements.
- But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted May 07, 2024
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Rebel Moon: Part Two - The Scargiver (2024) |
Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver manages to build on the struggles of its predecessor…With some gorgeous action that showcases a bit of creativity you have a solid step in the right direction, despite sacrificing its stakes to set up a franchise. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Apr 19, 2024
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The Wages of Fear (2024) |
The Wages of Fear delivers an action story best described as fine. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Mar 31, 2024
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Murder Mubarak (2024) |
Murder Mubarak is a comedic mystery that is, at best, a mixed bag. While the core plot comes together intriguingly, too much holds the film back. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Mar 16, 2024
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Maboroshi (2023) |
Maboroshi is a fantastic film that uses the fantastical to explore relatable elements of everyday life. Brought to life through gorgeous animation and skillful voice work, this film is a must-see for those who love emotionally powerful animation.
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| Posted Jan 15, 2024
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Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child of Fire (2023) |
Rebel Moon Part 1: Child of Fire displays some strong visual effects and a gorgeous soundtrack, virtually everything else in the film fails... making it underwhelming at best and outrightly bad at worst. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Dec 22, 2023
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Last Call for Istanbul (2023) |
Last Call for Istanbul wows in a truly unexpected way. While the story initially feels familiar, it turns into something unique, making sure that the fantastic chemistry between the film’s leads is not squandered on a run-of-the-mill romance tale.
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| Posted Nov 24, 2023
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The Devil on Trial (2023) |
The Devil on Trial delivers a fairly interesting look at a bizarre murder case that made headlines for being tied up in occult claims of possession. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Oct 17, 2023
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The Conference (2023) |
Despite a strong opening setup for the cast and some unique approaches to how events play out once the bodies start hitting the floor, The Conference ultimately fails to stick the landing in the most memorable moments of its genre. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Oct 14, 2023
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) |
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar crafts a truly unique experience that is well worth investing the 39 minutes it takes to watch.
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| Posted Sep 27, 2023
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El Conde (2023) |
El Conde delivers a bit of farce into the vampire genre. While it struggles at times, it does deliver enough classic energy and surprising moments to be a worthwhile viewing experience for the right fans of film. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Sep 16, 2023
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The Case of the Talking Mongoose (2023) |
Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose manages to deliver an intriguing tale that asks interesting questions and ends with a strong emotional payoff, even if it requires viewers to push through a sluggish beginning in order to get to them.
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| Posted Sep 07, 2023
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A Day and a Half (2023) |
A Day and a Half delivers an emotional story that plays with the viewer’s pre-conceived notions of a situation as it draws them into its moving and intricate narrative.
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| Posted Sep 07, 2023
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The Monkey King (2023) |
The Monkey King tries to adapt a renowned legend, and in doing so relegated it to a generic kids’ animated feature. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Aug 18, 2023
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Dream (2023) |
Dream (2023) is, at its core, a feel-good movie that provides some genuine warmth. However, much of that warmth is buried under a bloated runtime and a main character whose personal arc is badly handled. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jul 29, 2023
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Resident Evil: Death Island (2023) |
Resident Evil: Death Island delivers what long-time fans of the CGI movies in this franchise should expect. Lots of explosions and exciting fight sequences dot a story that is good enough to get you from one dangerous encounter to the next.
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| Posted Jul 25, 2023
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20 Days in Mariupol (2023) |
What continues to unfold in Ukraine is horrible, and 20 Days in Mariupol is the clearest presentation many of us can get to understanding...he horrors depicted throughout spare no one as the invasion of the city unfolds. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jul 20, 2023
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Seasons (2023) |
Despite its inability to stick the landing, Seasons has a lot of good to offer. If you want to see some great on-screen chemistry and good acting, this film has much to enjoy, just as long as you can accept its overly forgiving ending. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jul 08, 2023
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Mother's Day (2023) |
If you love movies where you feel the punches and the bones break, this one is definitely worth checking out. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted May 25, 2023
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Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020) |
Violet Evergarden: The Movie tells a powerful tale about sorrow, regret, love, and hope. It is not an easy watch, but the payoff of its story is well worth the tears.
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| Posted Apr 16, 2023
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Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War (2021) |
If you are looking for a nice flowing two-hour refresher of the key moments in the first season, Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 Sustainable War will deliver what you are looking for just in time for the new season to drop.
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| Posted Apr 15, 2023
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Drifting Home (2022) |
Drifting Home delivers a strong cast and deep emotional moments, even if it leaves too many questions unanswered and gets a bit drawn out in its final act.
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| Posted Apr 15, 2023
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Operation: Nation (2022) |
Operation: Nation delivers some strong acting and some strong points, even if the approach to those points is often muddled by a story that suffers from split personalities.
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| Posted Apr 15, 2023
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We Have a Ghost (2023) |
We Have a Ghost is ultimately a fun, heartwarming story that manages to stick to all the moments that it needs to. While it has its missteps, it brings more than enough charm, fun, and emotion to paper over the occasional crack in its tale. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Feb 25, 2023
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Firedrake the Silver Dragon (2020) |
Firedrake the Silver Dragon is a solid movie that will probably manage to hold the attention of younger viewers looking for something new to watch, while probably failing to hold the attention of any adult in the room. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jan 23, 2023
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The Fable (2019) |
The Fable delivers a mixed bag of themes and energy that ultimately never meshes. Its over-the-top slapstick humor undercuts the heaviest moments in the movie, making them feel cheap and mishandled. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jan 23, 2023
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Crawl (2019) |
Crawl is a wonderful popcorn movie that gave me three dimensional characters to cheer for as they struggled to survive.
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| Posted Jan 17, 2023
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Latte & the Magic Waterstone (2019) |
Latte and the Magic Waterstone provides an enjoyable tale that kids should be able to find a bit of entertainment out of. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jan 17, 2023
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Dangerous Lies (2020) |
So while Dangerous Lies doesn’t really fail at doing much of what it tries to do, it never really succeeds either. It delivers a story, with some solid twists, and some decent performances that never truly grows beyond the mediocre. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jan 17, 2023
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Waffle (2020) |
With an interesting twist at the end Waffle creates an enjoyable comedic horror tale, with a bit of social commentary wrapped in it for good measure.
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| Posted Jan 17, 2023
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) |
While Maleficent: Mistress of Evil suffers from treading down some fairly well worn paths it does it with exceptional skill. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jan 17, 2023
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Pets United (2020) |
I can honestly say Pets United is one of the worst things I’ve seen this year. It fails at being meaningful. It fails at being funny. And simply tried too hard to tick all the boxes, without delivering any energy or soul into the final product. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jan 17, 2023
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Insert Coin (2020) |
Insert Coin delivers what feels like a well-rounded look at one of the titans of the video game industry in the 90s. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jan 16, 2023
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I'm Your Woman (2020) |
I’m Your Woman delivers a tension-filled story that, while slow in a few spots, uses that slowness to deliver something worth seeing.
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| Posted Jan 16, 2023
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Ava (2020) |
Ava provides an enjoyable and often nuanced story of family drama and international assassins. If you are looking for an easy to watch action flick, that also provides some feeling, this certainly isn’t a bad way to spend an hour and a half. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jan 16, 2023
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Canvas (2020) |
Canvas is eight minutes of pure magic. It delivers a heartfelt message about grief, mourning, and finding the inspiration to carry on doing what you love. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jan 16, 2023
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Death to 2020 (2020) |
Death to 2020 delivers a humorous yet honest look at the year that was. While it delivers its content in the tone of a joke, it never belittles the problems that rocked the year that was, or that will continue to face us in this year... - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jan 16, 2023
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The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2021) |
The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity delivers great magical visuals and gorgeous sets while being hampered by a slow-burning mystery in its second act. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jan 16, 2023
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Red Dot (2021) |
Red Dot is an interesting and solidly executed suspense movie. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jan 16, 2023
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Bombay Rose (2019) |
If you are looking for something different visually to watch that delivers some emotion, Bombay Rose may deliver enough to make it worth catching. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jan 16, 2023
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The Soul (2021) |
The Soul delivers a story that, while a little long in the tooth, manages to deliver an ending that brings all of its elements together in a way that makes every preceding scene meaningful. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jan 16, 2023
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Homunculus (2021) |
Homunculus delivers an interesting premise that I think makes some solid observations about trauma, how it can linger longer than we realize, and what the costs of dealing with it can be. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jan 16, 2023
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Super Me (2019) |
Super Me attempts to deliver something unique and romantic. While it somewhat succeeds in the former, its utter failure at the latter destroys what promise this movie garners in its opening scenes. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jan 16, 2023
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Ferry (2021) |
Ferry delivers a solidly executed story that provides a bit of twist near the end, but otherwise, does little anyone who has watched similar movies hasn’t seen before. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jan 16, 2023
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Carnaval (2021) |
When I look back at Carnaval I find myself with mixed feelings. While the humor never made me left me outright laughing, there are some truly enjoyable moments... - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jan 16, 2023
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Tragic Jungle (2020) |
Tragic Jungle establishes its setting well, and manages to repeatedly set up a foundation of tension throughout the story, but rarely actually delivers on that strong foundation. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Jan 16, 2023
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