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Splitsville

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  • Title: Splitsville
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While a little uneven in spots, Splitsville made me laugh harder in the theater than I have in quite some time. The farcical romantic comedy centers around Carey (Kyle Marvin) who, after the unexpected break-up with his wife Ashley (Adria Arjona), literally runs away to take up refuge with his best friend Paul (Michael Angelo Covino who also co-wrote the screenplay and directs) and Julie (Dakota Johnson). Learning the pair have an open relationship causes Carey to reevaluate his life, and his choice to sleep with Julie creates consequences for all involved.

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Clue

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  • Title: Clue
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Re-released in theaters for the film’s 40th anniversary, Clue (based off the board game of the same name) wasn’t a big hit on its release but found its audience soon after on home video and cable where it quickly became a cult craze. Released in theaters in three separate versions, each containing a different ending to the whodunit, the film follows a group of strangers brought together in an old mansion to solve the murder of their blackmailer that night which one (or more) of them have committed. 

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Ne Zha 2

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  • Title: Ne Zha 2
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The sequel to the Chinese animated film Ne Zha (which was based, partly on Chinese mythology), Ne Zha 2 continues the story of Ne Zha and Ao Bing who are forced to share Ne Zha’s body (leading to All of Me style comedic bits throughout the film). To help put things right, and to save Chentang Pass from invasion, Ne Zha agrees to undertake three quests to become an immortal which would allow him to restore the Sacred Lotus and create a new body for Ao Bing. However, as Ne Zha soon learns, being an immortal isn’t all its cracked up to be.

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Honey Don’t!

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  • Title: Honey Don’t!
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Ethan Coen‘s Honey Don’t! is an odd film, for a variety of reasons. Centered around a private detective who talks like a 50s dick while working out of a 70s office, while driving a vintage comfortable and discussing COVID and cellphones, Margaret Qualley stars as Honey O’Donahue who never actually investigates a single case on-screen that she was hired for throughout the entire film. That doesn’t stop her from being a delight, though. By far the best thing about the film, Qualley’s throwback pulpish detective provides a fun flick that sadly disappoints in a myriad of other ways.

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Relay

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  • Title: Relay
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The strength of Relay is in its setup and the more technical aspects of how Riz Ahmed‘s character Ash assists his clients, those in possession of damaging documents to their company who choose to return them rather than turn whistleblower, while keeping himself at arms length and hidden in the shadows. However, the weakness to Justin Piasecki‘s script is how the story of Ash’s latest client (Lily James), who is facing harassment after stealing confidential information from her employer proving criminal negligence that could kill thousands, eventually devolves into a rote thriller (especially in the last half-hour) that flies in the face of what made everything beforehand work so well.

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