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Movies like Kubo demonstrated the value of diversity in different forms of cinematic art, more importantly, Kubo and the Two Strings is such a pleasure to **** fantasies with an oriental charm and the stop-motion technique that goes so well the the vintage-looking whimsical world which Kubo's story happened, Kubo is quite a successful effort in the age when CGI animation dominates the screen, which is precious.

The live-action adapted Pete's Dragon grasped the adolescent essence of the original animated film, which is one of the very under-known Disney classic. It is truly an adorable bedtime story with a hint of adventure. Pete's Dragon did not want to be over-complicated with too much glitters (in terms of story) and remained a family friendly story that is although somewhat predictable, but guaranteed to be liked.

Delightful, smooth and so entertaining. Ends up with a perfectly bittersweet note, Florence Foster Jenkins tells a story about a wonderful dream that is bigger than truth. There are so much love in this story, whatever it's Jenkins' devotion to music or the love and friendship that she received. With several noticeable great performance by the cast and the lighthearted direction, the film might be one of the most refreshingly good biography of the year.

What a shame that the Suicide Squad just could not keep up with the glory and swag that it promised before its release. The cast is not bad, in fact, it is great. However the movie itself is so disappointing that the viewers might be questioning if it's necessary to have a motion picture like this. Lousy, crowded and poorly-structured, the movie is a hot mess, just like the squad in it.

Lights Out is a really frightening piece, just like it should be - a lot of jump scares, there were. The film is intense and ends with an interesting twist, however, the scare is too one-dimensional and flat that's a little bit tiring, and the dialogues are even weaker.

Stunning visuals and a tight plot, with a few good funny moments; Star Trek Beyond is a well executed effort for a summertime blockbuster. The cast is as amazing as the audiences remembered. Compared to the first two installments of the reboot series, Star Trek Beyond is somewhat flawed in its pace. Some emotions could not be effectively conveyed by the timing and pacing, but the film wins with the cool action scenes.

What a shame that Equals actually started with a strong idea which put the discussion of a humane concept of romance into a futuristic world that lacks the awareness of emotions, just like the what the masterpiece Her(2013) established on. However, the script missed the chance of being original and remarkable by chewing on the old "love wins all" that are flavorless, with the overuse of slow shots that are lazy and torturing.

Gods of Egypt is not a regular Hollywood production that lacks in honesty, decency or fun; it surpassed many bad examples of this kind in every aspect of failure. If this film is going to have a sequel, which is possible, and really frightening; it better be a two-hour-long apology to movie goers.

There is not a horror film that is as authentic as The Witch in decades. All the elements of a classic horror film was presented elegantly this time, which is quite remarkable. The Witch offered more to the audiences who just needed to be scared with a scrumptious folklore that's both haunting and classic.

The Wailing is a horror film about everything - the walking corpse, the sinister ritual, the possessed innocent and more. They were all organized in a masterful pace of editing and well-composed cinematography. The ambiguity of "who's the cause of it all" haunts you even when the film is over, which is the scariest part of this well-done creation combining fear and trust.

Ghostbusters is goofy in a good way. The elements of horror were somewhat highlighted in this CGI-stunning reboot of a more comedic classic, which actually made a good contrast of fear and fun. It's a reasonable excuse to get into the theater, but is not an amazing film in its story or anything else - it's just a SNL laughing gag that's been stretched into a feature film.

Fluffy, cuddly and adorable pets are definitely the stars of the movie, with a good amount of comedic elements. However the story is highly predictable and not well-polished enough. It's like a kindergarten version of cuteness pageant. There are no secrets in The Secret Life of Pets, which is ironic.

Sing Street is a song that celebrates the youth, dream and the purest teenage love. You danced as you were floating in the fine tunes and lyrics that are absolutely beautiful and smart. When the song and dance ended with a note that was perfectly sweeter than bitter, you realize that you've grown up a little bit again.

Deadpool added something unique into the superhero genre for sure. It is hilarious and entertaining to watch with several noticeable directorial kicks that are inspiring, industry-development-wise. The story itself is not as remarkable as these funny little tricks that upgraded the film into a cultural phenomenon, but it is authentic enough.

It is a surprisingly good low-budget horror thriller, indeed. The elements of Sci-Fi served well in the movie, but ultimately, what 10 Cloverfield Lane truly frightened the viewers is the perversion under a claustrophobic atmosphere. The film effectively delivered the fear and nausea trough the nice rhythm and the even nicer cast.

Intense and brutal, a thriller that is both amazingly engaging as well as frightening. The violence and gore is straightforward, but never overwhelms the true horror from the people that were portrayed in the film. Green Room is a nice legacy that the young departed Anton Yelchin left the audiences to remember.

The Legend of Tarzan missed every point on entertainment, story and originality. This CGI-heavy motion picture failed to deliver a convincing tale of a really interesting character by trying to be way too serious and uptight, which results in an unpleasant pile of boring images that have no consistency or chemistry.

The BFG is quite charming and lovable in its visual, cast and the overall aesthetic complement. The audience could directly feel that this movie is great for children, just like Dahl's original story. However, Spielberg failed to maintain the balance between adolescent and childish; it's a bore for adults who wanted a decent Spielberg /Disney film.

Now You See Me 2 is not as glamorous as its packages says, which is the same problem of the last one. Nothing makes sense in it, even knowing that everything is a "magic trick". An easily forget plot cannot be magical or original or cool, however, the film is not so boring to watch.

Linklater proves it again that he is a master of long-lasting but still engaging dialogues. Everybody wants some of these: pure extract of fun pouring through a magnificent 80's funnel with all that funk, swag, ladies and guys. Everybody Wants Some!! surely delivered everything that us requested, in an original yet nostalgic way.

There was nothing exciting this time. The visual effects were surely updated a few notches, unfortunately, the script made it almost abusive to the audiences to experience nothing promising for 2 hours. The only thing worse than this unpleasant story is the awkward comedic timing, sees so desperate.

It is one of the biggest surprises of the year so far. Intense, thrilling and fearless. Eye in the Sky is brutally calm but cold, every string of emotion is masterfully-controlled. There's hate and compassion, peace and war, politics and humanity, contradictory of many levels but works in perfect dramatic coexistence. It definitely could be ranked among the top movies of this kind in years.

Credits to BvS for starting the possible DC cinematic universe, which should be both cool and enlightening; however, as an individual movie, BvS tries to do so much beyond its ability. The introduction of Batman is abrupt, the "Martha" is a joke; the last 25 minutes is really really good, the rest of BvS is just as unoriginal and pretentious as Man of Steel, who carries the same ambition with underwhelming execution.

Kung Fu Panda is adorable, hilarious and fun. However, taking the whole series to consider, you can easily feel the stories are getting less and less innovative. Po has been re-discovering himself for 3 movies, no consistency whatsoever; every movie has the same storyline that's getting boring. It screams for some creativity.

Although the story is not inspiring, the performances of the cast is overwhelmed by the cinematic techniques, Hardcore Henry as an entertainment is without its pleasures to watch. It's an interesting experiment on how many people would love a see a 96-minute fist-person video gameplay in theaters.

This is not your Jaws, or 127 Hours, or Gravity, but it's trying to make you feel that it belongs to that category of survival films. The Shallows tried to copy some of the visual styles and directory techniques, which ends up with a detectable hint of pretentiousness.

A boy in the jungle grows up to be a hero, who embraces the nature and also, his own nature. The Jungle Book told us this amazing story with over-the-top visual effects on every single detail, it is both fearless and astonishing. However, the music numbers are a tiny bit too abrupt.

The Huntsman: Winter's War has something quite interesting to offer, it is both a prequel and a sequel to the last film, which is already boring and weak. The Huntsman is even weaker in its story. It is overall, disappointing; although there are so many great actors in the cast, but no chemistry whatsoever.

Out of the Shadows showed no progresses since the first flopped movie. Noisy, childish and really boring. The turtles are grumpy and pretentious. The hockey guy is a rather unnecessary character in the plot. Shredder also has a weak presence. The audiences would appreciate more if the turtles stayed in the shadows.

Civil War is one the best creations within the genre of superheroes. All the characters were treated well both narration-wise and screen-time-wise. Intense, dynamic and humorous, which are the good traditions of Marvel that's being carried by the movie. The split within the Avengers has its anti-heroism flare that keeps the audiences on the edge of their seats and wanting more.

The pace of the film is nice due to the well-accomplished editing. You do not get bored while watching this movie, regardless of the fact that Money Monster is way too ambitious for it's mediocre story, but it is entertaining enough so don't be so hard on it.

If you were a child who's not good at tying your own shoelaces or eating your broccoli, you would be so pleased to see the little grumpy birds you played to be movie characters. The movie is hilarious and full of surprises, on a pre-school level.

Johnny Depp as Hatter provided us a performance that is so weak compares to the character's heavy make-up. Mia Wasikowska also declared to the audiences that she is acting towards layers of green screen all the time. Other than that, the movie is acceptable with its color and whimsical tone, but it is by no means a good Disney classic.

Really well done in almost every single aspect. Cute, exciting, funny and educative. The chemistry between two main characters is unbelievable and entertaining. Zootopia showed a visionary world of surprises to raise the game of a mediocre crime drama.

Apocalypse is a fine action comic that comes to life and excites the viewers with visual, sounds and dope mutant powers. It's acceptable in terms of execution and acting, which makes the underdeveloped storyline more acceptable.

The Mermaid tells an aged unsurprising story that is as old as the jokes in it, armed with annoying performances and awkward visual effects. The subject matter deserves a more decent story, or cast, or director.

The cast is okay, the adaptation is fine. There is noting to hate about this film, but there is nothing to love about it. Me Before You is a 110 minutes long unsurprising, non-offensive teenage dream without worrying about being too humiliated, just slightly embarrassing.

A hot scrambled mess with overwhelming visual effects and underwhelming performances, clearly it is not a movie for movie audiences. This poorly constructed story could barely even entertain the hardcore game fans, who seems to be the only target audiences of it.

What this movie lacks in originality is well compensated by the good performances and the fine pacing of scare. it is the one of most enjoyable horror films of the year. By the way, does the designer of the demons have a thing with Marilyn Manson?

Surprisingly entertaining, hilarious and heart-warming. Visually stunning, the story is not as flawless and original as the studio's highest standards, but Finding Dory is a movie that's honest and excellent enough, who deserves applause and respect from Pixar fans and even haters alike.