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Movies are magic. Hopefully, one day, you can see them as that way too. --Matthew Garner

Farewell from Garner: My final act

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
May 3, 2018
Character in Avengers: Infinity War prepare for battle.

Underlying issues a problem in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
May 3, 2018
Wes Anderson uses puppets and stop-motion animation to bring the dogs in Isle of Dogs to life.

Garner: These are some good dogs in ‘Isle’

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
April 18, 2018
Tye Sheridan as Wade Watts in Ready Player One.

‘Ready Player One’ falls victim to nostalgia

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
April 4, 2018
Claire Foy stars as Sawyer Valentin in Unsure.

‘Unsane’ wastes potential

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
March 28, 2018
Olivia Cooke and Anya-Taylor Joy in Thoroughbreds.

“Thoroughbreds” is darkly funny, but lacking

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
March 14, 2018
A scene from Annihilation.

‘Annihilation’ is bold, bizarre

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
March 1, 2018
Black Panther breaks boundaries

‘Black Panther’ breaks boundaries

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
February 21, 2018
Spencer Stone, plays himself, in Clint Eastwood’s film “The 15:17 to Paris.”

Garner: ‘15:17 to Paris’ is a strange and unfortunate misfire

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
February 14, 2018
Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Daniel Brühl, David Oyelowo, Chris O Dowd, and Ziyi Zhang star in “The Cloverfield Paradox.”

“The Cloverfield Paradox” should have stayed on the shelf

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
February 7, 2018
Christian Bale kneels in a scene from Hostiles.

Garner: ‘Hostiles’ provides new material for Western genre

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
January 31, 2018
‘I, Tonya’s’ witty cast still coasted through the film

‘I, Tonya’s’ witty cast still coasted through the film

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
January 29, 2018
The_Post_Film

‘The Post’ dissapoints

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
January 29, 2018
I, Tonya: witty cast coasts through the film

I, Tonya: witty cast coasts through the film

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
January 24, 2018
The Last Jedi leave mixed feelings

‘The Last Jedi’ leave mixed feelings

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
January 15, 2018
Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell and Laurence Fishburne in a scene from Last Flag Flying.

‘Last Flag Flying’ is only at half-mast

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
December 6, 2017
Lady_Bird

Garner: ‘Lady Bird’ is film-making at its finest

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
November 29, 2017
Ezra Miller, Henry Cavill, Ray Fisher, Gal Gadot, Ben Affleck, and Jason Momoa star in Justice League.

Garner: ‘Justice League’ could indicate unraveling of DC universe

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
November 19, 2017
Kenneth Branagh in “Murder on the Orient Express.

‘Murder on the Orient Express’ never leaves the station

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
November 15, 2017
Thor fun but forgettable

‘Thor’ fun but forgettable

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
November 8, 2017
Thank you for your Service

‘Thank You for Your Service’ is well-intended, yet flawed film

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
November 1, 2017
Scene from The Snowman.

‘The Snowman’ is one giant jumbled disaster

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
October 25, 2017
Jackie Chan in The Foreigner.

‘The Foreigner’: Chan can’t save this clunker

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
October 18, 2017
Emma Stone and Steve Carell star in Battle of the Sexes.

‘Battle of the Sexes’ admirable but misguided

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
October 4, 2017
Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Kingsman: ‘As dull as it is long’

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
October 1, 2017
Two hours of tension, wrapped in allegory: Dont miss Mother!

Two hours of tension, wrapped in allegory: Don’t miss ‘Mother!’

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
September 20, 2017
Terrifying and fascinating, IT doesnt belong in The Losers Club

Terrifying and fascinating, ‘IT’ doesn’t belong in The Loser’s Club

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
September 13, 2017
Courtesy Photo

Stuff blows up, people die, jokes are made, ‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ misses mark

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
September 7, 2017
Robert Pattinson electrifies in “Good Time”

Robert Pattinson electrifies in “Good Time”

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
August 31, 2017
REVIEW: Dunkirk was just fine. Fight me.

REVIEW: ‘Dunkirk’ was just fine. Fight me.

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
July 25, 2017
Garner: The Big Sick — Can a true story fall into the trap of genre constraints?

Garner: ‘The Big Sick’ — Can a true story fall into the trap of genre constraints?

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
July 23, 2017
Garner: Reeves shakes his cage in War for the Planet of the Apes

Garner: Reeves shakes his cage in “War for the Planet of the Apes”

Matthew Garner, Film Critic
July 15, 2017
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