A Monster Calls | ★★★★★★★★☆☆.
• beautiful story of a boy coping with his mother's terminal illness
American Made | ★★★★★★★★☆☆.
• a very good story about a pilot caught up in the Iran Contra scandal
Amistad | ★★★★★★★★★★.
• an amazing movie that contrasts the cruelty and the compassion of human beings
Atomic Blonde | ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆.
• way overrated and pretty forgetable
Baby Driver | ★★★★★★★★☆☆.
• a surprisingly good action flick with a soul
Battle of the Sexes | ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆.
• more about Billie Jean's lesbian awakening than tennis
Band Aid | ★★★★★★★★☆☆.
• I liked the way that the characters found a way to heal their marriage
Dunkirk | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆.
• an interesting story that moved way to slow for me
Farenheit 451 | ★★★★★★★★☆☆.
• surprisingly good futuristic tale about public ignorance and government control
Ghost in the Shell | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆.
• okay sci-fi flick
The Girl on a Train | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆.
• I really expected more but liked it okay.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆.
• enjoyable super hero flick if you enjoy such things
Ibiza | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆.
• I am being generous in giving this Netflix movie one star
Justice League | ★★★★★★★☆☆☆.
• enjoyable super hero movie
Kingsman: The Golden Circle | ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆.
• bad sequel to the original which was pretty good
Logan | ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆.
• pitiful ending the the x-men series
Salt | ★★★★★★★★☆☆.
• great action flick with good twists and turns
Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi | ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆.
• disappointing but not as bad as many reviewers thought it to be
Wanted | ★★★★★★★★☆☆.
• great action flick with good twists and turns
War for the Planet of the Apes | ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆.
• disappointing third installment of the apes franchise
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