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This is ClawReviews. My last name has ‘Claw’ and I review movies; the naming convention for this site is a stroke of creative genius.

#ClawReviews Movie critics from someone who isn’t a movie critic
Source Code (2011)
Jun 30

Jun 30 Source Code (2011)

Alexander Clawson
1 Claw, Sci-Fi, Stupid

Sometimes, you’ve just gotta write your own rule book.
Then light that rule book on fire, strip naked, and scream.

Beirut (2018)
Jun 29

Jun 29 Beirut (2018)

Alexander Clawson
2 Claws, Dramatic Biopic

I heard about this movie while listening to an NPR podcast.
Does it surprise you that I listen to NPR, or podcasts?

Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
Jun 23

Jun 23 Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

Alexander Clawson
1 Claw, Sci-Fi, Stupid

I have never seen a movie so thoroughly devoid of creativity.

Maleficent (2014)
Jun 16

Jun 16 Maleficent (2014)

Alexander Clawson
4 Claws, Fantasy

In 1959’s “Sleeping Beauty” was content with simply saying “She wears all black and is evil for the sake of being evil” and not worrying about sinking any amount of effort into character development.

All the Money in the World (2017)
Jun 10

Jun 10 All the Money in the World (2017)

Alexander Clawson
4 Claws, Dramatic Biopic, Drama

For the sake of wordiness, and because this is about one of those families that isn’t creative enough to come up with more than one name for the patriarchal line, I’m going to go with P1 for Jean Paul Getty (the grandfather), P2 for Jean Paul Getty II (his son), and P3 for Jean Paul Getty III (the grandson).

Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse (2018)
Jun 1

Jun 1 Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse (2018)

Alexander Clawson
5 Claws, Kids Movie, Action, Comedy

Possibly the coolest part of this movie was the animation style, complete with hatch shading and the occasional narration box

The Aviator (2004)
May 25

May 25 The Aviator (2004)

Alexander Clawson
4 Claws, Dramatic Biopic

Howard Hughes was, undoubtedly, the inspiration for the film-version of Tony Stark.

Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
May 19

May 19 Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

Alexander Clawson
1 Claw, Depressing, Drama

Set in the fictional town of Ebbing, Missouri, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (2017) is a depressing story of loss with no concept of repentance and almost entirely filled with distasteful character development.

Lost in Translation (2003)
May 17

May 17 Lost in Translation (2003)

Alexander Clawson
2 Claws, Indie

There is an unfortunate trend where movies sometimes don't fit a genre, but they have a few jokes, and therefore they get labeled as "comedy," despite not actually being funny.

Mars Attacks (1996)
May 14

May 14 Mars Attacks (1996)

Alexander Clawson
3 Claws, Sci-Fi, Stupid

 "Mars Attacks" (1996) gleefully spends it's 90-minute runtime being completely ridiculous.

The Wandering Earth (2019)
May 12

May 12 The Wandering Earth (2019)

Alexander Clawson
2 Claws, Sci-Fi, Stupid

“The Wandering Earth” is a movie based on a book of the same name by Chinese author Liu Cixin. I’d never heard of the book or the author until the various tech and sci-fi blogs online started talking about the movie.

Unicorn Store (2019)
May 8

May 8 Unicorn Store (2019)

Alexander Clawson
1 Claw, Stupid, Fantasy

She’s got paint on her face!
She’s unorthodox and creative!
She’s a pixie-cut away from being the bog-standard ‘manic pixie dream girl’!
She’s Kit!

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