Real fire, fake depth. Faith in the Flames takes the deadliest wildfire in California history and turns it into a Sunday school fable with CGI embers and evangelical uplift.
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https://ninetypercentcrapmoviereviews.wordpress.com/2025/08/01/faith-in-the-flames-the-nichole-jolly-story/

Ordinary Love offers a quiet, competent take on marriage and illness — but don’t expect surprises. Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville carry a story that plays it safe at every turn. The cinematic definition of "just fine."
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https://ninetypercentcrapmoviereviews.wordpress.com/2022/11/01/ordinary-love/

Zac Efron’s “war comedy” wants to be charming, profound, and funny — it’s none of the above. The Greatest Beer Run Ever mistakes stupidity for heart and ends up a clueless, callous mess. Vietnam wasn’t a joke. Neither is bad filmmaking.
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https://ninetypercentcrapmoviereviews.wordpress.com/2022/11/01/the-greatest-beer-run-ever/

Serenity (2019) wants to be The Matrix, To Have and Have Not, and a therapy sim for a grieving boy—at the same time. The result? A digital fever dream with daddy issues, genre bloat, and zero metaphysical clarity.
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https://ninetypercentcrapmoviereviews.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/serenity-incest-tuna-and-daddy-issues/