Shawn Levy

Night at the Museum (2006)

Night at the Museum (2006)
Rating: ★★
Feb 11, 2007Museum Exhibits Come to Life
Popular family hit with Ben Stiller as a night watchman at New York’s Museum of Natural History who discovers that the exhibits come to life at night. More a cute idea than a full film, there is some fun to the characters and effects
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The Watch (2012)

The Watch (2012)
Rating: ★★
Aug 3, 2012Neighbourhood Watch vs Alien Invaders Comedy
An uninspired comedy about a neighbourhood watch encountering alien invaders that falls somewhere between Ghostbusters and The ‘Burbs. The film's virtues lie less in the weak premise than in the director allowing the stars to freely improvise with occasionally funny results
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Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
Rating: ★
Jan 24, 2015Museum Exhibits Come to Life
The third entry in a franchise that seems to be stretching to find anything to do with its premise beyond the first film. Everyone involved seems to have only turned up to collect a paycheque and be going through the motions in a show that entirely coasts by solely on your familiarity with the characters
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Arrival (2016)

Arrival (2016)
Rating: ★★★★★
Dec 11, 2016First Contact with Aliens
Most SF films gloss over the issue of communication with aliens, having them either speaking English or with devices like Universal Translators. This is a superbly intelligent film that grapples with how to communicate with something different
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The Darkest Minds (2018)

The Darkest Minds (2018)
Rating: ★★
Apr 20, 2020Young Adult/Psychically Powered Kids on the Run
Adapted from a series of Young Adult books concerning a group of children with psychic powers on the run in a dystopian future, this failed to find the audience it sought
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Love and Monsters (2020)

Love and Monsters (2020)
Rating: ★★
Dec 11, 2020Journey Across a Post-Apocalyptic World of Giant Animals
A nerdy guy sets out across a post-apocalyptic wasteland filled with giant animals to be with the girl of his dreams. This sound promising in description but suffers an identity crisis on screen
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