Jen Yamato

Los Angeles

Co-Host at Asian Enough

journalist, critic / co-host of the Asian Enough podcast🎙🎧

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REVIEW: Rami Malek steps out in techno spy thriller ‘The Amateur’

1 week ago | torontosun.com | Jen Yamato

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Review | Rami Malek steps out in techno spy thriller ‘The Amateur’

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Jen Yamato

It’s tempting to guffaw at the glut of “men at work” action films in theaters this month (see: the hard-hat-hitting Jason Statham yarn “A Working Man” and the upcoming Ben Affleck sequel “The Accountant 2”), but studio executives might be on to something. What better time to escape intowatching someone’s boring old day job become a thrilling adventure than tax-filing season?
Review | Rami Malek steps out in techno spy thriller ‘The Amateur’

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Jen Yamato

Now“I’m James Hawes. I’m the director of “The Amateur.” Our hero, Charlie Heller, played by Rami Malek, is on a mission to kill the people who took his wife’s life. And we meet him arriving in Madrid with number two on the list. And he has a plan to try and take this guy out without getting too close. …
Rami Malek steps out in techno spy thriller 'The Amateur'

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jen Yamato

It’s tempting to guffaw at the glut of “men at work” action films in theaters this month (see: the hard-hat-hitting Jason Statham yarn “A Working Man” and the upcoming Ben Affleck sequel “The Accountant 2”), but studio executives might be on to something. What better time to escape into watching someone’s boring old day job become a thrilling adventure than tax-filing season?
Numbingly bland ‘Novocaine’ is a painful action-comedy misfire

1 month ago | tj.news | Jen Yamato

• • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentEven with a gimmick engineered to orchestrate endless bursts of Looney Tunes-style hyperviolence, Novocaine lives up to its name, all right – a tedious action-comedy so numbingly bland, you feel the pain of its 110-minute run time even as its protagonist can’t feel a thing. Advertisement 2Don't have an account?
Review: Numbingly bland ‘Novocaine’ is a painful action-comedy misfire

1 month ago | post-gazette.com | Jen Yamato

Even with a gimmick engineered to orchestrate endless bursts of Looney Tunes-style hyperviolence, “Novocaine” lives up to its name. It’s a tedious action-comedy so numbingly bland, you feel the pain of its 110-minute run time even as its protagonist can’t feel a thing. ‘NOVOCAINE’Starring: Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, Jacob Batalon, Ray Nicholson. Rating: R for strong bloody violence, language and graphic gore.
REVIEW: Numbingly bland ‘Novocaine’ is a painful action-comedy misfire

1 month ago | torontosun.com | Jen Yamato

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Review | Numbingly bland ‘Novocaine’ is a painful action-comedy misfire

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Jen Yamato

Even with a gimmick engineered to orchestrate endless bursts of Looney Tunes-style hyperviolence, “Novocaine” lives up to its name, all right — a tedious action-comedy so numbingly bland, you feel the pain of its 110-minute run time even as its protagonist can’t feel a thing. The conceit is somewhat novel, at least, in a genre stuffed with heroes who usually win the day with only a few scratches.
Numbingly bland 'Novocaine' is a painful action-comedy misfire

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jen Yamato

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysEven with a gimmick engineered to orchestrate endless bursts of Looney Tunes-style hyperviolence, “Novocaine” lives up to its name, all right — a tedious action-comedy so numbingly bland, you feel the pain of its 110-minute run time even as its protagonist can’t feel a thing.
‘Mad About the Boy’: A tender sequel, gives Bridget Jones her groove back

2 months ago | postguam.com | Jen Yamato

Nearly a decade ago, Britain’s perennially hapless rom-com heroine Bridget Jones actually did make it to marriage and motherhood after three movies and countless comical indignities. But in the tender, sexy coda “Mad About the Boy,” the fourth film adapted from Helen Fielding’s “Bridget Jones’s Diary” novel series, she discovers there’s more life to live after the happily-ever-after. It’s the best of the sequels yet.