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Bad Times at the El Royale is a fun mystery/thriller with lots of twists, a great cast (Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson, Chris Hemsworth to name a few), and plenty of style. Continue reading “Bad Times at the El Royale review”
Reviews & Blog
A Star is Born review
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WOW!! A Star is Born is an amazing film! Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper are unbelievable! This is possibly the greatest performance of Cooper’s career, and Gaga is mesmerizing. You can’t take your eyes off her. Continue reading “A Star is Born review”
Colette review
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Colette is an engaging biopic of Gabrielle Colette, the most celebrated female author in the history of French literature. Keira Knightley gives a compelling performance in the title role, and the story is really fascinating. Continue reading “Colette review”
A Simple Favour review
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A Simple Favour has entertaining moments, but suffers from a seeming unwillingness to commit to a tone. Continue reading “A Simple Favour review”
Searching review
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Searching is a tense, mystery thriller that will keep you guessing right to the end. John Cho gives a great performance as a father desperately trying to find any clue to the whereabouts of his 16 year old daughter who has vanished overnight. Continue reading “Searching review”
Won’t you be my neighbor review
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It is impossible to watch WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR and not feel at least a little better about the world afterwards. Continue reading “Won’t you be my neighbor review”
Could BLADE fit into the MCU?
This is a repost of a blog I wrote several years ago. Originally posted January 24/ 2016
The late 90s were not a great time for comic book/super hero films. In 1997 Joel Schumacher pretty much killed the genre with Batman & Robin, and Bryan Singer’s X-Men wouldn’t arrive until 2000, but in 1998 we got Blade. Continue reading “Could BLADE fit into the MCU?”
The Meg review
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The Meg could, and should have been, a crazy, super fun, over the top B-movie. Continue reading “The Meg review”
Eighth Grade review
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Eighth Grade is an entertaining coming of age story about an introverted young girl, Kayla, trying to navigate the social mine field of middle teens. Continue reading “Eighth Grade review”
Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot review
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Don’t worry, he won’t get far on foot is a decent biopic about cartoonist John Callahan. Continue reading “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot review”