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My Penguin Friend Review- Another Sweet Animal/Human Friendship Film
Over the years there have been many films featuring relationships/friendship between humans and animals. Mostly cats and dogs, but sometimes, horses, pigs, and other types of animals. As the title suggests the latest movie about a human who befriends an… Continue reading
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Skincare Review- Another Story Based On A Real Person That Didn’t Live Up To The Events It Was Depicting
Hollywood has been making films based on true stories for decades now. It just depends on how much of the said true story they choose to use. Many times they use creative license to tell these stories. Skincare is one… Continue reading
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The Time Bandits Review- A Hilarious Reimagining Of A Terry Guilliam Film That Lives Up To, If Not Surpasses, The Original
Terry Gilliam came out with his film The Time Bandits about a boy who goes through his wardrobe and runs into a group of little people calling themselves “The Time Bandits” back in 1981. For its time it wasn’t that… Continue reading
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Borderlands Review- An Unimpressive Waste Of Time
By Jacob Cameron Borderlands is the latest in a long string of films based on video games that have been met with apathy by movie fans and scorn by fans of the game the movie is based on. In a… Continue reading
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Daughters Review- A Touching Yet Real Portrayal Of An American Epidemic
I’m a pretty big fan of great documentaries. I love ones about celebrities mostly, but ones about real-life situations like Daughter are very fascinating to me as well. Getting to the bottom of a certain demographic or family dynamic can… Continue reading
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One Fast Move Review- A Basic By the Numbers Racing Movie That Lacks Excitement
By Nick Nitkowski Who doesn’t love a good underdog story? A person who comes from nothing and who wants something more for themselves so they prove their worth by going through toughest of obstacles and achieving victory. It’s inspiring and… Continue reading
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Didi Review- A Generational Story On Late 2000s Teen Awkwardness
By Brian Susbielles Superbad. Lady Bird. Mid-90s. Eighth Grade. The trend of coming-of-age stories continues on with Sean Wang’s debut feature about 13-year-old Taiwanese-American boy Chris (Izaac Wang), also known as Wang-Wang, and his summer of 2008. He is having… Continue reading
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It Ends With Us Review- A Genuinely Moving Depiction Of Romance And Realistic Family Drama
Adapting popular books for the big screen is nothing new in Hollywood. It’s been going on for decades. Sometimes great books don’t turn out to be great movies and vice versa. Once in a while, a book is adapted so… Continue reading
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Detained Review- Trying To Copy A Great Film Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Your Film Is Going To Be Great Either
M Night Shyamalan is a director who has been considered the master of the twist in recent years. Alfred Hitchcock owned that moniker back in the 40s-60s. It’s a rarity that there are any good twists in films today, but… Continue reading
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Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie Review- This Solidified Proof That Spongebob Should Have Ended With His Creator
By Nick Nitkowski I was a huge Spongebob Squarepants fan as a kid. I remember when it first premiered on television. From that very first episode, I was a fan and I couldn’t wait for the next new episode or… Continue reading
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