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Players Review- A Rom-Com That Bends The Genre Into Something Much Better Than Expected
Rom-coms come in all shapes and sizes. In the case of Players, this is an odd way to do a rom-com. This story focuses on a group of friends who work for an online newspaper. They went to college together… Continue reading
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Madame Web Review- Another Subpar Sony Spider-Man Adjacent Film
Madame Web is based on the Marvel comic book character created by Denny O’Neil and John Romita Jr. that first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #210. She was able to predict the future and helped Spider-man in his adventures. A few… Continue reading
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Bob Marley: One Love- A Transcending Performance By Kingsley Ben Adhir As The Reggae Music Icon
Bob Marley: One Love is another in a long line of stellar musical biopics that have come down the pipe over the last few decades. Elvis, Ray, and Walk the Line, among many others, have come out. These are about… Continue reading
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A Stranger In The Woods Review- A Fascinating And Experimental Take On A Popular Horror Genre
Experimental films are usually of a smaller budget and of a lesser quality. What they lack in quality they make up for in creativity. That’s the case with A Stranger In The Woods from Writer, Producer, and Director Jozef Gallai.… Continue reading
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Monolith Review- A Single Character Story With Great Paranoia At The Forefront
Monolith is another film focusing on a single protagonist who has to deal with something on their own. They have a series of phone calls and use a computer to get information. Films like Locke or Missing come to mind… Continue reading
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Weak Layers Review- Hard Partying Twenty-Somethings Get A Dose Of Reality
Weak Layer: 1: A Layer of snow in the snowpack prone to causing an avalanche Party films can often be pretty funny and get people’s minds off of the real world. Animal House, The Hangover Franchise and Porky’s come to… Continue reading
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Upgraded Review- A Typical Rom-Com With An Art World Story Attached To It
Upgraded is another film about a struggling young woman trying to make it in the world. This is a subgenre of rom-coms and that adds a nice aspect to the film. The struggling woman and the romantic angle combine very… Continue reading
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Out Of Darkness Review- A Bland Stone Age Horror Film Saved By Its Technical Merits
It’s always an interesting thing when a film is made a couple of years before it actually comes out in theaters, because if it were any good the filmmakers and producers would have fast-tracked it to come out as soon… Continue reading
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Ace Ventura Pet Detective 30th Anniversary Review- One Of The Funniest Film I’ve Ever Seen & Launched Jim Carrey’s Career
It’s no secret that I’m a huge Jim Carrey fan. His brand of humor is totally up my alley. I originally started watching him on In Living Color, the FOX sketch show similar to SNL. 1994 was his breakout year… Continue reading
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Predator Review- Remembering Carl Weathers RIP 1948-2024
Carl Weathers is a great character actor primarily known for his role in the Rocky Franchise as the brash heavyweight champion Apollo Creed who defends his title twice against the upstart journeyman Rocky Balboa. Lately, he’s gained fame once again… Continue reading
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