Movie Reviews
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The Samurai And The Prisoner Review – An In-Depth Character Driven Story That Gets Better As It Moves Forward
By Dan Skip Allen The Festival de Cannes Film Festival can be a bit of a mixed bag. There are some movies from big named filmmakers, little indie films, and movies from auteur directors. This year’s festival had a mix… Continue reading
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Tony Review – A Biopic Unlike Any Other One You’ve Seen Before
By Dan Skip Allen Matt Johnson is a director who I first noticed when I saw his film “Blackberry” and later I saw “Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie” based on his popular Canadian show. I have even seen… Continue reading
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Spider-man: Brand New Day Review – A Darker Story That Doesn’t Always Work In Context With The Character That Was Set Up In The Other Films
By Dan Skip Allen I’ve read thousands of Spider-Man comic books in my day. There have been plenty of them I have loved and almost as many that I haven’t liked. Comic books are different from movies, though. Each month,… Continue reading
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72 Hours Review – An Attempt To Be Gen Z’s The Hangover
By Tyler Banark “72 Hours” first jumped out at me as a Netflix comedy featuring current SNL cast members Marcello Hernandez, Ben Marshall, and Kam Patterson in a Netflix comedy with Kevin Hart and Mason Gooding. While the latter two… Continue reading
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Pinocchio Unstrung Review – A Welcome’d Gory Addition To The Poohniverse
By Nick Nitkowski I’m not sure how I got so invested into the ongoing Poohniverse franchise. I know it all started with “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” which only existed because the property became public domain for anyone to… Continue reading
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Motor City Review – An Action Packed, Adrenaline Feuled Period Piece With A Great Vision From The Director Potsy Ponciroli
By Dan Skip Allen I’ve become a fan of Alan Ritchson the more I see him in movies and television/streaming series, such as Reacher. He has made that character his own, but I first saw him years ago in Titans,… Continue reading
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Hadestown: The Musical – Pro Shot Review – A Front Row Seat To One Hell Of A Show!
By Nick Nitkowski I’ve known about “Hadestown” for a while. Everyone was saying how great it was and that it was the next “Hamilton” and that it’s such a grand spectacle. Of course, me being a fan of “Hamilton”, I… Continue reading
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Blue Heron Review – An Emotional Coming-Of-Age Tale That Will Resonate With A Lot Of People Who Watch It
By Dan Skip Allen I’m a brother of three siblings,two brothers, and a sister. My family moved around a lot, and our situation regarding an alcoholic/abusive father caused us some trauma in our lives. Add in a disability due to… Continue reading
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Reading Lolita In Tehran Review – An Important Story That Needed To Be Told Regarding Women’s Rights
By Dan Skip Allen We in America have gotten used to a world of freedoms, but there was a time in our history when women didn’t have the freedoms they enjoyed these days. Other countries such as Iran, for example,… Continue reading
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The Odyssey Review – An Epic Story Brought To Screen By A Filmmaker Who Knows How To Make These Kinds Of Films
By Dan Skip Allen “The Odyssey” hasn’t been one of those things I’ve thought about all that much over the years, but it was one the things I learned about in high school. In English class and history there was… Continue reading
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