Movie Reviews
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Tarot Review- Another Horror Film With A Good Premise That Doesn’t Know How To Use It Properly
Horror films have used anything and everything to scare the bejesus out of audiences for years now. Writers and directors have infused whatever they can into their stories to make them interesting and not cookie-cutters of something else that has… Continue reading
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Unfrosted Review- Another Funny Origin Story Of Something We’ve All Probably Had At One Time Or Another, Pop Tarts
Last year was an unprecedented year when it came to films about origin stories involving items like Blackberry Phones, Tetras video games, and Frito Lay Flamin Hot Cheetos. With the new year comes a new story about the origin of… Continue reading
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The People’s Joker Review- A Transgender Coming-Of-Age Story Wrapped In An Unofficial DC Comics Fever Dream
By Nick Nitkowski “The People’s Joker” is an independent film that was crowdfunded back in 2020 about a transgender person known as Joker the Harlequin trying to discover one’s self in Gotham City where comedy is outlawed by Batman and… Continue reading
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Star Wars: Tales of the Empire Review- An Amazing Looking Series That Delves Deeper Into Characters Who Haven’t Had The Spotlight On Them Such As This In Past Star Wars Shows
As anybody who knows me knows, I’m a huge Star Wars fan. I’ve watched all the movies multiple times, and I’ve kept up with the Disney Plus shows. That includes animated shows. The Clone Wars, Rebel, Visions, and The Bad… Continue reading
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The Idea Of You Review- A Surprisingly Charming Rom-Com
by Nick Nitkowski Right off the bat I had a pretty good idea of what I was getting myself into going to see “The Idea of You.” All I needed to see was the poster and I knew. The details… Continue reading
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The Fall Guy Review- A Fun Action Rom-Com That Doesn’t Totally Connect With The Audience
During the Academy Awards this past March, there was a segment where Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt came on stage. They were both bantering with one another about the two films they were in last summer Oppenheimer and Barbie which… Continue reading
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We Grown Now Review- A Coming-of-Age Film That Glosses Over The Real Problems Going On In Chicago During This Time
Stories of inner-city youth are nothing new these days. Filmmakers have been making them in some form for decades now. Even going back to the days of The Bowery Boys, The latest story of inner city youth is called We… Continue reading
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[FFF 2024] Foxy Brown (1974) 50th Anniversary Retro Review- The Pinnacle of Blaxploitation Filmmaking
by Kyle Flynn At the end of every Florida Film Festival, the festival does a Closing Night Retro Film. Years ago, in 2018, this film was Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, starring the immaculate Pam Grier, who came in person to present… Continue reading
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[FFF 2024] Secret Mall Apartment Review- A Film About A Story That Is To Unbelievable To Be True, If It Weren’t Actually True
In this country and around the world there are so many stories that we never heard of that happen on a regular basis. There are so many people in so many towns across the country that it’s hard to know… Continue reading
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