Movie Reviews
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The Marsh King’s Daughter Review- An Average Father Daughter Film With A Twist
I’ve seen a lot of films in my day about father-daughter relationships. The Marsh King is the latest in the genre of movies. It was intriguing to me because of the two stars at the front of it. Ben Mendelssohn… Continue reading
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Squealer Review- A Formulaic Horror Film With Bad Acting
With it being right in the middle or towards the end of spooky season it makes sense for Squealer to come out. It is a horror movie with a bit of a sense of humor even though everything in it… Continue reading
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Fingernails Review- A Film About Love That Doesn’t Understand What Love Truly Means
Romance and love are two topics that have been tackled in Hollywood for decades. More often than not they are handled in a straightforward way. As with The Lobster, the Yorgos Lanthimos film from a few years back, Fingernails tackles… Continue reading
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Sly Review- An In-Depth Deep Dive Into An American Icon
As anyone who knows me knows, I’m a huge fan of Sylvester Stallone or Sly as he’s called by many people. I grew up with the underdog story of Rocky Balboa and the first ever true action film First Blood,… Continue reading
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The Holdovers Review- A Teacher Student Mentorship That Reminded Me Of My Own Life As A Young Man
Alexander Payne has had a pretty long and successful career as a filmmaker. Directing such films as Election, The Descendants, and About Schmidt. He has worked with a star-studded array of actors and actresses in his time, such as Reese… Continue reading
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The Killer Review- Meticulous Direction and Storytelling Equal Another Solid Film for Fincher and Fassbender
David Fincher is one of the best American directors making films today. He has a knack for giving audiences characters and stories that are a bit out of the ordinary but effective in keeping viewers interested in what is going… Continue reading
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Five Nights at Freddy’s Review- Half a Good Film Doesn’t Make A Whole Great Film Unfortunately
Lately, the world has been inundated by all the video games that have been made into movies and television series. Just this year alone there have been The Super Mario Brothers Movie, The Last of Us, Gran Tourismo, and another… Continue reading
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Priscilla Review- The Other Side of Coin In This Relationship
Fans of Elvis went many years without a good biopic about him and his life. That was until Baz Luhrman’s film last year came out. It was a tour de force performance for Austin Butler. This was a great film… Continue reading
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Anatomy of a Fall Review- A Courtroom Drama For the Ages
Courtroom dramas are one of my favorite genres. Films like Primal Fear, A Few Good Men, The Lincoln Lawyer, and A Time to Kill come to mind and remind me of why I love this genre. Anatomy Of a Fall… Continue reading
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Pain Hustlers Review- A Bland Rip Off of Things We’ve Seen Done Much Better Before
The Adam McKay style has become popular lately with several filmmakers. Similar to Tarantino’s style in Pulp Fiction of the non-linear story or Paul Thomas Anderson’s style in I’m Magnolia where a bunch of characters’ story arcs interconnect but they… Continue reading
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