Movie Reviews
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A Strange Way of Life Review- A Beautiful Western With Love & Respect At It’s Core
Pedro Almodovar is what’s considered an auteur director. He has directed some of the best films in international cinema. He has worked with Oscar-nominated actors like Penelope Cruise and Antonio Banderas. He hasn’t made a full-length American language film, though.… Continue reading
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When Evil Lurks Review- A Different Kind of Horror Film
Horror is a genre that crosses all borders and boundaries. It isn’t just a genre here in the United States, even though we claim to own it. Great filmmakers like Guillermo Del Toro, Feddy Alverez, Jennifer Kent, James Wan as… Continue reading
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The Fall of the House of Usher Review- Another Complex and Well-Crafted Horror Series by Mike Flanagan
Mike Flanagan has paved his own path in the horror genre, specifically on Netflix. He’s created multiple iconic horror series for the popular streaming service such as A Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, and my personal… Continue reading
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Fair Play Review- An Erotic Thriller That Builds To A Boil
There is a world where twenty-somethings are leaving college and going into the world where they get jobs and try to make a life for themselves outside of their parent’s homes. Fair Play is a film that deals with the… Continue reading
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The Wonderful Life of Henry Sugar Review- Great Production Design Doesn’t Make Up For Slow and Monotonous Dialogue
Wes Anderson is considered one of the best directors working today. He has made some amazing films including Moonrise Kingdom and The Grand Budapest Hotel as well as the stop-motion animated film The Fantastic Mr. Fox based on the… Continue reading
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The Re-Education of Molly Singer Review- A Clichéd and Contrived Comedy That Wasn’t Worth My Time
The Re-Education of Molly Singer is a mix of a couple of genres. It’s a college angst film with a story about an adult looking for direction in her life thrown in for good measure. These two genres on their… Continue reading
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The Kill Room Review- An Interesting Premise Combined With Good Acting Made This An Entertaining Film
Reggie (Joe Manganiello), Patrice (Uma Thurman), Gordon (Samuel L. Jackson), Grace (Miya Hawke), an artist/painter, scam, laundering money through an art gallery, Leslie (Amy Kerum), Nate (Matthew Maher), Liv Morgan/Gionna Daddio, The Kimono (Debbie Mazer), Nicole (Marianne Randon) Anika (Dree… Continue reading
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The Expendables 4 Review- One of the Worst in the Franchise, and That’s Saying Something
The Expendables Franchise has been one that has given Sylvester Stallone an excuse to work with his old friends like Harrison Ford Arnold Schwarzenegger Dolph Lundgren Jason Statham Jet Li ,Wesley Snipes and many others again after many years. Along… Continue reading
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Mississippi Burning Retro Review- A Moving Portrait of Racial Hatred that Still Resonates Deeply in Our Society
Over the years I’ve seen a lot of films about racism or persecution toward a specific race of people. Mississippi Burning is one of the best I’ve ever seen on this topic. On par with 12 Years a Slave, The… Continue reading
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