Television/Streaming Shows
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Jim Henson: Idea Man Review- An Amazing Documentary About The Man Behind The Muppets!
By Nick Nitkowski It should go without saying that we all know who Jim Henson was. The creator of The Muppets and Sesame Street and the mind behind such classic movies like Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal! And now we… Continue reading
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Eric Review- A Fascinating Series Based On True Events That Deals With Real Life Trauma While Also Dealing With The Loss Of A Child
Eric is based on a true story and in a world of Imaginary Friend films that have come out in theaters recently it’s the best of the lot so far. Even though this isn’t a film, Abi Morgan sets it… Continue reading
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The Beach Boys Review- A Solid Documentary About The Band That Started The Beach Culture Sound, We All Know And Love Today
When I was a kid, my parents loaded my brothers and sister in the car, and we went for rides around New England on the weekends. We used to listen to all kinds of music, including the 60s station on… Continue reading
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Atlas Review- A Terrific Turn For Jennifer Lopez In This CGI Spectacle, Opposite Gregory James Cohen As The Voice Of An AI Mech Suit
Jennifer Lopez’s career has been a bit disjointed. She came out of the gates with Selena and a few other action films opposite George Clooney, Out of Sight, and some rom-coms opposite Matthew McCaughey, The Wedding Planner. Lately, though, her… 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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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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Fallout Review- Walton Goggins Owns Every Scene He’s In As The Ghoul In This Post-apocalyptic Video Game Adaption
In the past films and television shows based on video games have been hit or miss. More recently they have been doing better with The Last Of Us. The Super Mario Brothers Movie and two Sonic the Hedgehog movies, with… Continue reading
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Ripley Review- A Visionary Masterpiece Reimagining A Great Literary Character From Steve Zaillian
Patricia Highsmith is the author of the Tom Ripley series of books, of which there have been a couple of films about this literary character. The most famous of which came out back in 1999 called The Talented Mr. Ripley… Continue reading
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Steve! (Martin): A Documentary In Two Pieces Review- A Film That Shows What A Great Comedian, Actor And All Around Wild And Crazy Guy He Is
When I was a kid, I was vaguely familiar with the work of Steve Martin. The SNL years he was a part of were a little before my time. His films The Jerk and Pennies From Heaven were ones I… Continue reading
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