Dan Skip Allen
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Eden Review – A Head Scratching Period Piece Based On True Events Nobody Wanted From Ron Howard
Ron Howard is a director who has done it all in his career. He’s been making movies since the early 80s, but he was a television star in his younger years. He literally grew up in front of our eyes.… Continue reading
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Americana Review – A Sweetheart Of A Story With Good Performances Across The Board From Hauser, Sweeney, And Halsey
More and more lately, there have been films with chapters or an anthology type story to them. The Life of Chuck was one that had the chapters out of order, Freaky Tales and Weapons are a couple of recent movies… Continue reading
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The Knife Review – A Story That Cuts To Close To Home For Some I’d Imagine
Over the last few years, there has been an influx of films that take place in one location. Filmmakers have started to figure out this is a cheaper way to make movies. These types of movies can be interesting, but… Continue reading
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Night Always Comes Review – An Intense Character Study Of An Unhinged Woman,Vanessa Kirby Is Fantastic
I love a film that puts a character or characters in a tough situation, and they have a specific length of time to accomplish a goal. Whether it’s to make some money or do a job. This kind of scenario… Continue reading
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Highest 2 Lowest Review – One Of The Best Reboots I Have Ever Seen, Spike Lee Made A Truly Inspired Film
I’ve always been skeptical of remakes/reboots. Why create another version that was already successful? Sure, I understand because it’s for a new generation of people who haven’t seen the original film from Akira Kurosawa, High and Low. My answer to… Continue reading
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Nobody 2 Review – A Bad Concept & Script Doesn’t Help This Terrible Action Sequel
Nobody took the world by storm four or so years ago. It was an action film by one of the best action directors in Hollywood, David Leitch. The thing is, after he came on the scene with a bang with… Continue reading
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Relay Review – An Innovative Suspense Thriller With Terrific Performances From Riz Ahmed & Lily James
I like a good thriller. Especially one that deals with a subject matter I haven’t heard of before. That’s the case with Relay, the latest film from director David Mckenzie. I love learning something new from movies. The Tri-State Relay… Continue reading
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East of Wall Review – A Semi-autobiographical Film That Pulls On The Heartstrings As Well As It Does The Horses It Depicts
“The Rider” came out a handful of years back. It was a semi-autobiographical film about a rodeo rider who got hurt riding. It was directed by Chloe Zhao. East of Wall is a very similar type of film.It’s another semi-autobiographical… Continue reading
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Strange Harvest Review – A Faux Documentary Film That Felt As Real As Any True Crime Documentary I’ve Ever Seen
I’ve seen a lot of different kinds of horror films in my day, but I’ve never seen one disguised as a documentary before. This isn’t some kind of mockumentary or anything like that. Strange Harvest is trying to be a… Continue reading
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The Pickup Review – A Mixed Bag Of An Action Heist Comedy
Eddie Murphy has passed the days of doing voice-over for animated films because he wanted to do things his kids could watch. He’s back doing adult action movies again. This time around, they aren’t as funny as some of his… Continue reading
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