Dan Skip Allen
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Mayday Review – A Cold War Action Comedy That Isn’t That Funny
By Dan Skip Allen Anybody who knows me knows I like a movie set in the 70s/80s. They are a couple of decades that I grew up in. I just have an affinity for these kinds of movies. The history,… Continue reading
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Onslaught Review – A Promising Premise That’s Let Down By A Major Contrivance In The Script
By Dan Skip Allen My first experience with an Adam Wingard movie was a promo screening of “You’re Next” in 2011. I went with my buddy Vinnie LaSpada. It was a typical horror movie that I wasn’t much a fan… Continue reading
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Lanterns Episode 3 Review – A John Sewart-centric Episode For The Fans Of This Character
By Dan Skip Allen There have been two cliffhangers in the first two episodes of “Lanterns”. The first was Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler), appearing to be frozen to death on the bleachers of the football field where previously there were… Continue reading
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Dear You Review – One Of The Most Original And Thoughtfully Sweet Films You’ll See All Year
By Dan Skip Allen I’ve seen my share of foreign language films in my lifetime. They have something that American movies don’t have. They have different kinds of stories that aren’t like most of the American ones told in movies.… Continue reading
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The Whisper Man Review – An Adaptation Of A Crime Thriller That Gets It Right From Beginning To End
By Dan Skip Allen AGBO is the production company owned by Joe and Anthony Russo. The two men behind “Captain America: Civil War”, Avengers: Infinity War” and Avengers: Endgame”. The hitch is they didn’t produce these movies they only directed.… Continue reading
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The Dog Stars Review – An Eye-opening Look At What Could Happen In Our Society If We’re Not Careful
By Dan Skip Allen I wouldn’t be saying anything surprising when I say the pandemic took a lot of people by storm a few years ago. The country hadn’t had one in a hundred years. It was a miracle people… Continue reading
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Lanterns Episode 2 Review – A More In-Depth Look Into What Is Going On In The Small Nebraska Town
By Dan Skip Allen After the cliffhanger of an ending to episode one of “Lanterns” episode two starts off in a very similar way as the last episode. With Hal (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) bickering about John’s… Continue reading
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Lucky Review – Anya Taylor-Joy Is A Genuine Star That Knocked This Role Out Of The Park
By Dan Skip Allen I’ve followed the career of Anya Taylor Joy’s ever since I saw her in Robert Eggers “The Witch” in 2015. She was like a revelation to me. Ever since she’s played a younger version of Furiosa,… Continue reading
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Ted Lasso Season 4 Review – A Season I Didn’t Know I Needed Until I Saw It, And Loved What I Saw, So Far
By Dan Skip Allen Ted Lasso ended on a perfect note in season 3. He returned to Kansas to be there for his son and help his ex-wife. He left Roy Kent in charge of Richmond FC with Rebecca, Keeley,… Continue reading
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The Magic Faraway Tree Review – Another Beautiful Book To Screen Adaptation For The Whole Family
By Dan Skip Allen There have been a lot of book series that have been adapted into films. Some of them are better than others. When a director does it right the first time, it could spawn a franchise similar… Continue reading
