Tag: film

  • The Neon Demon – A Movie Review

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    I have to admit that I’ve noticed this film on Amazon Prime Video for several years and it always piqued my curiosity. I recently read an article touting it as a hidden gem among the Amazon library, and so I finally decided to give it a watch. The Neon Demon stars Elle Fanning as a…

  • The Tomorrow War – A Movie Review

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    I honestly had no idea what to expect from The Tomorrow War. Chris Pratt is always a little hit or miss with me. I love Sam Richardson, but I’ve only seen him in funny movies. I also love J.K. Simmons. I only knew Betty Gilpin from GLOW, a dramedy. I’d never heard of Yvonne Strahovski.…

  • Army Of the Dead – A Movie Review

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    As far as zombie movies set in Las Vegas go, Army Of the Dead was more than entertaining. I can’t claim this film was cinematic genius. I can’t argue it shifted the paradigm regarding zombies. I can’t even say it was the best zombie movie out there. However, I can truthfully proclaim that, if you’re…

  • Tenet – A Movie Review

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    I wish I could say to you that Tenet is an intellectual masterpiece, that Christopher Nolan has broken with cinematic convention to such a degree that he has essentially reinvented the medium, and that the story is so complex it works as the equivalent of a Russian doll. I wish I could say all of…

  • Godzilla vs. Kong – A Movie Review

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    It’s all in the title, right? Let’s start with the positives–the special effects in Godzilla vs. Kong are spectacular. You see every hair on Kong’s body, every scale on Godzilla’s face. It really is very impressive. Also, when the two behemoths clash, it is epic. The falling buildings, the crashing waves, the displaced earth–they’ve got…

  • Emma. – A Movie Review

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    After truly enjoying Little Women with my wife and daughters, I thought Emma. might be another hit with the family. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, we never quite got around to watching it. My wife and I noticed that it was now available on HBO MAX, so at around ten o’clock at night, after the…

  • Zack Snyder’s Justice League

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    As I said with my original Justice League review, I’m going to like a Justice League movie no matter what. I’ve loved these particular characters since I was a small child reading comic books and watching Super Friends. But, even with that stated, Zack Snyder’s Justice League is a vastly superior version of what came…

  • The Midnight Sky – A Movie Review

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    I wasn’t quite sure what to make of The Midnight Sky when I saw its title card appear on Netflix. The description and trailer didn’t totally captivate me, but they didn’t repel me, either. In the end, I watched it because I generally like George Clooney and because I enjoy “realistic” science fiction movies about…

  • Wonder Woman: 1984 – A (Spoiler-Free) Movie Review

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    Let me start by saying that I adore the first Wonder Woman film. That moment when Wonder Woman climbs out of the trenches and crosses No Man’s Land … I think it will forevermore be one of the most iconic cinematic scenes in movie history. Furthermore, it had a tight storyline, introduced the entire world…

  • Joker – A Spoiler-Free Movie Review

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    Let’s first talk about what Joker is not. Joker is not for children. Joker is not a superhero movie. Joker is not a super villain movie. Joker is not funny. Joker is not part of a shared comic book universe.  However, Joker is a psychoanalytical movie exploring a mentally ill man who eventually comes to…