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Film Review – Zombieland: Double Tap
One of the big draws of Zombieland (2009) was the chemistry of the main cast. Zombie-apocalypse survivors Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), Wichita (Emma Stone), and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) made for an entertaining dysfunctional family. Seeing them interact and play off one another…
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Film Review – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Warning: the following contains spoilers for the TV show, Breaking Bad
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Film Review – Gemini Man
There was talk leading up to the release of Gemini Man (2019) involving the technical achievements that allowed it to come to life. Some of the talk regarded the 4K 3D cinematography, shot at 120 frames per second. The bigger buzz surrounded the CGI technology…
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Film Review – In the Tall Grass
In the Tall Grass (2019) starts out well enough. Cal (Avery Whitted) and his pregnant sister Becky (Laysla De Oliveira) are on a cross country road trip. While making a pit stop next to an old church, they hear the cries of a young boy…
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Film Review – Joker (Second Take)
Joaquin Phoenix delivers one of the great performances of the year in Joker (2019). It is truly an outstanding piece of work, and another highlight in a career already filled with them. As the deranged protagonist, Phoenix is able to utilize the best of his…
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Film Review – Abominable
One often used trope in family and animated films involves a protagonist befriending an outsider, usually of the fantastical variety. The earliest iteration of this I can remember was the friendship born between Elliott (Henry Thomas) and the alien in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). But…
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Film Review – Downton Abbey
It’s at this point where I must make a troubling confession: I’ve never seen an episode of the television show, Downton Abbey. I was well aware of it while it was on air and of its popularity. There were a few elements that I gathered…
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Film Review – The Goldfinch
Have you ever wanted to watch five different movies in the same sitting? If so, then The Goldfinch (2019) may be for you. Directed by John Crowley and written by Peter Straughan (adapted from Donna Tartt’s novel), the tonal shifts of this story – or…
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