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Film Review – The Gorge
The Gorge (2025) is a B-level flick that works almost entirely by the charisma of its stars. On paper, it’s preposterous and silly. Director Scott Derrickson (with screenwriter Zach Dean) combines a sci-fi/action plot with a surprisingly sweet romance – because who doesn’t like falling in love amid a…
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Film Review – Captain America: Brave New World
***Warning: This Review Contains Mild Spoilers*** Here now is an example of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s worst tendencies. Captain America: Brave New World (2025) is a film so blatantly dependent on previous entries that it lacks its own identity. Granted, the very essence of “The…
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Film Review – Kinda Pregnant
Here now is a premise better suited for a half hour sitcom. We have a misunderstanding that turns into a lie that turns into a frantic situation that could have been avoided had the characters been truthful with one another. Of course, if that were…
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Film Review – You’re Cordially Invited
You’re Cordially Invited (2025) is the kind of rom com that would’ve seen a big theatrical release twenty years ago. Two big stars, a screwball plot, and just the right amount of earnestness was once the key ingredients for drawing an audience. Sadly, in recent years…
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Film Review – Inheritance
There is a stripped down, bare bones quality to Inheritance (2025) that works in its favor. Perhaps that is because – according to reports – it was shot entirely with an iPhone. But it also has to do with the straightforward way the story is laid out.…
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Film Review – Back in Action
The title of Back In Action (2025) acts as a double meaning for both of its main actors. For Cameron Diaz, this marks her first starring work in a decade, having enjoyed a semi-retired life during that time. For Jamie Foxx, this was the project that had to…
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Film Review – Ad Vitam
The title of Ad Vitam (2025) is a Latin phrase meaning “For Life.” A not-so-subtle metaphor for a story in which characters fight to save the lives of others and themselves. On paper, this French action thriller has all the trappings we are familiar with: A highly…
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Film Review – Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Den of Thieves (2018) was a hard boiled, testosterone fueled, cops-and-robbers thriller that had just enough good stuff to make it better than it had any right to be. Sure, we’ve seen plenty of heist films where skilled criminals played a game of cat and mouse…
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