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Film Review – The Ice Road
At this stage of his career, Liam Neeson seems content with making mid-level action thrillers. That’s not a bad thing, given that the genre has been dominated by superhero “event” films or franchise sequels for the better part of fifteen years. Seeing smaller, one-off actioners…
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Film Review – False Positive
Having a child can be a beautiful experience, but it can also be a terrifying, stressful, and in the worst cases, dangerous. Obviously, this rings especially true for expectant mothers. They are the ones who must bear the responsibility of carrying a life inside of…
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Film Review – Luca
Disney/Pixar’s latest offering, Luca (2021) is a gorgeously rendered, brightly colored fantasy tackling themes of friendship and identity. It is also one of the slightest productions we’ve seen from the studio. In the grand scheme of things, it’s a perfectly acceptable, family friendly movie with a strong…
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Film Review – In the Heights
In the Heights (2021) is a rapturous, joyful musical fantasy that feels as though it were made for this exact moment. The brainchild of one Lin-Manuel Miranda, this adaptation of the hit Broadway show centers on the north Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights. A large Hispanic/LatinX…
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Film Review – The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) reunites us with paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga) as they once again tackle a case of supernatural evil descending upon unsuspecting victims. This is the third entry into the series but the…
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Film Review – Cruella
What a strange decision it was to make an origin story about Cruella de Vil. Her first onscreen appearance was in Disney’s One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), in which she (voiced by Betty Lou Gerson) was a chain smoking, diabolical villain who wanted to murder and…
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Film Review – Army of the Dead
Only a few months have passed since Zack Snyder dominated the pop culture landscape with his restored version of Justice League (2021). And now here he is with yet another actioner, Army of the Dead (2021). As the title would suggest, Snyder has returned to horror, once again delving…
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An Appreciation – 8½
All art – at a certain level – is a reflection of ego. Film might be the most powerful example of this idea. Through image and sound, we see an artist’s thoughts, feelings, fears, desires, and hidden secrets illuminated on the screen. We see the…
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