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Film Review – Things Heard & Seen
There are two stories happening in Things Heard & Seen (2021). I wonder if they would have worked better as separate films instead of juxtaposed together. Written and directed by the husband/wife duo of Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (based off Elizabeth Brundage’s novel, All Things Cease…
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Film Review – Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse
Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse (2021) operates as a throwback action thriller. Its biggest weakness is that it plays too much as a throwback. Adapted from Clancy’s novel, the story exists in the same world of espionage as his other famous character, Jack Ryan. We’re brought right…
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An Appreciation – The Age of Innocence
“The most violent film I ever made” That’s a bold statement coming from Martin Scorsese, given that much of his work involves characters committing extremely violent acts. But in The Age of Innocence (1993), the violence he references is not of a physical nature. You…
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Film Review – Mortal Kombat (2021)
There has a been a long running history of video games being adapted into bad movies. Mortal Kombat (2021) fits right in with that tradition. The franchise has existed (in video game form) for nearly three decades. There was already a slew of adaptations, most notably the…
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Film Review – Stowaway
Stowaway (2021) presents a moral dilemma wrapped up in a sci-fi setting. It’s not interested in alien invasions, space adventures, or the overwhelming mysteries of the galaxy. Instead, it’s story is far more grounded – for lack of a better term. A small group of astronauts…
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Film Review – Nobody
A lot of the talk about Nobody (2021) revolves around its central casting. Bob Odenkirk – whose background is in comedy and whom many recognize as the lawyer in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul – may not be the first person one will think of as a kick ass action…
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Film Review – Why Did You Kill Me?
Amongst the plethora of true crime documentaries coming out – seemingly weekly on Netflix – is Why Did You Kill Me? (2021). The story itself is a sad one, about a life being taken far too early. But in terms of presentation, there isn’t much here that…
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An Appreciation – The Night of the Hunter
When The Night of the Hunter (1955) was first released, it was a financial and critical failure. But like many great films, it endured beyond its initial reception to become an embraced classic. Part of the reason why we remember it over a half century…
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