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Film Review – Bloodshot
In the superhero comic book world, Marvel and DC may be the big dogs on the block. But there is a whole group of independent comic book publishers that may not be as famous but can develop a loyal following of their own characters. While…
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Film Review – Emma. (2020)
It is likely a foolishly optimistic hope. But coming on the heels of the absolutely great recent adaptation of Little Women, we are served up another pretty terrific period film. Are we on the verge of a wave of well made classic literary adaptations featuring…
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Film Review – The Call of the Wild (2020)
Jack London’s classic book about the inner life of a domesticated dog who discovers the freedom from within was written over 100 years ago. But often classics are classics for a reason in that they continue to resonate. In this case the journey of Buck…
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Film Review – Just Mercy
The inherent inequity of the American Judicial System has been the subject of many pointed and moving stories. Cinema has a long history of portraying the wrongly incarcerated on screen. Also, showing the spotty record our courts have with applying punishment to prisoners as influenced…
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Film Review – Little Women (2019)
This is how you do it. Film adaptations of classic pieces of literature are so common we all take them for granted. And in the case of some works like this one, it feels like there have been so many versions created at this point…
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Film Review – Bombshell
When dealing with the new film Bombshell I will throw my personal biases right out front. Since politics are inextricably linked with the subject, it’s best to be honest about what lens this is viewed with since bias is going to be inseparable from how…
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Film Review – Queen & Slim
Racism, police violence, societal prejudices, the disaffection and pressure of constantly living under scrutiny based on appearance, the simple wish to just be; these are all issues that African Americans live with on a constant basis. How to eke out any sort of normalcy or…
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Film Review – Black and Blue (Second Take)
It used to be an insult to accuse a movie of being like a TV show. In earlier eras film was supposed to be elevated so high above television that saying something on the big screen felt like it was derivative enough to be only…
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