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Film Review – No Sudden Move
No Sudden Move (2021) is a terrific, pulp-noir throwback. It displays tight precision in front of and behind the camera, managing a rollercoaster of a plot. In lesser hands, this could have crumbled into messy incoherence. But in the hands of experienced professionals, it maintains…
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Film Review – The Forever Purge
The entire Purge series has rested on one central idea: What would happen if, for a single night, all crime were made legal? The argument is that many people, if allowed to get away with murder, theft, vandalism, arson, etc., would gleefully participate to release their pent-up…
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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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TV Review – Loki
The first episode of Loki premiered on Disney+ this week. I don’t subscribe to that streaming channel, so I was pleasantly surprised to see screeners for the first two episodes in my inbox earlier this week. Having not watched WandaVision or The Falcon and the…
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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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