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Film Review – The Lion King (2019)
Excited was an understatement when I saw the first poster and trailer for The Lion King (2019). The CGI looked amazing, and it brought back nostalgia from the original animated film in 1994 which released when I was in high school. With Disney seemingly given…
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Film Review – Stuber
I’ll say this much: Stuber (2019) did make me laugh…occasionally. The setup is your classic odd couple pairing, in which two completely separate personalities – this time being Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista – are forced to work together for a single goal. On paper,…
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Film Review – Spider-Man: Far From Home
Just a couple of months separated from the release of Avengers: Endgame, we’re back to pick up the pieces in a Starkless world through the prism of our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Far from Home. Not that he’s particularly interested in being our tour…
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Film Review – Midsommar
Writer/director Ari Aster’s first feature film, Hereditary, was a breakout hit and solidified him as a budding master of breathing new life to the horror genre. Given his success for Hereditary, the hopes are high for his second film, Midsommar. In blunt terms, Midsommar is…
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Film Review – Yesterday
We all know Biff Tannen is a butthead, but can’t we at least admit his stealing of a sports almanac in the future to enhance his present is innately enticing? To be the only one on earth with information guaranteed to bring you fame and…
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Film Review – Toy Story 4
When Toy Story (1995) was first released, I was twelve years old. Now I’m in my thirties and the series is in its twenties. Time has been far kinder to the franchise. I make that correlation because it’s remarkable how the team at Disney/Pixar has…
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Film Review – The Last Black Man in San Francisco
The trailer for The Last Black Man in San Francisco is reason enough to seek out this film immediately. Seeing it in its entirety on a large screen in a dark theatre is breathtaking. That statement is not an exaggeration by any means.
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Film Review – Papi Chulo
Papi Chulo strikes me as an odd title for a film, but its meaning, “attractive man” or “ladies’ man” in Latin-American slang, makes sense in a couple of different ways by the end of it. Although the Irish money backing this film gave me pause…
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