Posts Tagged ‘Featured’
Film Review – The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
The LEGO Movie (2014) came as a kind of revelation. Here was a film that was – in essence – a feature length commercial for the LEGO building blocks toys. Yet under the guidance of the writing/directing team of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, we…
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The MacGuffin’s Top 10 Films of 2018
The film critics at The MacGuffin have varied tastes when it comes to what our favorite films of 2018. As I compiled this list, there are always at least two to three films that another critic has chosen as a favorite that I have never…
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Top 15 Films of 2018 – Allen’s Picks
The beauty of cinema is how it works as a reflection of our society – our hopes, our fears, and our desires. Films are a timestamp of who were, who we are, and what we could possibly be. A thousand years from now, people can…
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Film Review – If Beale Street Could Talk
What writer/director Barry Jenkins has proven – both in his Oscar winning Moonlight (2016) and now with If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) – is his ability to take deep, humanistic emotions and play it out in lyrical fashion. Seeing his visuals unfold is like…
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Film Review – Mary Poppins Returns
In a time of unnecessary sequels, reboots, and remakes, it’s refreshing to come across one that actually deserves to exist. Fifty-four years after the release of Mary Poppins (1964) comes its sequel, Mary Poppins Returns (2018). Once again, we find that magical nanny – who’s…
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Interview – Kira Lehtomaki – Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spencer interviews head of animation Kira Lehtomaki from the animated adventure Ralph Breaks the Internet.
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Film Review – Widows
Director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave, Shame) decided to take on a film showcasing women finding their strength in Widows. With a screenplay by McQueen and Gillian Flynn (author of Gone Girl, Sharp Objects) and based on the novel of the same name by…
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Film Review – Suspiria (2018)
When news the remake of Suspiria was actually going to happen for reals this time, much gnashing of teeth and wailing could be heard throughout the land. (Okay, that’s an exaggeration. But nobody I knew thought it was a good idea.) Firstly, everybody needs to…
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