Posted June 02, 2021in Film Review
What’s the deal with those robot zombies? Zack Snyder’s “Army of the Dead” displays, and sustains, the filmmaker’s signature brand of punch-drunk verve — at least, in certain stretches. An unforgettable zombie tiger, a strange sort of undead king/queen dynamic that shapes the action, a fun sequence involving using zombies
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Posted May 05, 2021in Film Review
“Mortal Kombat” focuses its story initially on down-on-his-luck MMA Fighter and family man Cole Young (Lewis Tan). After being recruited by Jax (Mehcad Brooks) to join the Earthrealm warriors in Mortal Kombat, Cole serves as our entry point into this strange world of vampires, four-armed princes, and soul-sucking demons. Jax
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Posted March 31, 2021in Film Review
“Zack Snyder’s Justice League” is finally here, and it is a markedly different film than what was released in theaters in 2017 after Warner Brothers brought in director Joss Whedon to finish the movie with various reshoots and edits. First things first: Yes, it’s better than the original theatrical release.
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Posted March 03, 2021in Film Review
On Dec. 4, 1969, the Chicago Police burst into the apartment of Black Panther Fred Hampton. Equipped with machine guns, rifles, shotguns and handguns, the police not only fired first but discharged upward of 90 shots. The Panthers, according to the findings of a grand jury, fired, at most, a
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Posted February 03, 2021in Film Review
“The White Tiger” follows Balram, a poor driver who uses his wit and guile to free himself from servitude to his masters and make his way to the top. According to our protagonist: “The greatest thing to come out of [India]… is the Rooster Coop. The roosters in the coop
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Posted January 06, 2021in Film Review
Powerful acting is the engine to “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — a movie about, among other things, the struggle to achieve and maintain control. With a soundtrack that provides an immersive experience for the audience, dialogue seemingly fitting for the time period, and allowing the cast to maximize their talent,
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Posted December 02, 2020in Film Review
“If Anything Happens, I Love You” is a beautiful but excruciatingly painful portrait of a tragedy. It’s the kind of art that is so moving, and so honest, that it feels like it must be coming from personal experience. Instead, it’s the tale that is sadly known by far too
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Posted November 04, 2020in Film Review
Well, that was unfortunate. This was what I thought after seeing the latest Sofia Coppola work. This movie has Bill Murray in it, and Bill Murray is a national treasure. So why is Bill Murray in this waste of a movie? No question, I give Bill Murray five stars, but
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Posted September 30, 2020in Film Review
Charlie Kaufman is undeniably one of the greatest writers of his generation. “Being John Malkovich” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” are some of his most notable works, but it’s “Synecdoche, New York” that’s considered by many as one of the best films of the respective decade. However, if
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Posted September 02, 2020in Film Review
On the streets of New Orleans, word begins to spread about a mysterious new drug that unlocks superpowers unique to each user for five minutes (per pill). The catch: You don’t know what will happen until you take it. While some develop bulletproof skin, invisibility and super strength, others might
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