Category: Reviews
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2024 MCFCA nominations announced
The Music City Film Critics’ Association has announced its list of nominations representing the best of film in 2024. MCFCA members voted for up to three films (except Best Picture) in each category that, among other criteria, were screened in a theater between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024. Members’ ballots were due at…
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GLADIATOR II expects to be great
GLADIATOR II is a must-see in the theater but, unfortunately, it took it’s laundry list of assets for granted and only gives audiences loads of flavor without much sustenance.
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THE WILD ROBOT among the best of 2024
A Universal Dynamics shipment goes awry, sending several robots crashing to Earth on an uninhabited island. Only one of the robots remains in functioning order and, when a curious sea otter accidentally powers it on, ROZZUM Unit 7134 (voiced by Lupita Nyong’o) comes to life and tries to acquire a task, per her programming. After…
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AMBER ALERT is the perfect horror movie for parents
With a late September release date, AMBER ALERT is a perfect Halloween movie for parents everywhere because the sympathetic horror is undeniable.
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Brewers documentary is a must-see for baseball fans
Cannonball Productions and director Sean Hanish have given sports fans a gift here.
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TRANSFORMERS ONE is the spark the franchise needed
TRANSFORMERS ONE might be the best movie of the entire franchise, one that gives future films promise and hope and, quite frankly, that’s a huge improvement.
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THE KILLER’S GAME does not pass Go
A professional assassin Joe Flood (played by Dave Bautista) finds out that he’s been diagnosed with a terminal brain disease right when he begins to settle down with a dancer (Sofia Boutella) that he met immediately following a hit. The doctor tells him that he’ll lose his eyesight, start trembling and become completely dependent on…
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BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE outdoes its classic predecessor
The nostalgia is all there but isn’t required in order to walk away feeling like you had a good time at the theater.
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1992 is not to be missed
Director Ariel Vromen and writer Sascha Penn managed to ink a compelling story while successfully navigating the delicate subject of race relations.
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Amazon uses house money for JACKPOT!
The year is 2030 and the state of California offers a lottery where, if you win the jackpot, you have to survive to collect. Between the time of the announcement and sundown, anybody can come after you and, if they kill you, they collect your winnings. The only caveat is, guns aren’t allowed which forces…
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