Tag: film
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SPINAL TAP II is everything legacy sequels should be
This is how legacy sequels should be done: in a theater, with like-minded audience members who have nostalgia for the original.
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THE LONG WALK is not to be missed (for some)
THE LONG WALK is a hyper-intense illustration of personality and desperation that some audience members will not be ready for.
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STANS puts entire spectrum of fandom on display
SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYWhen Eminem wrote the song “Stan” in 2000, it raised awareness on what a lot of celebrities go through. How fans know their music so well (for example) that they get an irrational sense of personal connection. Now, 25 years later, mental health has become embraced throughout the majority of American society and…
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IN THE LOST LANDS should’ve stayed lost
SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYIn a dystopian Earth, a witch named Gray Alys (played by Milla Jovovich) is visited by The Queen (Amara Okereke) who is looking to buy the power of a werewolf within the week. In need of a hunter, Gray Alys enlists Lost Lands veteran Boyce (Dave Bautista) to help her track down Sardor,…
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Rihanna better have Paramount’s money after SMURFS
SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYEvery Smurf is named after whatever they’re known for. No Name Smurf (voiced by James Corden) is tired of not having found “his thing” yet and approaches Papa Smurf (John Goodman) on what he needs to do in order to earn a name. Encouraged by Smurfette (Rihanna), No Name heads into the forest…
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Everyone who needs to see EDDINGTON won’t
The film shows us — if we’re listening — that we’re all human with real struggles, real sacrifices and real mistakes. It’s a shame that the people who need to see EDDINGTON, won’t.
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SUPERMAN restores hope to DC movies
A superhero movie is at its best when it has those things but also has a degree of empathy and emotion attached to the different storylines or arcs. SUPERMAN is one of those.
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HEADS OF STATE is a fun flight of fancy
There have been several Marvel or Star Wars projects, for example, that would’ve benefited from being feature-length films instead of forced episodic chapters. HEADS OF STATE is the opposite.
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F1® THE MOVIE grand in scope, cliche in execution
SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYWashed up race car driver Sonny Hayes (played by Brad Pitt) is given another chance to get behind the wheel when long-time friend — and former competitor — Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardeem) persuades him to be the second driver on his APXGP Formula 1 racing team. After Hayes reluctantly accepts, his confidence-through-experience comes…
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Alfie Williams shines in 28 YEARS LATER
If you want to know why some people discount the horror movie genre, 28 YEARS LATER is exhibit A.
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