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Thursday, January 23, 2020

Lightning Round: A Not-So-Blue January



Wasn't January supposed to suck?

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Labels: 2019, 2020, Adil El Arbi, anime, Bad Boys, Bad Boys for Life, Bilall Fallah, film, January, Makoto Shinkai, Martin Lawrence, Michael Bay, Weathering With You, Will Smith

Friday, January 17, 2020

Best of 2019 - Part 1

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The first post of the decade savoring the good to come from decade's end.
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Labels: anime, Best of 2019, best of the year, Doctor Sleep, Dolemite is My Name, Eddie Murphy, Ewan McGregor, film, Greta Gerwig, Jojo Rabbit, Little Women, Mike Flanagan, Taika Waititi, Top 10, Weathering With You

Monday, December 23, 2019

"Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker" review


Well, at least "The Avengers" had a strong finale this year.

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Labels: 2019, Adventure, Daisy Ridley, Disney, Episode IX, fantasy, film, J.J. Abrams, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Rian Johnson, science fiction, Sequel Trilogy, space opera, Star Wars, The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker

Thursday, December 19, 2019

"Cats" review


I'm speechless. Just speechless.

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Labels: 2019, adaptation, broadway, Cats, Francesca Hayword, Ian Mckellen, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, musical, surreal, Taylor Swift, Tom Hooper

Friday, December 13, 2019

Lightning Round: The Spectrum of Artistic Worth


I feel like I left my living room to go to a theater in the mirror universe.
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Labels: 2019, Al Pacino, animated film, animation, Anya Taylor-Joy, crime, Joe Pesci, Martin Scorsese, Netflix, Playmobil, Robert De Niro, The Irishman

Friday, November 22, 2019

Lightning Round: Thanksgiving Family Bonding


Kids and adults can have a reason to hit the cinemas this coming holiday week.
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Labels: 2019, animated film, Christian Bale, Disney, family film, Ford v Ferrari, Frozen, Frozen 2, James Mangold, Matt Damon, sports

Friday, November 15, 2019

"Knives Out" review


Glad Star Wars fans ain't stopping him from doing what he does best.

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Labels: 2019, Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, Christopher Plummer, comedy, Daniel Craig, Don Johnson, Knives Out, Michael Shannon, mystery, Rian Johnson, Toni Collette
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