Category: Reviews

Dr. Strange has always been my least favorite superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His magic abilities always seem unclearly defined and he is a generally unlikable character. The best part of this movie is that Rachel McAdams reprises her role as Strange’s love interest, Christine. Strange attends her wedding but during the celebration, an…
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Cha Cha Real Smooth is the latest effort from writer, director, and actor Cooper Raiff. For only his second feature film, Raiff crafts an incredibly complex and sentimental film. Andrew (Cooper Raiff) is a recent college graduate who lives at home with his parents and younger brother David (Evan Assante). While attending a bat mitzvah…
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Normally I stay away from horror movies. Actually I tend to stay away from any movie that looks the slightest bit scary. But after many months of debate, I decided to give Fresh a shot. Since it’s streaming on Hulu, I figured I could turn it off if it got too scary for me. I’m…
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Watching the new Jurassic World movies feels like some sort of sin considering how iconic the original Jurassic Park (1993) movie is. I had suffered through the previous two Jurassic World movies so I felt an obligation to sit through this one. However, when I heard members of the original cast including Sam Neill, Jeff…
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Elvis begins by introducing us to Colonel Parker (Tom Hanks), the devious and conniving long-time manager of Elvis Presley. Parker narrates and advocates for himself, saying the press got the situation all wrong and painted him in the wrong light. While he is making these claims, we flash to the 1970’s where Elvis (Austin Butler)…
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Watcher is the feature film debut for writer and director Chloe Okuno. This 91 minute psychological thriller has put Okuno on my list of directors to watch. Julia (Maika Monroe) is an American who moves to Bucharest with her husband Francis (Karl Glusman). She doesn’t speak Romanian and knows no one other than her husband…
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Spider-Man: No Way Home picks up right where its predecessor, Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) left off. Spider-Man’s real identity as Peter Parker has just been outed to the entire world by Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal). Parker returns to high school where he is mobbed by those who both praise and criticize his actions. His university…
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Nicolas Cage can be a polarizing figure for most folks. Some people love him and others simply hate him. But his body of work is impressive and he has admittedly been in some cult classics and some out right hits. Moonstruck (1987) and Raising Arizona (1987) were both successful and somewhat put Cage on the…
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Steven Soderbergh has a long filmography filled with numerous hits and a handful of misses. Kimi isn’t Soderbergh’s best but it’s a very solid effort that is worth a watch. Kimi is the name of a smart speaker similar to Siri or Alexa, and it monitors human behavior to advance and improve the algorithm. Kimi…
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You might recognize Megan Park from her acting career. Her most well known role is undoubtedly on the television show The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008), the same show where Shailene Woodley also first gained notoriety. But Park steps into the role of writer and director with her feature film debut, The Fallout.…
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