Film Reviews

Winnie the Pooh. Winnie the Pooh. Tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff. I was a massive Winnie the Pooh fan when I was little. I was so jealous of Christopher Robin because he got to hang out with Pooh all the time. In this installment in the Pooh story, Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor) is…
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Wow, wow, wow. Director Nadine Labaki has crafted a stunning film here. I was really blown away by this one. She used non-professional actors and I can’t imagine how she was able to get such amazing performances out of them. Labaki filmed mainly in Beirut and told a story that has become commonplace for the…
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You thought the Everything is Awesome song went away? Think again! Because it’s most definitely in the second Lego movie. For the sequel they’ve also added another ear worm called Catchy Song by Dillon Francis, T-Pain, and That Girl Lay Lay. You’ll know it when you hear it. Trust me. The second Lego movie picks…
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A historical movie about the legendary comedic duo Laurel and Hardy? Sounds right up my alley. If you don’t know anything about Laurel and Hardy you should check out some of their films (Vulture has a great list for anyone who is interested!). Their slapstick comedy is ridiculous but it does make you laugh. Steve…
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Alex Garland really won me over with his last film Ex Machina in 2014. I love anything having to do with Artificial Intelligence so it was a sure bet that I was going to like it. It was one of my favorite sci-fi films ever so I was stoked to see his newest sci-fi film…
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This is a really really intense documentary. It’s not one of those documentaries you just sit down and watch for fun. Director Talal Derki basically embedded himself into a family of Al Qaeda supporters for two and a half years. At the beginning of the film Abu Osama tells Derki and the camera that his…
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John David Washington is everywhere. Literally everywhere. And I’m not too mad about it because I think he’s fantastic. He’s one of three main characters whose lives intersect when an unarmed African-American man is shot by the cops. So this isn’t a happy one obviously. It’s a hard look at systemic issues. Washington plays Dennis,…
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Ah 2018. I won’t really miss you. I feel like it was kind of a weak movie year. I didn’t see a whole lot of movies that wow’ed me. But I decided I needed to put together a list of my favorite movies from 2018. Now this is your fair warning. These are my favorite…
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This film should probably just market itself as a “History Nerds Unite!” event. Since I am one, I happily attended this film screening and was blown away. Peter Jackson was asked by the Imperial War Museum to take archival footage from World War I and create something interesting to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of…
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This is not your typical heist movie. Writer and director Bart Layton tells the true story of four college students who attempt to steal several rare books from their university’s library in Kentucky. It seems like a typical film for the first few minutes. Warren (Evan Peters) and Spencer (Barry Keoghan) hatch the plan together.…
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