Tag: Film Review

A Jane Austen adaptation? Yes, please. I don’t know if anything will ever top 2005’s Pride and Prejudice with Kiera Knightley, but I’m always willing to have a look. Emma takes place in the 1800’s. Emma (Anya Taylor-Joy) likes to play matchmaker but is unfortunately very bad at it. Her focus in the movie falls…
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire elicited a strange response from me after viewing it. There was no doubt when I left the theater I was in a haze of wonderment. But I didn’t have an immediate, visceral reaction to it the way others seemed to. The next several days found me chewing on scenes…
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The Assistant had been catching buzz for a few months before it hit streaming platforms. I had heard whispers about how intense it was, and was intrigued. I’m a huge fan of Julia Garner (if you haven’t seen Grandma, please watch it and bless your eyeballs) so I was doubly intrigued. Writer and director Kitty…
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I don’t care much about cars whether they’re Ford or Ferrari’s. I skipped out on Ford v Ferrari initially, hoping that it wouldn’t get any nominations this year, allowing me to save myself two hours of what I assumed would be cars zooming around a track. It was, of course, nominated for Best Picture for…
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I like to keep my reviews pretty honest. So I’m going to begin by saying I did not in any way want to see Joker. I put it off, hoping that it wouldn’t be nominated for anything so I could skip it. Don’t get me wrong, I usually love comic book movies. This movie just…
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Me before seeing 1917: Oh please, this is another movie that’s filmed in “one shot.” It’s been done before and it seems like a gimmick. I’m not impressed. Me after seeing 1917: Oh my gosh it was not a gimmick. I am so impressed.  How many movies about WWI have you seen? Probably a lot, unless…
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I have a confession: I was raised Catholic and this is a major reason why I saw The Two Popes. The second major reason I saw this movie is because it was nominated for several Golden Globes and a few Oscars. Now you know my ulterior motives so we can proceed. The Two Popes aims…
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You know that line in the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” that says they’d just settled their brains for a long winter’s nap? That’s how I felt when I first saw the run time for The Irishman. 3.5 hours? No thank you. When I finally decided to watch it, I felt like the characters…
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Oh Will Smith. I will admit I do love him. He’s come a long way from his Fresh Prince days. When I saw the trailer for Gemini Man I remember thinking, “This could be good?” Emphasis on the question mark there. It was more of a “I hope this is good” type of thing. If…
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Let’s talk about a movie I loved. It’s called The Peanut Butter Falcon and it stars Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, and Zack Gottsagen. With a summer chock full of action movies and blockbusters (I am not complaining, I love me some Hobbs and Shaw as much as the next person), it was refreshing to watch…
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