2017 was an interesting year for the DC Extended Universe, or whatever this cinematic universe is called. Wonder Woman was a gigantic success and easily the best movie in the universe. Then Justice League came out, a film that was supposed to be one of the biggest movies ever made, bringing together all the legendary heroes of DC comics, and that film crashed and burned and barely exists now. The DCEU was in a cinematic limbo of…
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There is one word and one word only to describe Mary Poppins Returns: delightful. As soon as you hear Lin Manuel Miranda sing “(Underneath the) Lovely London Sky” on the cobblestone streets of London, you are immediately transported back to Robert Stevenson’s original 1964 film, smacking a cheek-to-cheek smile that doesn’t leave until you leave the theater. Making a sequel over 50 years from the first film is a very Hollywood idea, especially in this current age…
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One of the things I try to do as a film critic is keep an open mind during all movies. There are critics and other film personalities that I follow that see movies before I do and post their reviews or thoughts, which I of course read. I try my best to not let their opinion set a certain expectation before I even see the movie. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a movie that took the…
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