Review – The Farewell

Review – The Farewell

      The opening credits for Lulu Wang’s The Farewell act as a sort of symbolism for one the film’s central theme.  There isn’t anything extravagant here, just simple, opening credit text.  But the text that Wang uses is both in Chinese and English.  The texts are incredibly different, showing how two cultures from opposite sides of the world see one specific thing totally different.  The Farewell is a film that looks at the difference in cultures,…

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Most Anticipated Movies for the Rest of 2019

Most Anticipated Movies for the Rest of 2019

The first half of 2019 is officially done, so now it’s time to look forward.  We still have another six months of movies ahead of us and there are plenty of exciting titles to look ahead.  We have number of movies from some of the best filmmakers and biggest stars in the world, with some looking for Oscar glory.  I couldn’t possibly name all the exciting movies coming out, so I am only going to…

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My First Troll: A Play-by-Play of My Encounter with a Twitter Troll

My First Troll: A Play-by-Play of My Encounter with a Twitter Troll

I’ve been writing full-length film reviews seriously for over three years now.  Every year, I feel I have made progressive strides forward as a film critic, whether it be improved writing, producing more content, getting more viewership, whatever it may be.  But last week, I hit a new milestone and something I had a feeling would happen at some point, just not yet. I was verbally attacked on Twitter by troll. I’ve had spam accounts…

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Review – Stuber

Review – Stuber

        Stuber is the dumb person’s version of Michael Mann’s Collateral.  It’s a movie about two men who are bad at their jobs who randomly meet to solve each other’s issues.  It’s incoherent, dumb, really messy and really violent.  It does have the saving grace of its two leads, though they aren’t served properly for how talented the two men are. L.A.P.D. officer Vic Manning (Dave Bautista) has been after Oka Tedjo (Iko…

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Review – Crawl

Review – Crawl

        I went into Crawl with limited expectations.  All I wanted was some cheap jump scares and some gator mayhem and I got just that.  But Crawl is a horror movie that is focused on far more than just cheap scares and alligators.  This is a relentless, claustrophobic thriller that deals with family drama and believing in yourself. Crawl takes us to Florida as a Category 5 hurricane is about to hit.  Haley (Kaya…

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Review – The Lion King

Review – The Lion King

        The opening sequence of Jon Favreau’s The Lion King, Disney’s latest reimagining of one of their animated classics, is a shot-for-shot recreation of the opening number from the original 1994 film.  We open to a rising sun and hear the loud, iconic opening to “Circle of Life” and see the animals all reacting.  This sequence is truly breathtaking and an incredible way to start the film.  The photo-realistic animals and the way…

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Top 5 – Awesome Movies Coming Out in July

Top 5 – Awesome Movies Coming Out in July

Two of July’s most anticipated movies have already been released; Ari Aster’s Midsommar (review here) and the latest movie in the MCU, Spider-Man: Far From Home (review here).  But what’s great about this July is the amount of exciting movies coming out this month.  The first half of 2019 was a solid one, but slightly disappointing compared to some previous years.  But July kicks off the second half of the year with a bang with one of my most anticipated…

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Review – Midsommar

Review – Midsommar

      Leaving the theater after seeing Midsommar, you would have thought that I just went five rounds with Mike Tyson.  I was sweating, out of breath, and exhausted.  My head was spinning and my heart-rate was jacked.  Writer/director Ari Aster has created yet another incredible feature film.  It is a film that you cannot shake and one of the best movies of 2019. After a horrific event, Dani (Florence Pugh) is empty and…

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Review – Spider-Man: Far From Home

Review – Spider-Man: Far From Home

        In Spider-Man: Far From Home, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) goes on a school trip with his classmates to Europe, a vacation Parked undoubtedly needed after going to space, disappearing into a cloud of dust, coming back to life, defeating a galaxy-threatening Thanos with dozens of other superheroes, watching his mentor and father-figure die, and trying readjust to a normal life after all of this.  Before Parker heads to Europe, Happy Hogan (Jon…

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Best Movies of 2019 So Far

Best Movies of 2019 So Far

With the releases of Annabelle Comes Home and Yesterday, the first half of the 2019 movie year is complete.  It has been quite an interesting year so far, with some truly great movies coming.  Looking at the list of movies I have seen this year (101 total films) my favorite films are all over the place in terms of genre and budget.  There have been a number of great franchise sequels that have come this year as…

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