The Mission: Impossible franchise is Tom Cruise’s franchise. Not only does Cruise star in the films, but he’s produces each film in the series and handpicks the directors for each film, usually a different one each time. No actor has ever had this much power on franchise in cinematic history. What having this much power has done is allow Cruise to showcase how absolutely insane he is. Notorious for doing his own stunts, Cruise…
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The Mission: Impossible franchise is one of the greatest franchises in cinematic history. Is that a bit of a hyperbolic statement? Not if you’ve seen these movies. Since it’s start over 20 years ago, the franchise has only gotten better, with only a slight hiccup early on. This is a franchise that only ups itself every movie. It also solidifies the fact that Tom Cruise is the greatest movie star of our time. This week, the latest entry…
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Walking out of The Equalizer 2, I had a feeling that I hadn’t felt in a long, long time. It’s a feeling that I don’t like and it’s a feeling that I knew would come eventually, but one I wasn’t prepared. It was the feeling of disappointment. You might be thinking, “what do you mean you haven’t been disappointed in a movie in awhile?” That’s not the disappointment I’m talking about. I…
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I could argue that Denzel Washington is the greatest actor of my lifetime and it would be a strong argument. Since as long as I can remember, Washington has been one of my favorite actors, consistently turning out great performance after great performance in movies from all genres, from Oscar nominated dramas to entertaining action flicks. Though he’s given plenty of great performances in a ton of great movies, the five on this list are…
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I don’t watch a ton of T.V., mostly because I am constantly watching movies, both new releases and repeat viewings. But when I do watch T.V., a lot of what I watch is on the Food Network. I love watching the cooking competition shows. I don’t know why or how, since I don’t cook very well, but they’re just wildly entertaining to me. On most of these cooking shows, the main objective for our chefs…
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July kicks off the second half of 2018 with a bang. We get a number of blockbusters, franchises, and indies coming out, including some of my most anticipated movies of the year. Here are my picks for the most exciting movies coming out in July! 5 – HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION (Genndy Tartakovsky, July 13) I am not ashamed to say it, but I am genuinely a big fan of the Hotel Transylvania series. …
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It’s insane to think, but 2018 is half way over. I almost can’t believe how fast six months has gone, but alas, we are here. Over the course of these six months, I saw 98 feature length films, a new personal best. This has been a strong six months of movies, not so much for Hollywood, though, but for foreign, documentary, and indie films, as they account of seven of my top ten. We also…
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Did you feel depressed after Avengers: Infinity War? Did you feel lifeless, like your soul got ripped from your body after a simple snap? Looking for a cure? Well have a dose of Ant-Man and the Wasp, a lively, action-packed, wildly entertaining, hilarious, and just flat-out awesome entry in the MCU. Ant-Man and the Wasp takes place before Infinity War but after Civil War, as Scott Lang/Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) is now under house arrest by the…
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The First Purge is about exactly what you think it’s about: the first purge ever. The purge, of course, being a government issued law stating that for one day a year, all crime throughout America is legal. However, it didn’t start as something that occurred all over the United States. It started as an experiment on Staten Island, headed by Arlo Sabian (Patch Darragh) and Dr. Updale (Marisa Tomei). The two…
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Josh Brolin’s career is a fascinating one. From co-starring in The Goonies, to being a supporting character in many not-so-great flicks, to perennial Oscar contender, Brolin has become one of the most consistent, diverse, and interesting actors working today. Brolin has owned 2018, starring in Avengers Infinity War, Deadpool 2, and Sicario: Day of Soldado, which comes out this weekend. So in honor of his incredible year and his latest film, let’s take a look at the best Josh…
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