Continuing our Summer 2016 Preview, I’m going to look at the potential surprises. These are the movies that may not look particularly great or could be smaller than some of the other movies being released, but could really surprise in terms of box office and critical response. These five movies are ones that I am optimistic will be good and will be potential surprises to all moviegoers. 5 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of…
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May officially kicks off the summer movie season which means blockbusters, sequels, and explosions galore. However, this May comes a nice mix of movies, including a potential Oscar contender, an inventive indie, and a black comedy along with a couple franchises. I’ve talked about these movies in my Summer 2016 Preview segments, so I’ll keep these brief. But with that, here are five awesome movies coming out in May. 5 – Money Monster (Jodie Foster, May…
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Keanu stars Keegan Michael Key and Jordan Peele, the two masterminds behind the brilliant sketch comedy show Key & Peele. The film plays out like an hour and a half long skit that they would have on their show, which has its positives and negatives. When an adorable kitten lands on the footstep of the recently broken hearted Rell (Jordan Peele), he finds a new outlook on life and his heart is immediately mended. One night, when…
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I don’t usually post things about T.V. Mainly because I watch too many movies and don’t have enough time to watch all the shows that are out there. I do watch my fair share though and one of the ones I watched on the regular was the sketch comedy show Key & Peele. This is best sketch comedy show since Chapelle Show in the early 2000’s. It was brilliant, hilarious, and a great mix of social and…
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Continuing our look at the summer movie season, it’s time to take a break from the blockbusters and look at the indies. Hidden between the all the CGI, explosions, and terrible acting, some of the best independent films of the year are released in the summer. The past few years, films like Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012), Fruitvale Station (2013), Obvious Child (2014), and The End of the Tour (2015) have all been released during the summer with great success….
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Here’s the first of a new monthly piece where I will discuss the best movies coming to Netflix in the upcoming month. Since almost everyone uses Netflix, I thought I would give my recommendations on some of the movies they are getting. I’m not going to post about T.V. shows because well, I don’t want to. You can find the entire list of what’s coming out this month right here, but for now, here are my five…
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Continuing to look at the 2016 summer movie season, it’s time to talk awards. Most Oscar movies come out in the fall, but there have been a few instances where nominees and winners have come out in the summer and has great success on the awards circuit, like Boyhood (2014) and Midnight in Paris (2011). So let’s take a look at movies coming out this summer that have awards potential. 5 – War Dogs (Todd Phillips, August 19) War…
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It’s that time of the year again: it’s Summer Movie Season! All the big budget entertainment you’ve been waiting for all year is coming in full speed. Through out the week, I am going to break down the movies coming out this summer in different categories and genres and listing the ones I am most excited to see. I am first going to look at the comedies coming out this summer. Who doesn’t like having a…
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I think I saw Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). I think. I can’t be 100% certain. Obviously it didn’t make that big of an impression on me if I can’t remember seeing it, but it made a ton of money, so obviously it was going to get a second film, though I doubt it needed one. The Huntsman: Winter’s War is a sprequel, part prequel, part sequel, and a middle of the road film that…
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I really liked the first Barbershop (2002). It’s a very sweet, funny movie with good messages about family and friendship. Did it deserve a sequel? Probably not. Did it deserve to be a trilogy? Definitely not. But here we are with Barbershop: The Next Cut, the third film in the Barbershop series and, even though it didn’t deserve a trilogy, it is arguably the best film of the three. With the rise in gang violence surrounding the neighborhood, Calvin…
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