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Review: “The Northman” is fun but a bit ordinary

When the trailer dropped for “The Northman” back in December it created a significant amount of buzz online by a small but dedicated group of movie fans. Director Robert Eggers……

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Published May 10, 2022
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Review: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” is a masterpiece about “What if’s”

I’ve gone through a TON of growing over the past year. Thanks to a combination of therapy and finally getting properly medicated for my mental health issues, plus leaving my……

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Published April 27, 2022
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The insidious nature of how “Complex” Villains are written

CW: Police, State, and Racial violence discussed and presented ahead. I’ve always had at best a middling opinion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Even before my big shift in my……

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Published April 12, 2022
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My very late and very long review of “The Batman”…

The more things change, the more they stay the same. For instance, in my 32 years on this planet, I have now seen six different actors don the cape and……

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Published March 31, 2022
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Disney is not an ally…

Source: hellogiggles.com Disney’s newest animated feature, “Turning Red,” caused a considerable amount of positive buzz online last weekend. The film, which premiered last Friday, garnered widespread praise for featuring a……

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Published March 16, 2022
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Rebellion is not a metaphor

In the early goings of “Star Wars: A New Hope,” we get to see the humble origins of Luke Skywalker at his moisture farm on Tatooine alongside his uncle Owen……

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Published February 14, 2022
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Why I love Film Music

When I was nine years old, I REALLY liked “The Phantom Menace.” I loved it so much as a snot-nosed 4th grader at the time that I dragged my father,……

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Published January 27, 2022
Categorized as Culture, Deep Dives

How the US created Godzilla

For most movie-watching audiences Godzilla is something of a caricature representing the hokiness of Japanese giant monster cinema. Watching dudes in rubber suits awkwardly smash model buildings isn’t exactly high……

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Published January 6, 2022
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My Top 5 of 2021

Don’t know about y’all but 2021 has been a year of tremendous growth and change for myself. I quit my job back in April and started decluttering my life to……

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Published January 1, 2022
Categorized as Random

Review: Lana Wachowski reclaims The Matrix in “Resurrections”

WARNING: Spoilers ahead. Earlier in the year, the MCU introduced one of its newest heroes to audiences everywhere in “Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings.” The film, based……

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Published December 29, 2021
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Review: “No Way Home” is Fun Nostalgia Bait

WARNING: Spoilers Ahead Earlier in the year, I watched the sequel/reboot of the 1990s kids classic “Space Jam.” “A New Legacy,” as it was called, starred LeBron James this time……

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Published December 23, 2021
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Sam Raimi’s “Spider-man” is both Dated and Refreshing

It might not feel like it, but Sam Raimi’s original “Spider-man” will be 20 years old by May of 2022. It feels like a short time ago in some ways……

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Published December 22, 2021
Categorized as Deep Dives

My Top 5 Favorite Characters

WARNING: Some spoilers for these characters ahead if you haven’t seen them. Growing up I was always known as a bit of a space case. My teachers would often take……

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Published December 11, 2021
Categorized as Top 5

Review: Netflix’s “Cowboy Bebop” Misses on Multiple Levels

WARNING: SPOILERS ahead. A few weeks ago I had middling but also what I felt were reasonable expectations of Netflix’s “live-action” Cowboy Bebop adaptation. I never once thought this could……

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Published December 2, 2021
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Review: “The French Dispatch” Tells At Least One Great Story

Wes Anderson is definitely one of the most unique directors working in Hollywood today. Whether you love or hate his filming style you can always tell what is and isn’t……

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Published November 16, 2021
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My Top 5 Favorite Movies

Many moons ago, I was out on a date with a girl in my senior year of college and took her out to see a movie. That movie was “Immortals”……

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Published November 9, 2021
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“Young Frankenstein”: How to tell a Sincere Story in a Funny Way

One of the things that has always irked me about the Marvel Cinematic Universe is how adrift the entire franchise is in bathos. What is bathos, you might ask? Bathos……

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Published October 31, 2021
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Growing Old Sucks and So do Mummies in “Bubba Ho-Tep”

Warning: Some Spoiler Clips Ahead Each year seems to feel shorter and shorter than the last as we get older. This isn’t too surprising, of course. When we really stop……

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Published October 17, 2021
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“Princess Mononoke’s” Pacificism is Admirable but a bit Naive

If there is one film that describes director Hayao Miyazaki’s entire ethos and philosophy the most, it’s probably “Princess Mononoke.” The film showcases Miyazaki’s love of nature and spirituality in……

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Published September 27, 2021
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How Martial Arts and Identity Merge in “The Matrix”

A few years back I was wrapping up a session at karate practice when one of my senseis brought me to the side to speak with me. I had done……

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Published September 14, 2021
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