Category Archive: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Rogue One’ (From a ‘Star Wars’ Hater)

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Director: Gareth Edwards Cast: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker, James Earl Jones Plot: Jyn lost her family as a child.… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Collateral Beauty’

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Director: David Frankel Cast: Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, Michael Peña, Naomie Harris, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren Plot: Howard Intel runs a successful advertising agency, but is devastated by the death of his… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Edge of Seventeen’

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Director: Kelly Fremon Craig Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson, Kyra Sedgewick, Haley Lu Richardson, Hayden Szeto, Blake Jenner Plot: Nadine is a misanthropic 16 year old who is bullied at school and resents her perfect and… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Hell or High Water’ (SECOND OPINION)

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Read Slam Adams review right here!   Plot: In order to cover their recently deceased mother’s debt and save their oil rich ranch, Texas brothers Toby (Chris Pine) and Tanner (Ben Foster) Howard… Continue reading

6 Movies That Celebrate (The Worst Parts) of Christmas

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’tis the season and all that business. We do love Christmas, there’s really no part of it that isn’t awesome. Gift giving, over eating and enjoying the lovely sunny beach weather (did I… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ (Second Opinion)

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Read Gfunk’s review here! Plot:  Set in the Harry Potter universe, Fantastic Beasts sees wizard Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) travel to NYC en route to Arizona in order to return a Thunderbird to its native habitat. … Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Sing’

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Director: Garth Jennings Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Tori Kelly, Taron Egerton Plot: When a koala looks to lose his theatre business he decides to set… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Loving’

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Directed by: Jeff Nichols Starring: Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, and Nick Kroll Plot: In the 1960s, interracial couple, Richard and Mildred Loving, fight the state of Virginia to prove the integrity of their relationship. Review: Based… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Doctor Strange’ (Second Opinion)

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  Plot:  Doctor Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) is a world-class neurosurgeon.  Arrogant, rich, and dismissive of those who believe in anything other than science, Strange’s life is turned upside down when an accident… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Monster’

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Directed by: Bryan Bertino Starring: Zoe Kazan and Ella Balletine Plot: A mother and daughter are stalked by a monster after their car breaks down on the side of the road. Review: Over the last few… Continue reading