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Movie Review: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

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Plot: Two months after the events of Dead Reckoning, the globe is in chaos. The A.I. known as the Entity continues to seize control of the world’s nuclear systems and seeks to create… Continue reading

James Gunn’s Superman Is The Movie We Need Right Now

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“Nana korobi ya oki.” For those of you not up on your Japanese, it’s a proverb that translates to “Fall down seven times, get up eight.” It emphasizes the importance of resilience and… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Sinners’

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Plot: In 1932 identical twins Elijah “Smoke” and Elias “Stack” Moore (Michael B. Jordan) return to their hometown in the Mississippi Delta just at the tail-end of Prohibition. Using stolen money from their… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Mickey 17’

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Plot: In the near future, Mickey Barnes’ (Robert Pattinson) life is going nowhere. After a failed business venture financially ruins him, Mickey flees Earth – and a psychotic loan shark – to colonize… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Brutalist’

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Plot: After surviving Buchenwald concentration camp during WWII, Hungarian-Jewish architect Laszlo Toth (Adrien Brody) immigrates to America hoping to find a fresh start. While working at his cousin Attila’s (Alessandro Nivola) furniture store,… Continue reading

My 2024 Movie Year In Review!

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Ahhh it’s that time once again! That time when I reflect on the year that was in film. I’m happy to report that the reports of cinema’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. While… Continue reading

97th Academy Awards Oscar Noms! Snubs and Surprises!

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Well it’s that time of year again: movie award season. While SAG, DGA, Independent Spirit, et. al. are respectable, the grand daddy of them all is of course the Academy Awards. After some… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘A Complete Unknown’

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Plot: Based on the 2015 book “Dylan Goes Electric” by Elijah Wald, director James Mangold’s newest musical biopic explores legendary folk singer and lyricist Bob Dylan (Timothee Chalamet). Beginning with Dylan’s arrival in… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Nosferatu’ (Second Opinion)

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Plot: A remake of the classic 1922 silent film from F.W. Murnau and inspired by Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” director Robert Eggers invites audiences into the realm of vampires. When solicitor and newlywed Thomas… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Conclave’

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Plot: After the Pope dies of a heart attack, the College of Cardinals gathers in Vatican City to elect a new Pontiff under the leadership of Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes). With no… Continue reading