Spoiler Alert Released on the Forty-first anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope it doesn’t match that deified film but makes a strong entry. Solo takes a minute or two to get its legs but quickly begins to tell a story that’s familiar and unique all at the same time. Han Solo is the scoundrel…
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This was a fun movie. I know that sounds like a lame first sentence but a fact’s a fact. Ragnarok lacked the Shakespearian influence of the first entry and vastly improved on the steaming pile of terrible that was Thor: The Dark World. Yet this one was a charmer. Director Taika Waititi was tasked with…
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is another home run. This one didn’t make it all the way out of the park but definitely got all the players home. It’s a compilation of expertly crafted elements making as expected, an awesome movie experience. The first ten minutes or so seemed ominous, like maybe they screwed…
Most of these articles read understandably like obituaries. In truth this obituary should be a monument to a princess. Naturally, there will be discussion of he achievements and major roles but it’s tempered with admiration. My experience with Carrie Fisher as a fan was as deeply impactful as any relationship built on respect and…
We are in the heart of the Halloween season and as such television is rife with scary movies. Sadly, the last few years have been marred by remakes. Have all the original ideas left us? Are we now resigned to reviewing and reimagining the past? I’ll admit I’m not totally against every incarnation or more…
This film will be hated by 99% of critics and shamed off the big screen early. We just have to be honest about it and that’s the truth. Director Kevin Smith was once the Indi film golden boy has never been liked by mainstream critics. Again, to be fair he is not the most deserving of praise.…
There is no sense in burying the lead; Ghostbusters 2016 was an “OK” flick. I’m not one of the hosts of haters that heaved seemingly endless slurs on the movie and its cast before it even opened. This 2016 reboot had to overcome some large obstacles before it could be adequately reviewed. An all female…
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