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Netflix Releases Striking, Important Animated Shorts that Deserve Recognition
Have you ever wanted to watch a movie, but did not have the attention span to battle through a 90-minute film? If so, short films may be your saving grace. Over the last few decades, this genre of movies has gained in popularity as well as quality. Pixar has long been the hub to find […] More
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Film Review: ‘Redemption Day’ Weaves a Complex Wartime Web
Director Hicham Hajji’s Redemption Day is a story of war, PTSD, and the oil lobby colliding and threatening to turn the lives of decorated Marine Captain Brad Paxton (Gary Dourdan) and his wife Kate (Serinda Swan) upside-down. In light of his impactful choices, it is surprising to note that Redemption Day is Hajji’s first feature […] More
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Film Review: ‘The White Tiger’ Doesn’t Have Sharp Enough Teeth
On paper, The White Tiger should be a slam dunk for Netflix. A purportedly sharp-edged satire, it’s based on a well regarded novel, and comes from filmmaker Ramin Bahrani. His early movies had a gritty and unique look at urban cultures that fits a project set in modern India, while 99 Homes has commentary that […] More
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Film Review: ‘Pieces of a Woman’ is an Acting Clinic
For being a film with a lot to like and offer, Pieces of a Woman is a surprisingly hard one to quantify. On the one hand, it’s brilliantly performed. On the other, it deals with subject matter and a tragic event that may be too much for some to handle. That it’s done in an […] More
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Film Review: ‘Soul’ Once Again Gets to the Heart of the Matter for Pixar
With every Pixar release, the animation giant contends with whether or not they’ve made another classic. On the one hand, that’s pretty unfair, considering the heights achieved over the years. On the other hand, however, it’s an amazing feather in their cap, to have expectations on that level. Tomorrow, Pixar puts out Soul, one of […] More
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Film Review: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Fails to Recapture the Magic
When Wonder Woman came out, it was a shot of adrenaline to the heart of DC. Not only was it an unqualified success story for them, it was a welcome example of diversity and inclusion in the superhero world. As such, expectations were always going to be sky high for Wonder Woman 1984, the follow-up […] More
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Film Review: ‘One Night in Miami…’ is an Impressive Filmmaking Debut by Regina King
2020 is the year of the play being turned into a film, oddly enough. In addition to One Night in Miami… and its stage origin, we have other Oscar contenders of this same ilk, like The Father, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and more. These are successful interpretations, with One Night in Miami… actually being among […] More
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Film Review: ‘Promising Young Woman’ is a Staggeringly Brilliant Achievement That Will Stand the Test of Time
Wow. There’s literally no other way to express how one feels watching Promising Young Woman. Films like this don’t come around very often. Intentionally provocative, boldly funny, utterly thrilling, and literally able to keep you on the edge of your seat, this is truly something special. The audiences who saw this one at the Sundance […] More
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Film Review: ‘Hunter Hunter’ Will Leave You Speechless
Every so often, a film comes along that is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. You are left thinking about certain scenes—if not the entire picture—for days on end. You want to talk about it with anyone who will listen, you urge others to watch it, and sometimes you even write an article about it. […] More
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Film Review: ‘Skylines’ Feels Overdone, but Offers Gorgeous Visuals
For fans of science fiction, franchises based around space and aliens are seemingly never in short supply. From Star Trek to Star Wars to Alien, it feels as if most imaginable storylines involving aliens and space have already been created one way or another. Nowadays, attempts to craft a creative movie that revolves around these […] More
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Film Review: ‘Breach’ Fails to Be Original or Memorable
Bruce Willis has brought viewers all around the world a multitude of impressive performances throughout his career. From The Sixth Sense, to Die Hard, to the more recent Split, Willis has become a beloved actor to many. This is why it is particularly disappointing to see Willis in a film that struggles to find its […] More
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Film Review: ‘Greenland’ is the Canary in the Coal Mine for Modern Disaster Movies
By no fault of its own, Greenland picked the absolute wrong year to come out. The year 2020 has seen real life become its own disaster movie. To that end, watching the world collapse, as well as society break down, doesn’t necessarily have the same luster on screen at the moment. We’ve had tragedies before […] More