Tag: movie review
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Movie Review – Argylle
I must admit that I had high hopes going into this movie. The first Kingsmen movie was fantastic, and I was hoping that this movie would recapture that magic. Sadly, no. Not even close. The first half of the movie held my attention. I thought it was going somewhere interesting. I saw the twist coming, but the execution…
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Movie Review – Maestro
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“I love music so much that it keeps me glued to life,” Leonard Bernstein (Lenny), world-renowned composer, asserts emphatically. This film pays homage to his life, but equally, highlights the blemishes, foibles, and struggles which were inherent in it. I will try to keep this review essentially “spoiler-free” such that you can appreciate the movie…
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Movie Review – Founders Day
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Founders Day was not that bad, It was definitely better than I thought it would be. The story was a lot more defined and not quite as easy to figure out as I had assumed. Shame on me, I’m happy to report that they did a pretty good job with this horror flick. There are a lot…
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Movie Review – I.S.S.
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I thought this movie was going to be worse than it was. My expectation going in was around a D-. But I’ll give them credit, it wasn’t bad. That being said, it definitely wasn’t enjoyable either because, you know, the seemingly total destruction of planet Earth. But that’s just the backdrop; literally, in many scenes,…
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Movie Review – The Book of Clarence
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I’m not sure how to phrase this without sounding rude but I really disliked this movie. You were thrown into this world without enough backstory to understand what is being told, they jump around and do a terrible job of telling you the names of the characters. Thinking about the story, it could have been great. It’s…
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Movie Review – The Beekeeper
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I have a fondness for revenge-porn movies like this, but this movie didn’t execute anything new or entertaining for me. It’s basically a connect-the-dots level plot. It seems obvious that the idea for this movie came when Kurt Wimmer (script writer) read that …some bees are queen slayers, which will rise up and kill their queen…
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Movie Review – American Fiction
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To be sure, this movie is daring and provocative. Done poorly, the film had the potential of being a box office bust. However, this is a directorial masterpiece by Cord Jefferson which is bolstered by acting performances that could bring any screenplay to life. The movie is an adaptation of Everett’s novel, “Erasure” (2001) and…
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Movie Review – Night Swim
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Night Swim had it’s great moments and other moments were a total belly flop. I’ve thought about it and I feel the story was weak but the acting made it better. The whole cast really came together for a solid performance but the lack of substance still shows. This could have been appreciated more had…
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Movie Review – The Color Purple
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Yes, yes! I asked myself the same darn question…. How do you turn such a dramatic story into a musical adaptation and still keep the melancholy effect? Well, Director Blitz Bazawule did just that…effortlessly. Let me describe it this way. You know how you watch a traditional movie, and the music is faintly in the background…
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Movie Review – Ferrari
Ferrari suffers from trying to tell too many stories. Is it a story about the evolution of a married relationship over time and how they struggle with the recent death of their son? Or is it about the Ferrari company, or racing, or even the relationship between a father and his illegitimate son? As in real life, a…
