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2 days ago8 min read
Alien(s)
Alien: Romulus (2024) is yet another legacy sequel from Hollywood's Sequel Factory. That said, it generates genuine scares, has strong...
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keijimuramoto
Nov 213 min read
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer: The Movie
That's Entertainment! (1974) forever changed the trajectory of my life. That is not hyperbole. As a child, I shared with my older...
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keijimuramoto
Aug 1710 min read
The Wonderful World of Deadpool
To say that I had been looking forward to Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) would have been the understatement of the decade....
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keijimuramoto
Jul 2410 min read
A Maximum Effort Double Feature
Deadpool (2016) As a relatively new fan of Ryan Reynolds and his movies, I had no pre-established knowledge about him or the Marvel...
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keijimuramoto
Dec 24, 20233 min read
Playing the Long Game
Fifty years after The Sting (1973) was originally released in theaters on Christmas Day, 1973, it still holds up remarkably well....
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keijimuramoto
Dec 20, 20234 min read
Leaving Graceland
Writer-director Sofia Coppola's Priscilla (2023), with its slow yet measured pacing, reliance on conveying a historically clear-sighted...
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keijimuramoto
Oct 28, 20238 min read
'One Piece' to Rule Them All
One Piece (2023), Netflix's live-action adaptation of the popular Japanese manga and anime series, is a fun watch. From its riveting...
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keijimuramoto
Aug 8, 20239 min read
Raiders of the Nostalgic Arc
Before Star Wars (1977), my introduction to and admiration for Harrison Ford stemmed from the original three Indiana Jones movies...
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keijimuramoto
Jul 22, 20234 min read
The Bells of Notre Dame
I have a long and enduring history with Cabrillo College and its outstanding theater department in Aptos, California, beginning with the...
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keijimuramoto
Jun 15, 20236 min read
New Yet Familiar Waters
Disney's latest live-action remake of one of their animated classics, The Little Mermaid (1989), begins with the following passage from...
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keijimuramoto
Dec 23, 20225 min read
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Carol
Over thirty years ago, on December 11th, 1992, The Muppet Christmas Carol, arguably one of the best film adaptations of Charles Dickens's...
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keijimuramoto
Dec 5, 20229 min read
An 'Enchanted' Double Feature
Enchanted (2007) I remember going to the theater, watching Enchanted (2007), and being completely terrified by certain sequences as I was...
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keijimuramoto
Nov 21, 20223 min read
I Will Always Love You
Nearly thirty years after its original theatrical release, I wasn't expecting too much from The Bodyguard (1992) save for the late...
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keijimuramoto
Oct 29, 20228 min read
Disney's Nightmare Alley
One of the taglines for a theatrical poster for Disney's 1983 film adaptation of Ray Bradbury's 1962 novel Something Wicked This Way...
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keijimuramoto
Oct 26, 20224 min read
The End of an Era
"Raindrops keep fallin' on my head, An' just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed, Nothin' seems to fit, Those raindrops are...
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keijimuramoto
Oct 14, 20225 min read
What a Glorious Feelin'
What can I say about Singin' in the Rain (1952) that hasn't already been said? The combination of Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed's...
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keijimuramoto
Sep 29, 20225 min read
Need for Speed
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) is one of the best '80s throwback movies I have seen in a while. From the recreations of the opening and ending...
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keijimuramoto
Aug 8, 20225 min read
All Shook Up
Baz Luhrmann's Elvis (2022) is precisely what I expect from a Baz Luhrmann production: a bold and lavish-looking period piece with the...
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keijimuramoto
Jun 24, 20224 min read
Road to Justice
Director Brian De Palma's The Untouchables (1987) is more relevant than ever over thirty-five years after its original theatrical release...
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keijimuramoto
Jun 6, 20225 min read
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World(s)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) surprisingly isn't as crazy as the title implies. This is not a negative, mind you. In...
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