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Wicked: Defying Gravity
Wicked (2024), or, as the movie's title card reads, Wicked: Part I , is a perfect film for these socially and politically uncertain and...
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Jul 105 min read
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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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Dec 19, 20248 min read
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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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Nov 21, 20243 min read
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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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Aug 18, 202410 min read
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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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Jul 25, 202410 min read
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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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Dec 24, 20233 min read
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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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Dec 20, 20234 min read
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'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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Oct 29, 20238 min read
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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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Aug 9, 20239 min read
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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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Jul 23, 20234 min read
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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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Jun 16, 20236 min read
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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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Dec 23, 20225 min read
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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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Dec 5, 20229 min read
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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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Nov 21, 20223 min read
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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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Oct 30, 20228 min read
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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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Oct 27, 20224 min read
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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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Oct 15, 20225 min read
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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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Sep 30, 20225 min read
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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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Aug 9, 20225 min read
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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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Jun 25, 20224 min read
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