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The Three Faces of 'Knight'
Marvel Studios' Moon Knight (2022) is perhaps the most self-contained mini-series from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date, which is an...
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May 24, 20224 min read
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The Darkest Knight
The Batman (2022)'s writer-director Matt Reeves has somehow done the impossible: respectfully borrow from David Fincher's ultra-gritty...
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May 3, 20225 min read
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Ryan Reynolds' Adequate Adventure
Netflix's The Adam Project (2022), starring Ryan Reynolds and directed by Shawn Levy of the Night at the Museum trilogy (2006-2014) and...
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Apr 23, 20224 min read
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Light from Darkness
Director Hal Ashby's Harold and Maude (1971) is as macabre as a coming-of-age comedy can get. Yet it surprisingly manages to provide...
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Mar 24, 20224 min read
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The Matrix Revisited
The Matrix Resurrections (2021) is one of the most self-referential legacy sequels of 2021. This creative decision is undoubtedly a bold...
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Feb 26, 20224 min read
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Spider-Man: Endgame
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) may be one of the best Spider-Man movies in years. It may also be one of the most Spider-Man-packed movies...
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Feb 3, 20225 min read
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Yippee-Ki-Yay, Mr. Hawkeye
Clint Barton, a.k.a. Hawkeye (played by Jeremy Renner), can't catch a break, even during Christmas. Hawkeye (2021) is a more grounded...
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Jan 19, 20224 min read
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The Long and Winding Road
The Beatles: Get Back (2021) perfectly encapsulates a fascinating chapter in The Beatles' music history with their conception and...
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Dec 20, 20214 min read
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Ghostbusters III: Legacy
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) is a fan-made passion project at its finest. Writer-director Jason Reitman's father Ivan directed the...
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Dec 7, 20216 min read
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A Ghostbusting Double Feature
Ghostbusters (1984) I probably sound like a broken record at this point, but as a relatively new fan of Ghostbusters (1984), I have no...
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Nov 21, 20216 min read
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Spencer: The Princess Diana Story
As a biopic on the late Princess Diana, director Pablo LarraÃn's Spencer (2021) fails. However, Spencer soars and is a riveting watch as...
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Nov 11, 20215 min read
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Dealing an Uneven Hand
Writer-director Paul Shrader's The Card Counter (2021) was the first movie I watched in a movie theater after spending over a...
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Nov 9, 20213 min read
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Spice World: Part One
Dune (2021), or as it is called on the film's title card, Dune: Part One, is as epic as the word can get. Director Denis Villeneuve,...
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Nov 1, 20215 min read
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service 2.0
Going into No Time to Die (2021), I was immediately biased because my family and I share a few things in common with this film's...
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Oct 22, 20215 min read
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A James Bond 00-Feature
Casino Royale (2006) As a relatively new fan of the James Bond film franchise, I do not have the same emotional or nostalgic attachment...
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Oct 19, 20217 min read
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The Looney Tunes vs. Warner Bros. Movie
Watching director Joe Dante's Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) is the cinematic equivalent of being strapped to the front of a roller...
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Oct 5, 20213 min read
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Romancing the Rock
Disney's Jungle Cruise (2021) feels like the studio's testing of the waters before releasing the upcoming fifth Indiana Jones movie. For...
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Sep 14, 20212 min read
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Life Through Val's Eyes
Val (2021) is a fascinating watch, through and through. The Val Kilmer-centric documentary chronicles the actor's life story via...
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Aug 22, 20212 min read
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Aerospace Jordan: The Movie
Space Jam (1996) is a '90s cult classic, and that definition goes both ways in terms of this movie's quality. What originated as a series...
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Aug 6, 20213 min read
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Warner Bros.' How to Succeed From Others Without Really Trying
The Warner Bros. Studio Tour Movie, a.k.a. Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021), is as corporate of a commercial product as it can get. The way...
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Aug 6, 20213 min read
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