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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 26, 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 14, 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 29, 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 8, 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 24, 20224 min read
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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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Jun 6, 20225 min read
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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 23, 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 2, 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 22, 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 23, 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...
keijimuramoto
Nov 21, 20216 min read
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Spencer: The Princess Diana Story
As a biopic on the late Princess Diana, director Pablo LarraĆn'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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Oct 31, 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 21, 20215 min read
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