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Film Critics are Failing
In the days before the internet, word of mouth traveled slowly. When a new film came out, if no one in your immediate circle of friends went to see it before you, you had to rely on critics to gauge … Continue reading
Top 10 Horror Movies of the 90’s
Here are my top 10 horror movies of the 90’s. I used Horror Fandom’s Chronological List of Horror Films as a mnemonic aid. Unlike the 80’s, which were chock-a-block with great horror movies, the 90’s were a bit of a … Continue reading
Review of “Captain Marvel”
* * * B Captain Marvel got a lot of hate due to misandric and racist statements made by it’s star, Brie Larson. I was very unimpressed with the character in Avengers: Endgame. But while I’m not on board … Continue reading
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Tagged annette benning, ben mendelsohn, brie larson, captain marvel, carol danvers, jude law, lashana lynch, nick fury, samuel l jackson, yon-rogg
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Underrated: “Glass”
* * * B Once again, the critics get it wrong. “Glass”, the sequel to M. Night Shyamalan’s fantastic “Split“, which in an epilogue twist was revealed to be the sequel to his second film, “Unbreakable”, is a worthy conclusion … Continue reading
Overrated: “Bumblebee”
* * C Bumblebee, a prequel to the Michael Bay Transformers movies, is highly overrated. It scores a 92% fresh rating with critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Even the audiance gave it 75%, though IMDB’s rating is a more reasonable 68%. … Continue reading
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Tagged autobots, bumblebee, decepticons, hailee steinfeld, john cena, jorge lendeborg jr, movie review, transformers
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Review of “The Umbrella Academy” (season 1)
* * * * A The Umbrella Academy, a new series on Netflix, is based on a comic book written by Gerard Way, the former front man of the rock band My Chemical Romance. It tells the story of a … Continue reading
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Tagged colm feore, gerard way, netflix, reginald hargreeves, series review, the umbrella academy
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Movies Coming in 2019
I’m going to comment on the movies planned for release in 2019 according to The Numbers. I’m only commenting on ones that I’ve heard of or that sound interesting. Release Date Film Title Comments February 1 Jacob’s Ladder Why is this … Continue reading
