Category: Movies
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Ezra’s 2022 Oscar Predictions
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Read more: Ezra’s 2022 Oscar PredictionsNo, I am not trying to guarantee this will help you win your Oscar party betting pool or whatever. This is just one film cricket’s best guesses, with a little hedging of the bets in the form of a second place guess in some categories, and highly tainted by emotion in others (such as any…
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Reacher (2022)
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Read more: Reacher (2022)Reacher is an action series available from Prime Video and is based on books by Lee Child. I watched and am reviewing the first 8 episodes of Season One, which aired on Prime Video Feb. 04 2022. Reacher stars a bulked up, jacked up and totally bad-assed Alan Richtson. He is huge. Bigger than Dolph…
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Deep Water
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Read more: Deep Water“Deep Water” – That’s definitely not a candy bar floating in the pool. One of the first things they teach students in screenwriting class is to write a sympathetic protagonist so the audience has someone to root for. Apparently, the writers of Deep Water – Zach Helm and Sam Levinson – missed that week of…
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Not Taking The Michael
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Read more: Not Taking The MichaelSome talented actors appear to have a bitch of a time choosing a worthwhile script. It’s almost as if a load is dumped in front of them, they close their eyes and pick one. Travolta’s a prime example, having appeared in nine thousand flicks but only a handful of classics since he first got going…
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The Verdict
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Read more: The VerdictI know that in my reviews I often need to rescue myself from the perils of redundancy. Nevertheless, I will state it again; Paul Newman is and was a superstar, a Top-5 actor of all time. A quick search reveals the ugly reality that most list-makers do not share this opinion. None of this is…
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The Last Samurai
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Read more: The Last SamuraiIt is solid without being superb; lightly intoxicating while failing to fully engage my mind.
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Fahrenheit 9/11
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Read more: Fahrenheit 9/11And because Moore doesn’t disguise his motives, any criticism about his biases is an exercise in absurdity.
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Turning Red (2022)
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Read more: Turning Red (2022)“Turning Red” – Crimson Tide (or a visit from Aunt Flo). Turning Red is a movie I’m really torn about. You can be forgiven for not knowing what this movie is actually about if you have only seen the preview. Let me help. It’s about puberty. Specifically, a girl’s first period. What I’m torn about…
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Shaun of the Dead
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Read more: Shaun of the DeadI have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to make a bad zombie movie.
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The Passion of the Christ
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Read more: The Passion of the ChristForget for a moment that The Passion of the Christ is inherently anti-Semetic…