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Review of “Criminal”
Criminal is a science fiction thriller with an all star cast. The premise is that when CIA agent Bill Pope (Ryan “Deadpool” Reynolds) is...
Jul 23, 20171 min read
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The 2016 Eisner (Comic Book) Awards
2016 Eisner award winners have been announced. I’m going to examine how well the winners match up with what is actually popular, as...
Jul 23, 20173 min read
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Review of “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” (no spoilers)
* * * * A “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” is a science fiction film by Luc Besson (maker of The Fifth Element and Taken),...
Jul 22, 20171 min read
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Review of “The Last Witch Hunter”
* * C The story is imaginative, creating a world where magic hides just beneath the mundane, like the wizarding world of Harry Potter or...
Jul 17, 20171 min read
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Review of “Solace”
* * * B Solace is a crime drama/fantasy in which FBI agent Joe Merriwether (Jeffrey Dean “the Comedian” Morgan) is investigating a...
Jul 9, 20171 min read
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Are Franchises the Problem with Hollywood?
Hollywood’s obsession with franchises is costing studios millions argues against its own premise in places. I’m going to quote and...
Jul 5, 20174 min read
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Review of “The Take”
In the spy thriller “The Take”, Briar (Idris Elba), a reckless CIA agent who becomes embroiled in a plot to trigger rioting in Paris...
Jul 2, 20171 min read
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Review of “Power Rangers”
Power Rangers was surprisingly good (almost worthy of three stars), considering how low my expectations were. It had a Breakfast Club...
Jul 2, 20172 min read
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Why Did the Mummy Fail?
I just watched Georg Rockall-Schmidt‘s excellent video on the Mummy (2017). Georg is a commentator on film, rather than a critic. I think...
Jun 26, 20173 min read
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Review of “Headshot”
This Indonesian film (much of it in Indonesian, with English subtitles) is an incredibly violent and gory crime drama. It begins with a...
Jun 18, 20171 min read
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Whats Up with Marvel? Dueling Headlines
March 15: Marvel Comic Sales In Freefall In February 2017 — What’s Going On? People aren’t wanting more politics; in the aftermath of the...
Jun 14, 20171 min read
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Review of “Ghost in the Shell (mild spoilers)”
I didn’t get a chance to see this film in the theater, partly because it was gone so quickly from them, which is never a good sign. This...
Jun 12, 20171 min read
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Archetypes in Fiction
the Hermit, The Queen of Cups, The Knave of Swords, The Judge, The Knight of Swords, The Emperor, and The Magician, show up again and...
Jun 7, 20172 min read
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Marvel, DC, and Archetypes
Superman and Thor Superman and (current) Thor are both aliens, giving them both a bit of a fish out of water character. Each one, on his...
Jun 7, 20172 min read
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What Makes a Hero a Superhero?
A recent YouTube video by Diversity in Comics got me thinking. In his video, he claims that both Indiana Jones and James Bond are super...
Jun 6, 20172 min read
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Review of “Great Wall”
* * C Pedro Pascal), who come to China looking for the secret of gunpowder. Instead, they discover the Taotie, a race of vicious...
Jun 4, 20171 min read
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Wonder Woman is Just a Movie
After a 76-year wait, a lot is riding on whether a Wonder Woman movie soars“. The article is subtitled ‘The fact that we have this real...
Jun 3, 20173 min read
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Review of “Logan” (mild spoilers)
“Logan” is the third X-Men film focusing on the Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), a mutant who can heal from any injury and who was experimented...
Jun 3, 20172 min read
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Top Grossing Films from Memorial Days Past
IMDB is running a poll: pick your favorite of past highest grossing Memorial Day films in their years. They’ve listed them from highest...
May 29, 20172 min read
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Memorial Day: Movies to Not See
Memorial Day weekend’s box office in 2015 was a historic low for the century. Well, 2017 has now surpassed 2015 as the Memorial Day...
May 29, 20172 min read
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