Oscar Wild!
Posted 1 week ago

“If Will Smith wins, he’s going to have the speech that people talk about for years.”   -Joe Jarosz, February 10, 2022 We’ve done this before, people! The bullpen of writers…

Oscars Preview 2025! Scene-Stealers Talk the 96th Annual Academy Awards
Tasty Danish
Posted 2 weeks ago

[Rating: Solid Rock Fist Up] In Theaters and VOD on February 21 If America can repackage (Den of Thieves) or reimagine (The Town) Heat every couple of years, why can’t…

No Need to Whisper About ‘The Quiet Ones’
Stop! Or Dog Will Bark!
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Dog-Man hybrid takes names and sniffs butts. And he's all out of butts.

“Dog Man” is SUPA Cute
Makes Cents
Posted 1 month ago

The horrors of a reform school are seen through the eyes of two young men.

Lots of Cents in “Nickel Boys”
Damned-Nation
Posted 2 months ago

A reverse 'Lord of the Flies' with 'The VVitch' vibes, 'The Damned' explores the moral cancers that humanity lets fester and blossom in both life and death.

God Bless “The Damned”
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‘Zola’: Movie not bad, the Tweets are better

by Tim English July 2, 2021 Print Reviews

‘Zola’ is a hell of a read on Twitter, but despite great performances by Taylor Paige and Riley Keough, the film can’t quite capture the manic energy of the Twitter thread.

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‘Black Widow’ Doesn’t Bite, But Also Isn’t Breaking New Ground

by Warren Cantrell June 30, 2021 Print Reviews

‘Black Widow’ is a good time, even if it does come up short on originality and stakes for the MCU moving forward.

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‘Black Widow’ is solid but too little too late

by Tim English June 30, 2021 Print Reviews

Scarlett Johansson and Black Widow FINALLY get a standalone movie in the MCU and it’s five years too late. Fun action but no stakes.

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‘Kid Candidate’ Doesn’t Have The Steam To Pull Out A Win

by Jonah Desneux June 28, 2021 Print Reviews

Following the unorthodox city council campaign of 24 year old Hayden Pedigo, ‘Kid Candidate’ explores the world of Texas politics and a generational change coming to the surface.

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‘F9’ not as fast nor as furious but still ridiculously fun

by Tim English June 24, 2021 Print Reviews

‘F9: The Fast Saga’ finds new ways to be ridiculously absurd, insanely illogical and annoyingly fun as hell to watch.

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‘F9’ Ain’t Worth the Time

by Christian Ramos June 23, 2021 Print Reviews

There is yet another Fast and Furious movie and lord help us does it SUCK.

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‘F9: The Fast Saga’: Why On Earth Are There 9 of These?

by Warren Cantrell June 23, 2021 Print Reviews

Once a refreshing escapist lark, F9 finds the franchise stretching at the seams between a film that honors its “mythology” while also making fun of it.

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Pixar’s “Luca” and the Power of Friendship

by Christian Ramos June 17, 2021 Print Reviews

In the grand tradition, Pixar gives us two new best friends who harbor a secret that sends them on the adventure of a lifetime.

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“Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It” Goes for Gold

by Christian Ramos June 17, 2021 Print Reviews

Rita Moreno’s star status in Hollywood hasn’t always been a clear path. Find out in this new documentary how she got to be a Grand Dame of Hollywood.

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Arrow’s ‘Weird Wisconsin’ Box Set Is Charmingly Off-Beat

by Nick Spacek June 11, 2021 Blu-ray/DVD Reviews

Snag yourself a peanut butter cup concrete, curl up the couch, and dig into the new Arrow Video Blu-ray collection ‘Weird Wisconsin: The Bill Rebane Collection.’

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Lin-Manuel Miranda Doesn’t Throw Away His Shot With Magnificent ‘In the Heights’

by Warren Cantrell June 8, 2021 Print Reviews

A vibrant, jubilant love letter to multiculturalism, community, hope, and compassion, ‘In the Heights’ delivers on the post-‘Hamilton’ promise.

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A Bit By the Numbers, ‘Dream Horse’ is Still a Winner

by Logan Van Winkle May 28, 2021 Print Reviews

Toni Collette stars in ‘Dream Horse’ – a generic, yet lovable true story.

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‘New Order’ In Need of Just That

by Christian Ramos May 27, 2021 Print Reviews

Chaos reigns in ‘New Order’ as the revolution hits home for a wealthy family in this near-future dystopian melodrama.

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The Devil Wears Dalmatian in the Shockingly Smart, Subversive ‘Cruella’

by Warren Cantrell May 26, 2021 Print Reviews

‘Cruella’ does the seemingly impossible: it proves that you can teach an old Mouse new tricks.

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‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Turns Up the Volume on Drama and Suspense

by Warren Cantrell May 21, 2021 Print Reviews

‘A Quiet Place Part II’ is a smart, taut, character-driven, and thematically integrated film that accomplishes everything it sets out to do.

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