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December 13, 2016May 5, 2020

ROGUE ONE – A STAR WARS STORY [Review]: They Still Can’t Aim…

...but at least they look cooler! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC9abcLLQpI "MONSIGNOR" TRAVIS MOODY: Of course, I'm referring to the new, awesome--yet completely still moronic--Imperial Death Troopers and Scarif Shoretroopers. There might be new toys to play with in this holiday's Star Wars glass cabinet, but dammit, Disney, why did you have to go and make the good ol' …

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November 21, 2016

FANTASTIC BEASTS and WHERE TO FIND THEM [Review]: Stirring the Pot.

The Harry Potter series is the defining fantasy story of my generation. While many of us are fans of Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Marvel and DC, all of those are fantasy stories that have been passed on from previous generations. Harry Potter is ours and the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find …

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November 14, 2016November 14, 2016

ARRIVAL [Review]: Abbott and Costello Meet Lois Lane and Hawkeye.

Based on author Ted Chiang’s short story “Story of Your Life,” Arrival is directed by Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners, Sicario) with a screenplay by Eric Heisserer (The Thing prequel, Lights Out). When a dozen extraterrestrial vessels (that look like giant black jelly beans) emerge at various locations all over the world, a team of scientists is …

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November 2, 2016November 3, 2016

DOCTOR STRANGE [Review]: A Psychedelic Plunge into Mag-ness.

Neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) is not only confident in his surgical abilities, but also overly egotistical, unbearably cocky, and takes the opportunity to gloat any chance that he gets. But Stephen loses the steady dexterity he’s come to rely on for surgery after a devastating car accident and finds himself at a depressing …

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September 13, 2016August 31, 2019

SULLY [Review]: Duck, Duck.. Geese.

Based on Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger’s autobiography Highest Duty, Sully is the true story of how US Airways pilots Sullenberger (portrayed by Tom Hanks in the film) and First Officer Jeffery Skiles (played by The Dark Knight's "Two Face", Aaron Eckhart) landed US Airways Flight 1549 on January 15, 2009 in the numbing waters of the …

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August 24, 2016

TEEN WITCH [Woeful Worship]: Top That!

The 1980's were...a weird, weird time. A former actor was in the White House. Women's shoulders were strangely huge. New Coke was on the market. Regular Coke was on the market. And coke coke was on the market. Stallone was a man's man. Schwarzenegger had punched an alien in the dick. And James Bond was …

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