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July 8, 2020

TWILIGHT ZONE [Season 2 Review]: Submitted, And Approved.

Coming in the middle of what feels like an episode of its very namesake, Jordan Peele's reboot of The Twilight Zone has been released on CBS All Access, and unlike the bloated first season, this is a much smoother, more consistently fulfilling one. Whereas the first season seemed to rely on being too topically on-the-nose, …

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June 22, 2019

TOY STORY 4 [4DX Review]: One Child’s Trash Is Another Child’s Treasure.

Disclaimer: Toy Story 4 is my first Toy Story film. Yeah-- what the hell, Moody! But, hey, at least this review comes from a fresh perspective. More importantly, I witnessed Toy Story 4 in the 4DX format. Watching the movie's opening chase sequence and plethora of carnival ride scenes urged me to think this was …

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April 6, 2019April 7, 2019

THE TWILIGHT ZONE [Premiere Episode Review]: Style Over Substance.

Jordan Peele's updated reboot of Rod Serling's classic speculative/science-fiction/social commentary series The Twilight Zone has finally premiered, after much build-up, and with a hype that is only reinforced by his two wildly successful social horror films, Get Out, and the more recent Us. The series premiere --- a remake of the original series' "The Comedian" …

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March 25, 2019

US [Movie Review]: Dark Web Living.

There is a line early on in Jordan Peele's sophomore horror effort, Us, in which protagonist Adelaide Wilson (Lupita N'Yongo) tells her daughter, Zora (Shahadi Wright Joseph) who is complaining about being cut off from internet access for a weekend "No internet!" The refrain is brought up twice more (in one instance, Zora hide under …

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