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February 7, 2018February 7, 2018

BLACK PANTHER [Review]: Watch The Throne.

So far the Marvel Cinematic Universe has had billionaire idealists, super soldiers, wizards, demons, and Gods. Now, they have their King; but is he righteously deserving of his crown? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjDjIWPwcPU Black Panther has a lot riding on its shoulders as, unfortunately, one of the few sources of diversity in the bigger blockbuster superhero movies of …

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December 23, 2017

BRIGHT [Review]: The Dark Lord is in Another Castle.

On Netflix today is Bright, the most expensive Netflix original film to date with a $90 million budget and a fantasy action crime film written by Max Landis (American Ultra, Victor Frankenstein) and directed by David Ayer (Suicide Squad, End of Watch) with the potential to become a massive franchise; the sequel was greenlit before …

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December 15, 2017

THE SHAPE OF WATER [Review]: A Fish-God Out of Water.

Guillermo Del Toro seems to make his best films while he’s at his lowest and in the darkest places in his life. He bounced back with The Devil’s Backbone after Harvey Weinstein and Miramax nearly destroyed his initial vision for Mimic, the Oscar winning Pan’s Labyrinth was Del Toro’s response to questioning who we are, …

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September 8, 2017

DEATH NOTE [Retrospective]: Girlish Screams and Apple Cores.

Adam Wingard’s American live-action version of Death Note based on the original manga by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata was just released to Netflix last week, but in addition to the 37 episode anime series the source material was also adapted into four live-action Japanese films (the most recent was released in 2016) and a …

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May 17, 2017

ALIEN – COVENANT [Review]: A Devilish Symphony of Disappointment.

Prometheus was and still is a bit of a trainwreck, but it is worth defending if it’s ever labeled as the bastard child of the Alien franchise. Alien is classic sci-fi horror, Aliens is the perfect sci-fi action sequel that everyone wanted, Alien 3 is the polarizing threequel that most seem to love to hate, …

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April 5, 2017April 5, 2017

WONDERCON 2017 [Wrap-Up Show]: The Geek-Us Contract.

Sorry we're late; but there was a little thing the last few days that was on the Monsignor's mind: #WrestleMania. Still, this year's WonderCon was an exceptional show across the board. And--whether you've experienced all of the joy this Disneygeekland showcase has to offer, or not--you'd do worse than miss our FIREBALL of a show …

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