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The Meg is the perfect summer movie
Back in July of 1999, Warner Brothers released what could have been an utterly ridiculous, Jaws inspired shark movie Deep Blue Sea that might have made a few bucks during the summer season and disappeared quickly. But ... that movie ...
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Dwayne Johnson and friends cause a Rampage on Blu-ray
Hotchka's Justin Moore reviewed Rampage upon its theatrical release, and now the movie is available on home video including a sharp 4K edition. Justin could relate to the movie from the standpoint of a player of the video game, so ...
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The Spy Who Dumped Me happens to be a surprising spy comedy
Over the years, I have grown to appreciate Kate McKinnon’s style of humor. From seeing her on SNL to the Ghostbusters reboot, her quirkiness and dry sense of humor has always pleased me throughout the years. Her SNL skit alongside ...
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Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days completes a complex but entertaining Korean fantasy epic
I’m sure we’re all familiar with Korean mythology and Korean fantasy stories, or at least all of you are. Personally I’ve watched a few Korean movies over the years, although most are of the modern thriller variety. There are cultural ...
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Preacher :: Soul food
At about the midway point of the third season, Preacher feels like it's a bit all over the place but getting all of its ducks in a row for what is to come in the second half. If I have ...
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Mission: Impossible – Fallout is Ethan Hunt’s most impossible mission yet
Twenty-two years ago, Tom Cruise starred in his first Mission: Impossible film directed by Brian De Palma. He went on to star in five more films, including the newest entry, Mission: Impossible - Fallout. Cruise has faithfully been IMF’s top ...
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Believe the hype, Eighth Grade is one of the best coming of age movies ever
So raise a hand, who here remembers eighth grade? That weird, transitionary period between middle school and high school, puberty attacking you daily and trying desperately to be mature? Whether it was in the days before Snapchat, before YouTube, before ...
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Avoid playing Duck Duck Goose!
Very quietly, Duck Duck Goose was pulled from a wide release in theaters but was made available on Netflix this weekend. Right off the bat, that doesn’t sound promising to me. Movies that either get a different release date or ...
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Preacher :: Lost souls
Marie L'Angelle is not going to stand for insubordination from anyone, not Jesse and especially not Tulip, whom Marie likes to remind that every breath she takes -- among other things -- is owed to Marie. But that's not going ...
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On Pose, a House is much more than a home
In a too short eight weeks, Pose ran through a calendar year and become one of, if not the best new dramas on television, breaking new ground in front of and behind the camera. I know many in the trans ...
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Double Movie Review :: It’s back to Greece with Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
WARNING: This review contains a potentially big spoiler. It's hard to believe it's been ten years since we last visited the Greek isle where Donna Sheridan had decided to settle, raise her daughter and open a little taverna on a hill ...
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Unfriended: Dark Web goes very dark
Back in 2015 when Universal Pictures and Blumhouse released the creatively original thriller Unfriended, I was completely surprised by how entertaining it was considering it was basically one long video chat session with a mysterious killer picking off the participants ...
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