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IT Chapter Two is less terrifying, but still a solid sequel
IT: Chapter Two was one of my most anticipated films of 2019. After the gory and well-directed first film, I was excited to see how the second film would close up the Losers’ storyline set 27 years after they thought ...
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Preacher :: Phase 2
Well, we got an answer to that question from the season premiere as to how Jesse ended up falling from the sky. But I have a more important question that needs to be addressed: how in the heck is Tulip ...
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TV by the Decade :: September 1•7
We begin our second season of TV By the Decade with a few new shows rolling out, some that had short runs but have gone on to become classics, and others not so much. But as the official kick-off to ...
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Brittany Runs a Marathon is the feel-good comedy of the summer
Jillian Bell is a funny actress. With minor roles in films such as 22 Jump Street, Office Christmas Party and Fist Fight, she hasn’t had the chance to shine in her own film. When I went into Brittany Runs a ...
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters stomps down the house in 4K
I previously reviewed Godzilla: King of the Monsters upon its theatrical release back in May of this year. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has now released the film to the home video market so if you missed it on the big ...
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Preacher :: Free will or Divine Intervention?
Here we are midway through the final season and the gang is one step closer to being together. Cassidy and the Archangel are back at the Bar and Grail when Tulip and Jesus arrive, and everyone but Cas and Tulip ...
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Pennyworth, the Great Beast & the Witch
We've got another of the cryptically titled Pennyworth episodes this week, 'Cilla Black'. Black was a popular singer in the 1960s and early 70s who went on to host her own variety series in the UK, act and become a ...
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TV by the Decade :: August 25•31
Wow! Here we are at the end of one year of TV by the Decade, and with a handful of new series making their debuts during the week of August 25-31, there are two scripted series that had lengthy runs ...
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Angel Has Fallen is predictable but tries
It’s perhaps unfair for average action movies these days. On one hand you’ve got the legitimately impressive and exciting John Wick or recent Mission: Impossible movies, and on the other you’ve get self-consciously silly and family-oriented nonsense fun like Hobbs ...
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The Farewell is a beautiful, heartfelt movie with universal themes
Not everyone can relate to the immigrant experience directly, and not even everyone can relate the same way to the themes of family in popular culture. But for those who feel the weight of a family, for good and bad ...
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A Dog’s Journey Blu-ray Review :: A neverending journey full of love
Bailey the 'Boss Dog' is back with his boy, Ethan (Dennis Quaid), and his girl, Hannah (Marg Helgenberger), in the highly-anticipated sequel to 2017's A Dog's Purpose. At the beginning of A Dog's Journey, the newlyweds are still living happily ...
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Pose :: The Mother of all Balls
Pose ... you really, really had me worried there with the nine month time jump! We went from a delightful episode where Blanca finally found some romance ... and then you snatched all that goodness away from us! Did Blanca ...
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