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Movie Review: Solo: A Star Wars Story

[Warning:  Spoilers below.] How does one view this film?  If it is viewed as a film in its own right, in the genre of a smuggler or western film with a somewhat naive but simultaneously arrogant anti-hero and his associates … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Black Panther

So, after work I went to see Black Panther to see if all the hype was worthwhile.  This is a movie which was first brought to my attention because of the controversy involving racist review trolls whose negativity sought to … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Last night I had the chance to watch the direct-to-video 1999 film version of Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.  Throughout the film, which was fast-paced and filled nonstop with a wide variety of generally very catchy music, I was … Continue reading

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Movie Review: The Disaster Artist

The Disaster Artist is a film based on the book by the same title (review forthcoming) by Greg Sestero, who was one of the lead actors as well as the Line Director for the so-bad-its-good film “The Room.”  Although I … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Star Wars: The Last Jedi

[Warning:  There be spoilers below.] As is my practice with movies like this [1], I went into the latest Star Wars movie as spoiler free as possible.  I didn’t read any reviews about the movie and assiduously avoided the vlogs … Continue reading

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Movie Review: The Way, The Truth, & The Life

On the Last Day of Unleavened Bread I heard about this movie from one of my friends at church, and ended up being able to borrow the movie from the family who had it.  In watching the movie, I was … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Hidden Figures

Recently I saw a hilarious trailer for this film where an obviously intelligent woman with glasses was being interrogated by a bureaucrat played ably by Kevin Costner where she had to defend herself against accusations that she was a Russian … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Rogue One

[Spoiler Alert:  There be spoilers here.] As I sat in the theater next to a bright but irritatingly noisy child who must have been only about five years old or so, I had all kinds of thoughts to make a … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Hail Caesar

Hail Caesar, directed by the Coen Brothers, is a strange sort of film that is both incredibly polished but ultimately unsatisfying.  Populated, as many of the brothers’ films are, by odd and quirky individuals, the film seeks to amuse the … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Deadpool

Perhaps I can be excused for being a little bit late to this particular party.  As nearly everyone who would watch this film is likely aware of, Deadpool was an immensely successful summer blockbuster for its witty and wisecracking and … Continue reading

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