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Minions: The Rise of Gru is 70’s Time Machine Full of Joy
Watching the Minions get trained by a mother figure Asian Kung Fu Master is hilarious and to have her plus sized (even though voiced by Michelle Yeoh) is brilliant and…
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Ethan Hawke is Deliciously Terrifying in the Black Phone
Mason Thames (Finney) and and Madeline McGraw (Gwen) are spectacular to watch as their breadth of skills navigating such emotionally wrought material is executed with such maturity and skill. Ethan…
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Austin Butler is a Meteroic Comet in Elvis
Elvis Presley is iconic, legendary and one of the greatest entertainers to ever live. Yet, not everyone would agree. There have been rumors of him not being lovely to black…
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Emergency Turns Race Relations into Biting, Gut Wrenching Satire
Directed by Carey Williams and screenplay by K.D. Dávila, Emergency boldly and unapologetically lays out race relations, in all its ridiculousness, on the table for all to see like a…
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Bob’s Burger Movie is Smart, Zan, Ugly Laugh, Summer Family Fun
Bouchard (along with co-director with Bernard Derriman) and Smith keep the integrity and vibe of the series while introducing a smorgasbord of supporting characters to fill out this crazy, yet…
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Top Gun: Maverick Soars into the Stratosphere with Tom Cruise Piloting
Watching Top Gun: Maverick is an intense, welcomed journey through a time where films pumped you up and made you feel transformative upon exiting. It also solidifies Tom Cruise is…
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Leonard Maltin Has Been Starstruck for Decades For Cinema and Family
If you're good, that word will start to spread. You have to find champions, find people who will help spread the word that you exist and that you're doing what…
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Ryan Kiera Armstrong Burns Bright in Firestarter
Other than the star power of Armstrong is Gloria Reuben as the ruthless villain Captain Hollister. She's focused, fierce and unapologetic. In addition, with the fight for diversity at the…
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Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers is Blast to the Past and Loads of Fun
This concept of live action has been done numerous times dating back to Gene Kelly dancing with Jerry the Mouse in 'Anchors Aweigh' to 'Roger Rabbit' to 'Space Jam.' It…
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Downton Abbey: A New Era Tackles Feminism, Coming Out, Secrets and Talkies
Standouts are Dominic West (Guy) and Laura Haddock (Myrna) as the ill-fated silent film stars who both are seeking acceptance. Guy seeks to live out his post film career out…
