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The School for Good and Evil (2022) Review

UNHAPPILY “NEVER / EVER” AFTER   Once upon a time…..! The classic introduction to some of the beloved fairy tales of courageous heroes, whimsical princesses, and wicked villains. The mythmaking of fairy tales has always found a fascinating subject to all, taking the classic narratives (both the dark original ones and commonplace iterations) and expanding upon them in creative ways.

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The Addams Family 2 (2021) Review

A SHALLOW ANIMATED SEQUEL   In 2019, MGM Studios released the animated film The Addams Family, a CGI cartoon film that was based on the iconic “creepy and kooky” macabre family from the classic TV show. Directed by Conrad Vernon and Greg Tierman, the film, which starred the voice talents Charlize Theron, Oscar Isaac, Chloe Grace Moretz, and Finn Wolfhard,

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The Old Guard (2020) Review

I’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE!   For the past two decades, comic book superhero of the graphic novel variety has dominated the blockbuster tentpoles of major film studios and yearly release dates; drawing upon the large-than-life heroics for various origin features, solo films, and team-up endeavors. Naturally, the properties of Marvel and DC Comics have been the more prominent usage of

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The Addams Family (2019) Review

FRIGHTENINGLY FUN ANIMATED REMAKE   They’re creepy and they’re kooky. Mysterious and spooky. They’re all together kooky. The Addams Family.” Yes, the classic property of “The Addams Family”, which has been around for quite some time. Created by cartoonish Charles Addams, the Addams Family was a satirical inversion of the ideal 20th century American family household as a sort of

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Long Shot (2019) Review

AN AMUSING POLITICAL SATIRE ROM-COM   In the plethora of cinematic subgenres of theatrical motion pictures, the usage of romantic comedies (i.e. rom-coms) has always been a primary / fundamental “cog in the machine” for the industry driving machine of Hollywood. While the passing of decades and era of feature films has changed with the current culture of the nation,

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Atomic Blonde (2017) Review

JANE WICK   In 2014, the action genre of the movie world had an intriguing newest addition with the motion picture John Wick. The movie, which starred Keanu Reeves and was directed by Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, followed the story of John Wick as a one-man army against the Russian mob for stealing his car and killing his dog. Surprisingly,

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The Fate of the Furious (2017) Review

ANOTHER WILD AND ENTERTAINING RIDE   Back in 2015, Furious 7 raced into theaters and brought with it new level of box office success to the long running Fast and the Furious franchise. While the franchise has grown, evolving into an interesting dynamic aspect beyond the earlier entries of merely street racing, one of the main interest in viewers seeing

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