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Captain America: Brave New World (2025)

A BLAND AND DERIVATE WORLD   The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has certainly grown, flourished, and expanded since its inception in 2008 with the release of Iron Man. Since then, this shared superhero universe has been bolstered by an ever-growing roster of heroes, villains, gods, and monsters, delivered through standalone films, sequels, prequels, spin-offs, and massive blockbuster team-ups. Among its

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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) Review

DIAL “M.A.” FOR MILDLY ADEQUATE   Archaeologist, historian, and adventurer are some of the characteristics that are commonly used when describing the fictional character of Indiana Jones. An icon in his own right and has been parody, mimic, and unmistakable illusions, the character of Indiana Jones was created by Star Wars creator George Lucas and, with the help famed director

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The Call of the Wild (2020) Review

PLENTY OF HEART, BUT NOT ENOUGH SOUL   In the literary world, the infamous “classic” novels are genre staples that speak of perfection within their respective fields of storytelling; recounting an age of the writing world been valued in importance as narrative crafting to be…well…classic in their own rights. With plenty of famous authors and novelist from Jane Austen, to

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The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) Review

A FUN, YET DISJOINTED ANIMATED SEQUEL   Back in 2016, Illumination Entertainment released The Secret Life of Pets, an animated feature film that sparked the idea of what animal pets do when their “owners” aren’t around. The movie, which was directed by Chris Renaud and featured the voice talents of Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Jenny Slate, Kevin Hart, and several

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Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Review

MORE HUMAN THAN HUMAN   In 1982, moviegoers everywhere were introduced the sci-fi / neo-noir film Blade Runner. Loosely based on the 1968 novel “Do Android Dream of Electric Sheep” by Phillip K. Dick, the film, which was directed by Ridley Scott and starred Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, and Daryl Hannah, follows the story of

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