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Oppenheimer (2023) Review (700th Review)

THE WORLD WILL REMEMBER THIS DAY…..AND THIS MOVIE   Director Christopher Nolan is an acclaimed film director that many, including myself, have found to be exceptional in the execution of the films that he directs. While he’s been around for quite some time, developing several short films (both released unreleased), several first noticed Nolan’s work as a director in his

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The Last Duel (2021) Review

I SAY BEFORE ALL OF YOU, I SPOKE THE TRUTH!   Director Ridley Scott has taken viewers on various cinematic journeys throughout his career as a film director; depicting several key movie scene moments that have become both memorable and timeless in their own right, with a special affinity towards iconic in pop culture references. While 1977’s historical drama The

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Ford v Ferrari (2019) Review

GO AHEAD, CARROLL. GO TO WAR!   Over the years, director James Mangold has done the “director’s round robin” in the Hollywood circulate of filmmaking. While he hasn’t exactly been “Pidgeon hold” to a particular style of genre, Mangold has certainly proven himself to be a very versatile director with several of his feature productions; dabbling in the realms of

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The Great Wall Review

A FLAWED HOLLYWOOD CHINESE FANTASY EPIC   When it comes to great cinematic feats that are beautifully crafted, director Zhang Yimou is a visual master. After his involvement in China’s “cultural revolution” (he left his school studies and become a farmer laborer and text tile worker), Yimou went to Beijing Film Academy in 1978 and majored in photography. From there, he

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Elysium Review

BETWEEN HEAVEN (ELYSIUM) AND EARTH   Back in 2009, the movies that hit the theaters in the summertime were of a mixed variety from the rousing success of the new Star Trek film to the disappointing flop of Terminator Salvation. That very same summer, Neil Blomkamp made his directorial debut with the sci-fi sleeper film called District 9. It was

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Jason Bourne Review

THE BOURNE FAMILIARITY   Whether you love them or hate them, the Bourne movies represent the dramatic gritty realism of the action genre (compared the heavy usage of CGI) and the cinematic “gray” handling of international espionage. Deriving from the works of author Robert Ludlum, the films (in a nutshell) follow the character of Jason Bourne, a rogue CIA assassin

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