A SEQUEL ‘UPDATE’ THAT DOWNGRADES THE FRANCHISE In 2023, moviegoers were introduced to the sci-fi horror hit M3GAN, a film that quickly became a viral sensation across TikTok and other social media platforms. Directed by Gerard Johnstone and starring Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Amie Donald, and Jenna Davis, the story followed an artificially intelligent doll who develops self-awareness, and
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THE BOSS: UNPLUGGED AND UNDERWHELMING Biographical dramas have long been a point of cinematic fascination for Hollywood, drawing talent both in front of and behind the camera to bring real lives to the big screen. Though the biopic genre is hardly new, its allure remains strong: filmmakers continue to chase that delicate balance of capturing the essence, mystique, and
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A VISUAL MUSICAL FINALE THAT SOARS – EVEN IF IT DOESN’T DEFY GRAVITY Are people born wicked, or is wickedness thrust upon them? This enduring question lies at the heart of Wicked, the 2024 fantasy musical that reimagined the intertwined destinies of Elphaba and Galinda. Directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle
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END OF LINE…. In 2010, Walt Disney Studios released Tron: Legacy — a long-awaited follow-up to 1982’s sci-fi cult classic Tron — re-opening the neon-lit digital frontier of disc wars and light-cycle duels for a new generation. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, the film starred Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner, Michael Sheen, and Jeff Bridges. It followed Sam Flynn,
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FAITH, FAMILY, AND FOOTBALL While major film studio companies like Disney, Paramount Pictures, and Universal have dominated the movie landscape for years with their plethora of notable releases, smaller studios have emerged, with a more niche preferences….religious evangelical cinematic narratives. These “faith-based” studios offer more than just filmmaking entertainment, but rather enlightening tales of courage and faith around the
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The Grid. A digital frontier. I tried to picture clusters of information as they moved through the computer. What did they look like? Ships? motorcycles? Were the circuits like freeways? I kept dreaming of a world I thought I’d never see. And then, one day…I got in as Jason’s Movie Blog heads back to the digital world for a “cinematic
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LONG LIVE DOWNTON ABBEY! In 2022, audiences were once again “cordially invited” into the world of the Crawley family and their loyal staff with Downton Abbey: A New Era. Directed by Simon Curtis, the film—set in 1928—followed the Crawleys to the south of France as they unraveled the mystery behind the Dowager Countess’s unexpected inheritance of a villa. Lavish
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Another year older, another year wiser. Today (August 13th) is my birthday (Hooray!) and I wanted to share it with you….my fellow bloggers and readers.
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The One I serve…. it is known by many names. My people called it… Galactus, the devourer of worlds. It must feed on energy to survive, both thermal and organic. My service spares my world, and the one I love” as Jason’s Movie Blog takes another superhero look back jaunt for the “cinematic flashback” review of Marvel’s 2007 sequel Fantastic
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Digital camera….$250. Memory stick…..$59. The look on your hard-ass former C.O.’s face when he finds out he’s your junior pilot ….priceless….as Jason’s Movie Blog’s heads back to revisit the superhero film of in his cinematic flashback for Marvel’s 2005 Fantastic Four.
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