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The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) Review

AN ANIMATED “PIPE DREAM” OF NINTENDO NOSTALGIA AND RAMBUNCTIOUS FUN!   Since the early days of video games in the 1980s, the character of Mario, the Nintendo flagship character of its console brand, has certainly a had celebrated lifespan and no plans for stopping anytime soon. The little Italian plumber man and his capability of jumping, dodging, and wielding various

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) Review

THE “BLUE BLUR” IS BACK!   In 2020, Paramount Pictures (with association of SEGA Entertainment) released the movie Sonic the Hedgehog, an action-adventure comedy feature that showcased (and based) upon the classic video game character icon…Sonic the Hedgehog. Directed by Jeff Fowler, the film, which featured Ben Schwartz, Jim Carrey, James Marsden, and Tika Sumpter, follows Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue

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Uncharted (2022) Review

AMONG THIEVES (AND EXPECTATIONS)   Sic Parvis Magna! Translated it means “Greatness, from small beginnings”, a motto of Sir Francis Drake, the famous navigator and sailor, that means anyone can become great no matter where they started out. Such a powerful statement is shared in the video game series titled Uncharted, which first debuted back in 2007 (Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune)

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Free Guy (2021) Review

DON’T HAVE A GOOD DAY, HAVE A GREAT DAY!   Over the years, Hollywood has produced and struggled with the idea of translating a popular video game franchise into a lucrative and entertaining cinematic endeavor. From “game to screen”, the translation of this has allude many in feature films and what becomes pantomime parody of some kind by trying to

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Mortal Kombat (2021) Review

A NEW AGE OF KOMBAT IS JUST OKAY   Two words…. Mortal Kombat! In the pantheon of long running video game series or pillars of gaming franchises, the Mortal Kombat franchise has endured over the years; spanning a wide variety of video gaming consoles and generations of eager players that want to get wrapped up within this visceral and violent

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