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Category Archives: Review
Top 20 Christmas Movies, Other Than Versions of A Christmas Carol
A couple of years ago, I gave you readers my Top 5 Versions of A Christmas Carol. This year, I’m doing a list of the top 20 other stories made and remade into Christmas movies for you to watch in … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Comedy, film, Holiday, movie review, Movies, television, TV
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Review: Thor: Ragnarok
Story: Thor and other characters from previous Marvel films team up to save Asgard from an evil being (saying anything more would be a spoiler, sorry). Review: This movie is HILARIOUS. The plot/story is pretty generic, but it doesn’t matter because … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, Action movie, Comedy, Critical Analysis, movie, movie review, Movies, Screenwriting
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The Top 20 Feminist Movies of All Time
A lot of films try really hard to portray women in some ‘correct’ way, but they often fall short by either avoiding one stereotype so hard that they end up with another equally flat stereotype or else they just ring … Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analysis, List, Review
Tagged acting, Action movie, Critical Analysis, feminism, Film Theory, industry, movie, Movies, Screenwriting, Strong women
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Review: War for the Planet of the Apes
Story: A military colonel attacks Caesar’s camp, causing Caesar to seek him out for revenge. But on the journey Cesar comes across a new human-plague and ends up in more of a psychological than physical war with the colonel. Review: … Continue reading
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Tagged Action movie, antihero, Antiheroes, CGI, movie, movie review, Movies, VFX
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Weekly Mini-Review: Bananas (1971)
Story: A nebbish product-tester pretends to be interested in loopy political groups to impress a girl. When the relationship falls through, he takes an already planned trip to a small Latin American country and gets forced into becoming part of … Continue reading
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Tagged antihero, Comedy, Critical Analysis, Critical essay, film, Film Theory, movie, movie review, Movies, Politics, Woody Allen
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Weekly Mini-Review: On Golden Pond (1981)
Story: Family dynamics between an old couple, their daughter, and the son of her husband-to-be change when everyone visits during a summer at the family cabin. Review: The cinematography in this movie is absolutely phenomenal: indoor, outdoor, and nature photography … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, Cinematography, Critical Analysis, film, industry, movie, movie review, Movies, remake, Screenwriting
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Weekly Mini-Review: Johnny English Reborn (2011)
Story: After going into hiding to avoid the shame of a flubbed mission years before, an older Johnny English is trained in martial arts by monks and called back into action to catch a ring of assassins. Review: The comedy … Continue reading
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Tagged Action movie, British, British Humor, British humour, Comedy, Critical Analysis, movie, movie review, Movies, Rowan Atkinson, Screenwriting, sequel, Spy movie
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Weekly Mini-Review: Hidaway (1995)
Story: Near death experiences link the mind of a suburban husband and father with that of a kwazy serial killer who goes after teenage girls – directing the killer’s attentions toward the man’s daughter. Review: The first time I saw … Continue reading
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Tagged CGI, film, movie, movie review, Movies, Paranormal, Screenwriting, SFX, special effects, supernatural, Thriller
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Weekly Mini-Review: Mister Frost (1990)
Story: A nutty serial killer, or possibly Satan, drives a female psychiatrist and a cop loopy. Review: Goldblum does a good job of being cheerfully creepy, but the other actors fall short, and the ending, sadly, has no witty turnabout … Continue reading
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Tagged film, horror, Jeff Goldblum, movie review, Movies, Paranormal, supernatural, Thriller
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Weekly Mini-Review: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Story: In a society of limited birthrate, a couple whose son is in a coma adopts the first robot child ever designed to feel love. When the couple’s son reawakens, the robot boy (guided by a literal belief in fairytales) … Continue reading
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Tagged Action movie, Androids, Critical Analysis, Kubrick, movie, movie review, Movies, Mythology, robots, Sci-fi, Screenwriting, Spielberg, Thriller
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