Tag: Review
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‘Mickey: The Story of a Mouse’ (2022)
A historic documentary about the iconic Disney character gives viewers a glimpse into animation.
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“An American Pickle” Should Have Stayed in the Jar
Wacky antics ensue when a 100-year-old Jewish man wakes up from a pickled hibernation in the modern world.
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‘The Mad Woman and the Feminist’ Review: MiamisFF
‘The Mad Woman and the Feminist’: This Spanish entry for the MiamisFF directed by Sandra Gallego handles a difficult conversation in a smart, memorable way.
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The Night Doctor (2021), a Cannes Hidden Gem
The Night Doctor achieves telling an original story in which the pace accelerates progressively while supported by dark aesthetics.
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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is Better Than Ever 40 Years Later
In 1977, Star Wars changed the world. It took the universe by storm, completely redefining everything everyone knew about movies. But then, in 1980, The Empire Strikes Back changed Star Wars. Sequels were not as well regarded back then as they are today.
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Netflix’s New German Movie ‘Black Island’: More Flaws Than Strengths
If Miguel Alexandre were trying to make a revenge story seem dull without using all the effective formulas that work great in this catchy genre, he could not have accomplished his purpose much better than he unintentionally has in Black Island.
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‘Riders of Justice’: A Message About Real-Life Problems and Their Acceptance
‘Riders of Justice’ perfectly depicts some masculinity problems present in our society. Moreover, it talks about how hard is to lose someone and how different people deal with the situation.
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“The Paper Tigers” brings fresh air to the classic Chinese martial arts genre.
Tran Quoc Bao succeeds in telling us a story about martial arts, human decay, and friendship. The originality shown by his filmmaking is admirable and brings fresh air to the classic Chinese martial arts genre.
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‘Promising Young Woman’: Revenge Flick or Cautionary Tale?
This review will contain MAJOR spoilers. Content is highly triggering. TW/CW for rape, drug usage, sexual harrassment, death. You can view full movie warnings here. “I said, ‘what are you doing?’” The delivery of this line during one of the first scenes of the film immediately set the overarching tone for this thriller/dark comedy. However,…
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Wake Up in the Mornin’ and Stumble Towards Acceptance with Dumplin’ (2018)- Movie Review
When Willowdean (Danielle Macdonald), the plus-sized daughter of beauty pageant extraordinaire and ex-pageant queen Rosie Dickinson (Jennifer Aniston) decides to enroll in this year’s Miss Teen Blue Bonnet Pagent, we follow her on a journey of self-acceptance and confidence tied up in a huge Texas bow of Dolly Parton music. With themes of loss and romance, this…