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Nashville’s Dark Knight
Having been a Batman fan for most of my life, I am always drawn to those dressed as the famous entertainment icon. Thus, when I saw a banner with the words “Nashville’s Dark Knight” at the resent Fanboy Expo in Knoxville, Tn, I headed straight there. The gentleman dressed as Batman looked amazing and could […]
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Jurassic Park
I will never forget the first time I saw the film “Jurassic Park” in 1993 at a theater in Asheville, NC. I had read the novel the movie was based on, so I was excited to see how filmmakers would translate the thrilling novel to the big screen. Even though many parts of the book […]
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The Incredibles 2
It’s hard to fathom the first film about The Incredibles 2 superhero team was released in 2004. As a result of the long wait, movie fans flocked to the theater to the tune of a $180 million box office opening weekend to view the 3D computer-animated “Incredibles 2”. Apparently not only were fans longing for […]
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Ocean’s 8
Sandra Bullock has always been a popular draw at the box office, so it makes sense Hollywood would release a film starring the popular star in the summer movie season. Bullock stars as Debbie Ocean in the new heist comedy film “Ocean’s 8”, and has brought along some famous friends as her co-stars. Cate Blanchett […]
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Payback is a Mother
“I wasn’t sure if the new film ‘Breaking In’ would fall in my category of ‘bad movies we love’, but I held out hope before venturing to the theater.” The film stars Gabrielle Union (“Bring It On”) as Shaun Russell, a mother of two kids, who after learning about the death of her estranged father […]
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SOLO: A Star Wars Story
The beloved character Han Solo first burst onto cinema screens in the 1977 film “Star Wars”, and the character, as interpreted by Harrison Ford, became as iconic as the film series. Fans enjoyed the character through 3 films, and it was a long time before Harrison would appear as Solo, in the 2015 release “Star […]
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Deadpool 2 is Now in Theaters!!
Deadpool is back and you better batten down the hatches. The vulgar and often silly character is back on theater screens in “Deadpool 2.” The comic book character first appeared in 1991 in the #98 issue of “The New Mutants.” At first his character was a super-villain, but later transformed into the antiheroic character we […]
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I Feel Pretty
Amy Schumer is back on the big screen in the new comedy “I Feel Pretty”, and her comedic talents are on full display. Schumer stars as Renee Bennett, an ordinary woman who suffers from low self esteem and feels inadequate on a daily basis despite her best efforts. She manages the web site of Lily […]
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Bad Samaritan
Former Dr. Who David Tennant stars in the new horror/thriller “Bad Samaritan”, and his role as Cale Erendreich could not be further from the beloved Who. Tennant stars a billionaire who kidnaps people and tortures them to “whip them into shape.” The film also stars Robert Sheehan (“Geostorm”) as Sean Falco, a restaurant valet who […]
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Avengers: Infinity War
For those Pop Life readers who have no clue about the world of comic books, or comic book characters, I will be talking about the new Avengers movie this week. So before you decide to skip the column, let me give you a bit of history on said heroes. The Marvel team-up comic book debuted […]
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