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The King
The new film “The King“, current showing on Netflx, stars Timothee Chalamet (“Call Me By Your Name”) in the title role, and is based on several plays from “Henriad” by William Shakespeare. Chalamet portrays Hal, the estranged and eldest son of King Henry IV (Ben Mendelsohn), who is so disgusted with his father’s war efforts, he spends his time drinking and rousing about […]
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Maleficent Mistress of Evil
The fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty experienced a twist in 2014 when Disney released “Maleficent“, a story focusing on the powerful fairy Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) who cast a spell that caused the human girl Aurora (Elle Fanning) to fall asleep. Maleficent cast the spell because she was betrayed by King Henry who had attacked the Moors, the home of Maleficent and […]
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Batwoman
While the DC comics character Batwoman is not quite as well know as Bargirl, she certainly has had an interesting history. The character first appeared in comic books back in 1956 as a love interest for Batman, but disappeared in 1964. The character didn’t make another appearance until 1977 when she was a “guest star” […]
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The Joker
The character of The Joker was first introduced to comic book fans in April of 1940, and soon became the top nemesis of Batman. In the world of comic books the Joker was presented as a criminal mastermind, a psychopath, and a goofy prankster with a sadistic take on humor. In the early 1970’s DC turned the Joker back to his […]
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In the Tall Grass
You know the old saying “the grass is always greener on the other side”…well perhaps not. Especially when the grass is evil. The new film “In the Tall Grass“, currently streaming on Netflix, is based on the 2012 novella by Stephen King and Joe Hill, and proves while the grass may be greener on the other side, it may prove to be deadly. […]
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IT CHAPTER TWO
The creepy alien/clown/supernatural creature named Pennywise has returned to scare the pants off you in “It Chapter Two“, the follow-up to the 2017 original. The films are based on the 1986 Stephen King novel, and the frights are plenty. The film is set in 2016, and reunites the characters who in 1989 dealt with the appearance of […]
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
As we get closer to the Halloween season, it’s about time to recommend a few scary movies you may enjoy. Recently I took in a viewing of “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark”, based on a children’s book series, and I was quite impressed. The story is set in Mill Valley, Pennsylvania in the […]
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Otherhood
The new comedy “Otherhood” stars three actresses that are very unique and have experienced different career paths. However, the three, Angela Bassett, Patricia Arquette and Felicity Huffman converge in the film starring as mothers who feel their adult sons have abandoned them. The three mothers, Carol (Bassett), Gillian (Arquette) and Helen (Hoffman) first met years […]
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Woodstock
The new documentary film “Woodstock” follows the events leading up to, during, and after the famous 1969 music festival. If you studied your American History properly or lived during the time, you know 1969 was a very volatile time in our history, with conflicts over civil rights, women’s rights, and the conflict over the war […]
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Batman: Hush
When I was reading the Batman comic book entitled “Batman: Hush” back in 2002 and 2003 I thought it would make a thrilling live-action movie or even a great animated movie. Low and behold in 2019 WB Animation finally decided to release the high selling comic book series in animated form. I’ll take what I can […]
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The Hottest Autumn Releases
As the summer movie season winds down, it’s time to check out some of the hottest releases for Autumn. I have complied a list of films I feel will be hot tickets for September and October to see between football games and visiting corn mazes. After all the wait for The Great Pumpkin is a […]
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
I have never been a huge fan of director Quentin Tarantion’s work as goes a bit overboard with the violence in his films. However, I was willing to give his new film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”, a viewing due to being fans of the two leads, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. The presence […]
