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Crazy Rich Asians
Romcom’s (romantic comedies) are not my favorite genre of movies, but I do have my favorites. Two romcom’s I have a soft spot for are “Moonstruck” and “Clueless.” Those two films are as different the cities where they are set: New York and Los Angeles. The setting of a romcom is certainly important, as the […]
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The Death of Superman
If you were a comic book fan in the early 1990’s you no doubt remember a major event that took place from December 1992 to October 1993: the death of Superman. The event was such a major happening in the comic book world, mainstream media reported the event, and “Superman” # 75 sold over six […]
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Top Movies of the Summer
First of all I am thrilled The Loafer is back, and I’m honored to be back as well, so on with the show! As the summer movie sea- son has wrapped up, I decided to reveal my top movies of the summer. Of course, there were hundreds of films released over the summer and I […]
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Catwoman!
For many months comic book fans heard and read about the engagement and pending wedding of Batman and Catwoman. The event was scheduled for July 4th when the latest edition of the “Batman” comic was released. There were many against the union, including The Joker, so the road to the alter was rocky. Did the […]
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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 […]
