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'Rocketman' is a Refreshing Musical Fantasy
Rocketman (Rocket Pictures) Rocketman There's yet another music biopic in our sights, but can this one stray away from the formula and typical tropes that bog this genre down? Elton John is a fascinating artist...
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'Aladdin' Is An Acceptable Retread
Aladdin (Disney) Aladdin The 1992 Aladdin is one of the best in Disney’s animated lineup and is another film to get the live action treatment. For this shot at transitioning from 2D animation to the...
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'John Wick Chapter 3 Parabellum' Is Nuts
John Wick Chapter 3 - Parabellum (Thunder Road Pictures) John Wick Chapter 3 - Parabellum When you need a shot of hyper-violent action, John Wick is top-shelf material. The Baba Yaga is back in the...
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'Pokemon Detective Pikachu' Stays Afloat Thanks To Ryan Reynolds
Pokemon Detective Pikachu (Legendary Entertainment) Debuting in the morning cartoon lineup of the late ‘90s, Pokemon took the world by storm. Today, the brand is still going strong, and now they have their very first...
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'Her Smell' Features Elisabeth Moss At Her Best
Her Smell (Gun Powder & Sky) Her Smell Great artists tend to push themselves past their limits to achieve iconic status. But often times they’ll lose their fire and come crashing down, buried in their...
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'Avengers: Endgame' is a Satisfying Finale
Avengers: Endgame (Marvel) It all started with the big bang that was Jon Favreau’s Iron Man , igniting the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) to deliver a film series unlike any other done before it. Over...
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'Shazam!' Is Magical
Shazam! (DC) Shazam! At one point in your life as a kid, you probably used a towel as a cape and saved living room city from total annihilation more times than you could count. In...
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'Us' Is Brilliantly Unnerving
Us (Monkeypaw Productions) Us Since the beginning of time, there has always been The Other: a group society deems to be unworthy to fit inside the imaginative box of “normal.” Jordan Peele ’s sophomore effort,...
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'Captain Marvel' Is Adequate But Not Marvelous
Captain Marvel (Marvel Studios) Captain Marvel At the end of Avengers: Infinity War , Nick Fury pages a superhero named Captain Marvel to come to the rescue when the snap happens and obliterates half the...
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'Fighting with My Family' Is A Winner
Fighting with My Family (MGM) Making a living by doing something you love is the American Dream in its purest form, but the road is long and dark, and most people get lost along the...
