Creed III provides an opportunity for Michael B. Jordan to flex his muscles as a filmmaker, and that he does in his stylish and energetic directorial debut. Working with a screenplay by Ryan Coogler, Keenan Coogler, and Zach Baylin, Creed III is the third film in the Creed reboot series, …
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“I always hated those titles like Batman Forever. That sounds like a tattoo that somebody would get when they’re on drugs or something. Or something some kid would write in the yearbook.” —Producer Tim Burton Batman Forever can be considered the first truly nineties Batman picture. It was released right …
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Baseball is a great game. I lament its current decline in popularity. However, despite being hardly the best athlete, I enjoyed playing and watching baseball growing up. Certain genre movies I grew up loving and certain sports I grew up loving both happen to be baseball. Playing baseball is different …
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It’s been remarkable to watch the emergence of Jordan Peele as a writer-director over the last six years, beginning with the smash hit Get Out (2017) which he won an Oscar for best original screenplay. This was followed by Us (2019), which explored many deep themes of systemic oppression, the …
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Jesus Revolution is a missed opportunity to explore an interesting period in American history. What could have been a fascinating examination of the period and people are turned into a rather bland made-for-TV movie that, while above other faith-based films that have come out (looks at Kirk Cameron), is still …
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Ah, expectations. They can, as they say, be a bitch. Cocaine Bear is a movie people have heard about for a long time now after the famous trailer was dropped a couple of months ago to great acclaim. The trailer makes you say I want to see this film right …
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Joel and Ethan Coen occupy a special place in my heart as a lifelong fan of motion pictures. They are known for their comedies and noir films, bringing distinct quirks, characters, dialogue, and production design. They’re unique among many filmmakers. You can always tell when watching a Coen Brothers film. …
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I love good film noir. As a fan of genre pictures, film noir is among my favorite genres. Philip Marlowe, of course, gets my noir senses going. The character created by Raymond Chandler has been played by legendary actors like Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep, Robert Mitchum in Farewell, …
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Please don’t talk to me about the death of creative, well-made cinema. It’s still alive. You have to look for it. A great place to start is genre films, particularly horror. Horror films provide some of the most exciting, inventive filmmakers at work today. Filmmakers like Jordan Peele, Ari Aster, …
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The merits of supposed Marvel fatigue can be debated, but Kevin Feige doesn’t think so. Marvel movies post Avengers Endgame (though technically, No Way From Home ended Phase 3) have done well at the box office. The latest Ant-Man is set to do well this weekend at the box office …
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