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Film Review: Nimona
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane Starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy PG It’s a goddamn miracle Nimona even exists. One of the final films developed by Blue Sky Studios before the company was unceremoniously shut down by Disney as part of the 20th…
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Film Review: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation Directed by James Mangold Starring Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, Mads Mikkelsen PG-13 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is a conundrum of a movie. It’s very existence is something I feel like will be discussed far more then the actual contents of the picture itself, as will…
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Film Review: The Flash
By Matthew Moorcroft Screw This Directed by Andy Muschietti Starring Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Michael Keaton PG-13 When I was a kid, there were three superheroes that I really connected to instantly. Spider-Man, Batman, and The Flash. The former two were mainly through movies; Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man and Tim Burton’s Batman being some…
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Film Review: Elemental
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Peter Sohn Starring Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie del Carmen, Catherine O’Hara PG Pixar has had it rough the past couple of years haven’t they? Not necessarily entirely their fault though – there was a global pandemic that happened and moreso then any other genre family animation got…
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Film Review: Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation Directed by Steven Caple Jr. Starring Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Ron Perlman, Peter Cullen PG-13 In 1996, Beast Wars: Transformers hit television screens to divisive reception from old school fans and mostly non-existent critical attention. The series, meant to reignite interest in the Transformers brand a decade of stagnation and…
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Film Review: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Joaquim dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson Starring Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jason Schwartzman, Oscar Isaac PG Ever feel like you just witnessed cinematic history being made in the moment? That’s what it feels like watching every minute of Across the Spider-Verse, the long anticipated sequel one…
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Film Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by James Gunn Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper PG-13 Comics don’t have endings. One of the unfournate truths about getting into superhero stories is that many of them are static on purpose. This is for practical purposes, mainly – maintaining a sort of status quo…
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Film Review: Evil Dead Rise
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Lee Cronin Starring Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Nell Fisher R Similar to the creatures the films revolve around, the Evil Dead franchise just never dies. Having gone from cult hit in the 80s to influential horror icons in the 90s all the way to gore-infused throwbacks…
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Film Review: The Super Mario Bros. Movie
By Matthew Moorcroft Weak Recommendation Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic Starring Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black PG Every year when there is a bunch of video game adaptations coming out, we always tend to say “this is the year video game movies explode” and it never happens. The long elusive…
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Film Review: John Wick: Chapter 4
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Chad Stahelski Starring Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgard, Ian McShane R When we catch up with John Wick at the start of his fourth chapter, it’s the first time in the series that there is a clear jump ahead in time. Wick is still scarred, but he…
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