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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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Film Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley Starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Rege-Jean Page, Hugh Grant PG-13 D&D is in such a strange position in pop culture at the moment. Even beyond it’s current controversies involving Hasbro and their treatment of third party OGL, the franchise at large is…
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Film Review: Cocaine Bear
By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation Directed by Elizabeth Banks Starring Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Ray Liotta R The only question that is going through your mind when asking yourself “should I see Cocaine Bear” is whether or not like the words “cocaine” and “bear” in the same sentence. If so, then honestly,…
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Film Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
By Matthew Moorcroft Unsure Directed by Peyton Reed Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton PG-13 Um… what? Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania feels like it should be better then it actually is. It’s filled to the brim with cool ideas and wicked imagery, fully taking advantage of the “Tales to Astonish” serial…
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Film Review: Sick
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by John Hyams Starring Gideon Adlon, Bethlehem Million, Dylan Sprayberry, Joel Courtney R It may seem like an eternity ago, but Kevin Williamson was once the king of the slasher genre. With the double whammy of Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer, the game was changed.…
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Film Review: White Noise
By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation Directed by Noah Baumbach Starring Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Don Cheadle, Raffey Cassidy R I’ve never read Don DeLillo’s White Noise. In fact, my only prior experience with DeLillo in general is through David Cronenberg’s adaptation of Cosmopolis, which I found to be one of Cronenberg’s more unique and hard…
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Film Review: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Rian Johnson Starring Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Dave Bautista PG-13 The original Knives Out‘s breath of fresh air – and surprise box office success – was cut short by the news that Netflix had acquired the rights to it’s now two sequels. Part of Knives Out‘s…
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