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Film Review: No One Will Save You
By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation Directed by Brian Duffield Starring Kaitlyn Dever, Ginger Cressman, Zack Duhame, Geraldine Singer PG-13 This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist. Brynn is a solitary girl who lives…
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Film Review: Barbie
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Greta Gerwig Starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Will Ferrell PG-13 This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist. It’s actually interesting that it’s taken this…
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Film Review: Oppenheimer
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Christopher Nolan Starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr. R This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist. The year is 1945. Germany has…
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Film Review: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Christopher McQuarrie Starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson PG-13 The movie industry is in grave danger. Or at the very least, that’s what Tom Cruise believes, considering he’s spent the 12+ years or so trying to redefine the cinematic experience as we know it. Beyond…
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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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