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Film Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Sam Raimi Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Xochitl Gomez, Rachel McAdams PG-13 As the Marvel Cinematic Universe grows larger and larger, there is a temptation to constantly get bigger and bigger in terms it’s stories. And why wouldn’t you? After the entire universe gets snapped away and brought…
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Star Wars Wednesdays: The Phantom Menace

By Matthew Moorcroft Weak Recommendation Directed by George Lucas Starring Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd PG Welcome to Star Wars Wednesdays! Every Wednesday I’ll be talking about/looking at a new piece of Star Wars media, starting with the movies and going onwards into the shows, games, and maybe even comics and books…
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TV Review: Moon Knight, Episode 5

By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Mohamed Diab Starring Oscar Isaac, May Calamawy, F. Murray Abraham, Ethan Hawke TV-14 At both it’s height and it’s lowest, the MCU has mostly stayed on the course of being tame in much of it’s content – well, variably. It’s flirted with darkness before and Phase 4’s output…
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Film Review: Bubble

By Matthew Moorcroft Unsure Directed by Tetsuro Araki Starring Jun Shison, Riria, Alice Hirose, Mamoru Miyano PG On paper, one could see how Bubble could be something of a sure thing. For starters, it’s directed by anime maestro Tetsuro Araki of Attack on Titan and Death Note fame, who has made a name on cinematic…
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TV Review: Moon Knight, Episodes 3-4

By Matthew Moorcroft Episode 3 (The Friendly Type) – Strong RecommendationEpisode 4 (The Tomb) – Strong Recommendation Directed by Mohamed Diab (Episode 3), Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson (Episode 4) Starring Oscar Isaac, May Calamawy, F. Murray Abraham, Ethan Hawke TV-14 It’s been a good while since we’ve gotten a good treasure hunting movie, hasn’t…
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TV Review: Moon Knight, Episodes 1-2

by Matthew Moorcroft Episode 1 (The Goldfish Problem) – Strong RecommendationEpisode 2 (Summon the Suit) – Strong Recommendation Directed by Mohamed Diab (Episode 1), Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson (Episode 2) Starring Oscar Isaac, May Calamawy, F. Murray Abraham, Ethan Hawke TV-14 It’s actually a little shocking that it’s taken this long for Moon Knight,…
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Film Review: The Northman

By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Robert Eggers Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Anya-Taylor joy, Claes Bang R Robert Eggers’ fascination with myth and legend is the main focus here in The Northman, which ranks as easily his most ambitious and large scale film yet. While his prior films have had strong production values…