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Cinderella (2021) Movie Review | What If Ella was like Belle?

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This modern interpretation of Charles Perrault's classic fairytale by Kay Cannon is a comedy musical featuring well-known pop and rock hits, in addition to several original songs. Camila Cabello stars as the title character in her acting debut, alongside Nicholas Galitzine (The Craft: Legacy, Handsome Devil) as the prince, Billy Porter (Pose) as the fairy … Continue reading Cinderella (2021) Movie Review | What If Ella was like Belle?

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Movie Review) | An Ode to Asian Cinema with a Marvel Spin

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After Marvel has been killing it with their TV series Wandavision, TFATWS, and a surprising entry with Black Widow, the studio is back is another block buster directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (Just Mercy), who and co-wrote it with Andrew Lanham (The Kid) and Dave Callaham (WW84). The movie stars Simu Liu (Kim's convenience) in … Continue reading Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Movie Review) | An Ode to Asian Cinema with a Marvel Spin

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (Movie review) | Lore, Gore and Tears

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The world of Netflix's the Wither is expanding with this animated film, a spin-off to the series, staring Theo James (Divergent series), Lara Pulver (Sherlock, True Blood), Graham McTavish (Outlander, The Hobbit Trilogy), Mary McDonnell (Major Crimes), Tom Canton (The Witcher), and Matt Yang King (Trese). Premise: Before Geralt, there was his mentor Vesemir, a … Continue reading The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (Movie review) | Lore, Gore and Tears

Fear Street Part Three: 1666 | Subverting Some Expectations & Closing the Loop

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The final installment of the 'Fear Street' trilogy is penned by director Leigh Janiak with Phil Graziadei (Honeymoon) and Kate Trefy (Stranger Things). The most of the cast from the previous two movies return in new roles to gives us a glimpse at how it all started. Premise: In 1666, a colony is gripped by … Continue reading Fear Street Part Three: 1666 | Subverting Some Expectations & Closing the Loop

Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (Movie Review) | An Excellent Step-Up

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After the entertaining surprise that was Fear Street 1994, the second installment of the trilogy inspired by R.L. Stine's book series of the same name brings us to the late 70s. Leigh Janiak is still helming, with a script co-written by Zak Olkewikz. This time the cast include Sadie Sink (Stranger Things), Emily Rudd (Dynasty, … Continue reading Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (Movie Review) | An Excellent Step-Up

Fear Street Part One: 1994 (Movie Review) | A Fast Paced Entertaining Intro to Horror

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Unless it's a spoof on horror movies / slasher film I'm usually out, but for some reason this one intrigued me. I think it's because of R.L. Stine giving that he writes scary stories for preteens I figure I could probably handle this one. Fear Street 1994 is the first part of a trilogy, each … Continue reading Fear Street Part One: 1994 (Movie Review) | A Fast Paced Entertaining Intro to Horror

Without Remorse (Movie Review) | Like Dressing Sharp with Cheap Clothes

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This latest adaptation of a Tom Clancy novel is co-written by Wind River and the upcoming Those Who Wish Me Dead director Taylor Sheridan and Will Staples (The Right Stuff, Shooter). They adapted Clancy's "Without Remorse" for Sicario: Day of the Soldado's director, Stefano Sollima. The prooject stars Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther), Jamie Bell … Continue reading Without Remorse (Movie Review) | Like Dressing Sharp with Cheap Clothes