Author: And Palladino
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‘Avengers: Endgame’ needed to assemble more
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“A billion souls have known death at my hand. It is time you joined them!” – Thanos in Marvel Super Heroes (1995) As those who saw Avengers: Infinity War know, the above quote from the…
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Cast a vote for ‘Long Shot’
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“The past is never where you think you left it.” – Katherine Anne Porter One year from now, the United States presidential election will completely dominate daily discourse. At this moment, anticipation is building for…
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‘Back Fork’ deals deftly with drugs and death
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“There’s no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back to the way they were.” – President Dwight D. Eisenhower Movies about drug addiction are not new. Movies about a…
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‘Pet Sematary’ should have remained dead
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“Fate is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity.” – Publilius Syrus Pet Sematary 2019 is essentially the novel and/or 1989 film buried in the cursed grounds of the plot and resurrected in the same manner:…
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‘Three Identical Strangers’ is one of a kind
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“In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate.” – Isaac Asimov Whenever one learns of an inspirational news story, that initial presentation is as far as they’ll ever hear about it. But for the…
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‘Teen Titans Go! To the Movies’ is kid-friendly superhero skewering
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“The superhero movie wave doesn’t really seem to be ending. In fact, it’s more like a superhero movie rising tide that has now formed a permanent lake on top of the film industry.” – Bob…
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‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ captures the magic of Fred Rogers
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“What we do for ourselves alone dies with us; what we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” – Albert Pike It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood now that Won’t You…
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‘Gravity’ is likely the best science fiction film of 2013
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Probably the best movie in which the main character spends half the time in her underwear.
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‘Anna Nicole’ is a Lifetime channel movie that’s better than expected
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While it doesn’t come close to ‘Star 80’ quality, this TV flick features standout work from its director and actors.