Category: Films
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Rally with ‘Challengers’
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“Never marry a tennis player… Love means nothing to them!” – Dad Jokes Despite being all about the romantic entanglements of those who partake in the sport, not once does Challengers make that hackneyed observation. This is but…
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‘Civil War’ misfires
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“The idea of breaking up the country seems so grave, so full of disillusionment, so great a loss to the founding idea of America, that most of us regard it as unthinkable. Most, not all.”…
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‘The First Omen’ should be the last
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“If Satan wasn’t around, churches would go out of business.” – Marilyn Manson Sacrilege as it might be to say, but try as I might, I have never really liked the Omen films. Even the original, the…
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Pick up the call for ‘Scream 6’
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“Cities are distinguished by the catastrophic forms they presuppose and which are a vital part of their essential charm.” – Jean Baudrillard I did not like the last Scream movie and did not have hope that the…
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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ is worthy of the throne
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“When the music changes, then the rhythm of the dance must change also.” – Tuareg proverb Five years ago, Black Panther was a rousing success the likes of which the world had never seen. The…
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All In: Miracle at St. Bernard’s is a must-see documentary
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“The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start” – John Bingham Miracle is a word that is overused in sports journalism. We all remember the Miracle On…
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‘Battle For Saipan’ uses metaphor to tell a story
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“Whether we attack or stay, there is only death” – Lt. General Yoshitsugu Saito, commander of the Japanese forces on Saipan. He took his own life during the final battle for control of the island.…
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Peruse ‘The Menu’ for a multi-course delight of a meal
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“You don’t need a silver fork to eat good food” – Paul Prudhomme In The Menu, from director Mark Mylod, you actually need to be able to afford a gold fork in order to dine…
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‘Till’ is a gripping account of the aftermath of a historic lynching
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“Prejudices can kill, and suspicion can destroy. And the thoughtless frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all of its own for the children and the children yet unborn.…” – Mamie Till-Mobley In the…
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is a visual treat
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“That was some of the best flying I’ve seen yet. Right up to the part where you got killed. You never, never leave your wing man” – Michael Ironside as Jester in the original Top…