The Grudge Movie Review
The film shares a storyline with the Japanese horror film Ju-On: The Grudge and the 2004 America remake of the same name. At its most basic, it’s based on a house that becomes attached to and haunts all those that enter it. This time there are individuals whose connection only become apparent as things progress.
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Not short of star power, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin and Jacki Weaver are just a few of the actors involved. Andrea Riseborough plays the ...
Seberg Movie Review
Her affiliation and financial support of the Black Panthers and other civil rights groups riled the agency and they set out to discredit her and ruin her reputation. They used illegal and amoral means to this end and in so doing had a dramatic effect on Seberg’s life. From the pressure, she later attempted suicide and suffered a miscarriage.
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Never fully recovering from this period of her life, she suffered from declining mental health until she eventually died ...
Midway Movie Review
In 1941 they started their offensive against the USA with a sneak attack on Pearl Harbour. Their hopes of a quick disabling of the American military might in the region was a stated goal. Due to the allied forces’ ability to decipher their secret communications, the American forces were able to mount a successful counter attack.
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Emmerich wisely pares down the number of main protagonists to a small number to keep the story tightly focused. The action scenes when ...
Underwater Movie Review
That is does so in such a duplicitous manner speaks more of the originality of Ridley Scott’s masterpiece than it does of director William Eubank's lack of imagination. The film’s overriding and repetitive flaw is the implausibility of almost all of the scientific details. It demands an almost superhuman suspension of disbelief.
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There are more than a few successful jolts to the system as things jump out at you but the murkiness of all of the underwater scenes ...
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Movie Review
This is also true with famous or unknown faces attached to the project. If the story resonates on a personal level, it can have a dramatic effect, so the feelings while watching A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood utterly surprised me. Intentionally going in with as little knowledge about the film as possible, the emotional effect was potent.
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Being estranged from my father most of my adult life and having no final closure before his death made watching this film ...
Just Mercy Movie Review
It’s interesting to note that the main impact of the film comes more from the story than from the actor’s overwrought emotions. Michael B. Jordan as civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson and Foxx play their characters with a believable sense of restraint. Lawyers, especially, are taught to keep their emotions in check and Jordan resists the chance to show off acting chops to the detriment of the realism that is at play.
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Some will feel that more thespian intent...
The Biggest Little Farm Movie Review
Set into action by being evicted from their tiny apartment due to their dog’s incessant barking, John and Molly Chester make the life changing decision to leave the city life behind and learn to live off the land. This takes the form of them buying a dilapidated farm and bringing it back to life with the intent of it being an organic, pesticide and cruelty free environment. They illicit the help of a biodiversity expert and begin their journey to bring Apricot Lane Farms back from the ...
Bad Boys for Life in 4DX Movie Review
The boys are back after more than a decade and a half away and are showing their age. That advancement is used as ammunition for an ongoing riff off between the two and provides material for a few good laughs to be had at the other’s expense. The story is sufficient enough to stitch together the action sequences and includes topics like growing old, dealing with crazy ex-girlfriends and their off spring and of course revenge, lots of revenge.
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The adventure ...
Bombshell Movie Review
Bombshell shines a light on one of these stories, in the case, it’s the detestable behaviours that took place at Fox News under the leadership of serial abuser Roger Alies, played here with suitable repulsiveness by actor John Lithgow. He is a repugnant man in every way but his ability to make millions of dollars for his overlords keep him in power for way too long. A few brave women came forward and ended his reign.
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The main women in this action are played by ...
Dolittle Movie Review
Fast forward to 2020 and you now have the latest film attempt to capture some of that magic. It’s loosely based on Lofting’s second book, The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle that was originally published way back in 1922. It gives lead actor Robert Downey Jr a chance to break out of the MCU and franchise straitjacket for well, another franchise.
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Downey is his usual charismatic self and it’s a good thing as the film doesn’t aim very high. It’s a contented work ...
