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Dune Part 2 Sucks: The Truth About The Popular Sequel
A 2 hour and 45-minute movie but I only managed to write 4 sentences of notes… By the end of the film Dune Part 2, I felt no visceral emotion. The movie that was so often declared one of the best films of 2024. A masterpiece. An epic splendor of…
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What Is the Movie DUNE About? | Dune 2021 Was Confusing
This review was originally posted in November 2021 and has been reposted in light of the release of Dune 2. You’ve probably been bombarded with press interviews and red carpet photos of the beautiful Zendaya and Timothee Chalamet promoting the movie Dune. But besides two beautiful people in a desert,…
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Red One Review | 5 Reasons Why It Was Not Great
Red One is a 2024 fantasy, action, Christmas-centered kid’s movie with a simple goal: save Santa Claus to preserve the Christmas cheer. With the film boasting an impressive cast consisting of Lucy Liu, J.K. Simmons, Dwayne Johnson, and Chris Evans, the optics are quite promising. But does the fairly simple…
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Divorce In The Black: The Film’s #1 Big Problem
The opening scene of Divorce in the Black is so promising. An angry mother can no longer tolerate the pastor insinuating that her son deserved to die and will go to hell at his very funeral. This scene had me hooked: Unfortunately, the rest of the film was downhill from…
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The Mea Culpa Ending Has the Most Disappointing Surprise
I must’ve watched too many Tyler Perry movies growing up because, despite abysmal critic ratings, Mea Culpa is not that bad of a film. Mea Culpa holds your attention, keeping you guessing about how the film’s going to end. However, the movie’s ultimate mistake is that rather than riding the…
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Is Oppenheimer Good? Popular Film Is Not For Everyone
If you’re wondering, “Is Oppenheimer good?” prepare yourself for a super honest take on whether Oppenheimer will be worth 3 hours of your time. Full disclosure, I slept through about 30% of this film and am unashamed to say so. I was tired on my way to the theatre and…
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Ill-suited Cast Of The Sun Is Also A Star Is One Of The Film’s Greatest Mistakes
I wasn’t expecting much out of this movie but it still somehow managed to under-cede my expectations. The movie would have been better if the Cast Of The Sun Is Also A Star was more thoughtfully chosen. **SPOILERS AHEAD** Based on the popular novel by the same name, Jamaican Natasha and…
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Is The Green Knight Good? Now – Don’t Get Me Started
Never have I ever been more anxious to get out of a movie theatre in my entire life. That was my experience with The Green Knight. I just wanted to leave but the $11 I, unfortunately, spent on the experience pulled me back to the seat. I’m telling you, if…
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The Mother Ending Explained & 3 Ideas to Make It Better
Even the presence of the seasoned yet ageless Jennifer Lopez can’t save the ever-tapering energy of the narrative in The Mother. This dwindling energy leads to a relatively anticlimactic and underwhelming ending that doesn’t promise a sequel and doesn’t make you want to request one either… ** This review WILL…
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Is Peter Pan and Wendy Bad? | Honest Review
Peter Pan and Wendy starts off with so much whimsical, nostalgic, cozy Disney promise but quickly loses its footing with character and narrative choices that leaves viewers feeling like a bunch of lost boys. Is Peter Pan and Wendy Bad? A live adaptation of the popular 1953 Disney movie, Peter…
