Tag: Film
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‘American Assassin’ Deserves Better At The Box Office
Based off of the book series by Vince Flynn, ‘American Assassin’ follows Mitch Rapp (Dylan O’Brien) after he suffers a tragic loss: his girlfriend is brutally murdered on a beach during a terrorist attack right before his eyes. Her death fuels him to relentlessly train himself to infiltrate an overseas terrorist organization, but his mission…
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J.D. Salinger Is The ‘Rebel in the Rye’, In a Surprisingly Compelling Biopic
For all that J.D. Salinger believed film was for phonies who couldn’t read, Danny Strong’s ‘Rebel in the Rye’ is a fascinating insight into Salinger’s life before and after he penned one of the most acclaimed American novels of the 20th century. Even the trailer captures the essence of Salinger, an enigma who drew in…
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‘GOOD TIME’ REVIEW
Robert Pattinson Has Returned With Up and Coming Safdie Bros. By: David Mejia ‘Good Time’ is a gritty heist film about two brothers who rob a bank- and everything falls apart after that. With one brother being mentally handicapped and the other, a poor influence- it’s clear as to why a bank robbery couldn’t go…
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‘Dear White People’ Is The Representation You’ve Been Looking For
By: Diamond Braxton The title “Dear White People” sounds questionanble to most people, and it is the only reason why the movie and the show adaptation of the film received any backlash. But don’t be afraid, “Dear White People” is almost anything but what you think it might be about. Justin Simien, the creator of…
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‘Okja’ Is A Powerful Cross-Cultural Epic
‘Okja’ dives right into the thick of it — that being the cross-continental story of the giant super pig the film is named for. With the likes of ‘The Host’ and ‘Snowpiercer’ under his belt, director Bong Joon Ho is back making waves with ‘Okja,’ a movie about Mija, a young Korean girl played by…
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“Brigsby Bear” is Wholesome and Original Entertainment
By: Nikolai Robinson Looking at the names both behind the camera and in front, it would make sense that the underdog indie flick “Brigsby Bear” would turn out to be a solid comedy-drama, but what I did not expect was a thematically complex and slightly dark story about identity and obsession. Kyle Mooney, whom few…
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“The Nut Job 2” Is All Too Familiar to be Fun
By: Nikolai Robinson If you made it through the first “Nut Job,” there’s enough visual gags and charismatic vocal performances to help get you through this one. However, if you don’t have kids, it’s likely “The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature,” is not for you. This unexpected sequel to 2014’s “The Nut Job” starts…
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OK KO Review
OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes is a Cartoon Network series about K.O., a kid who aspires to be a hero while he works at a famous hero’s supply store. The series is created by Ian Jones-Quartey the co-developer of Steven Universe, and a storyboard supervisor for Adventure Time. OK K.O.! originally aired on cartoon network…
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‘KIDNAP’ Is A Predictably Wild Ride
By: Paris Wong As far as most thrillers go, ‘Kidnap’ did not disappoint – though it didn’t exactly shock or surprise, either. Halle Berry plays Carla, a divorced mother who works hard to make ends meet for her son, Frankie (Sage Correa). Following a brief video montage meant to solidify their bond, Carla takes Frankie…
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City Of Ghosts Review
By: David Meija This documentary focuses on the story of a few journalists who run a blog titled “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently”, and compares two forms of media: the blog and ISIS’ videos. This creates an underlying dynamic that shows the true power of media and just how important the internet is. The film,…
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