Author: THEDHK
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Annihilation, Every Day
To say “Annihilation” is an adaptation is a loose definition of the word “adaptation.” The film is very much it’s own thing, which made it hard as a book reader to disconnect. “Annihilation” stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, and Oscar Isaac. Meanwhile “Every Day” is about as faithful as a…
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Black Panther, Early Man
Ryan Coogler kicks ass and takes names with his Marvel directorial debut. Chadwick Boseman returns as T’Challa, and is joined by Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Sterling K. Brown, Forest Whitaker, and Angela Basset. Oh yeah and I guess Martin Freeman and Andy Serkis are there too… Wakanda Forever!…
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Fifty Shades Freed
The “Fifty Shades” franchise continues to break records with me, and not in a good way. This is the third and hopefully final of these trash heaps. I don’t understand the appeal of these films, but this one in particular seems the least sexy of them all. Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson return, as…
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The Commuter
This week’s review is “Taken”… on a train. Aka “The Commuter” Okay it’s a little more complex than just “Taken” on a train, but still, this Liam Neeson action film feels like a rip off. Even with the usually decent cast of Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Jonathan Banks, Sam Neill, and Elizabeth McGovern,…
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Call Me By Your Name
In which you never look at a peach the same way again… Fresh off their Oscar nominations, I fianlly get to talk about “Call Me By Your Name.” I’d been hearing about this film for ages, which probably set my expectations a little bit too high, but all in all the film was very…
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Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon for The Big Sick
I was delighted to chat to the wonderful Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon about their film The Big Sick.
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12 Strong, Phantom Thread
This week brings the war film “12 Strong” and Daniel Day-Lewis swan song “Phantom Thread”. “12 Strong” is a pretty cookie cutter war film, except it takes place in modern day and there are horses… That’s about it. Stars Chris Hemsworth, Michael Pena, Trevante Rhodes, and Michael Shannon all do fine jobs, but the…