Tag: Warner Brothers

  • Review: Just Mercy, 1917, and Three Christs

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    Two award contenders and one Christ complex hit the cinemas this week with “Just Mercy” “1917” and “Three Christs.” While the subject matter of the based on a true story “Just Mercy” is important and relevant, the film relies on it a bit too much to make the audience care. Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx,…

  • Review: Jumanji: The Next Level, Bombshell, and Richard Jewell

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    This week brings some mindless fun in the form of “Jumanji: The Next Level” and some political thrillers with unlikely and possibly unlikable protagonists, based on real life with “Bombshell” and “Richard Jewell.” The joy of “Jumanji: The Next Level” is that it just doesn’t care. Liberated from world building the first half has some…

  • Review: Terminator: Dark Fate, Motherless Brooklyn, and Parasite

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    ​Fan service, ego, and one of the best films I’ve seen all year. “Terminator: Dark Fate” “Motherless Brooklyn” and “Parasite are on deck for review this week. The biggest draw of “Terminator: Dark Fate” is the return of Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger to the franchise. That’s about it. The rest is formula. I did…

  • Review: Joker (Spoiler Free)

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    “Joker” is an okay film that sandbags itself by not living up to the expectations for its namesake. The film as a whole may have been okay had it not been set in the world of Batman. This film proves that we don’t need a Joker backstory. It also proves that the filmmakers have no…

  • Review: Blinded by the Light

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    Get ready for yet another music movie, this time featuring the sounds of The Boss, set against 1987 Luton, England. “Blinded by the Light” is a cute/light summer fare shining a spotlight on 1978 Luton and local Pakistani boy, Javed (Viveik Kalra) and his journey growing up there. Directed by Gurinder Chada. ​More about the…

  • Gurinder Chada and Sarfraz Manzoor Interview: Blinded by the Light

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    Director Gurinder Chada and author Sarfraz Manzoor chat with me about their film, “Blinded by the Light”, Bruce Springsteen, and striking the balance in a movie about music. AUTHOR SARFRANZ MANZOOR DHK: I would love to know what the most memorable birthday gift you remember receiving is? That’s not a journal. SM: So here’s the…

  • Review: The Kitchen and The Nightingale

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    This week brings the morally corrupt female led crime caper in “The Kitchen” and an intense survival story in “The Nightingale.” Based on the DC Comics novel of the same name, “The Kitchen” features Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, and Elisabeth Moss as three Irish crime wives turned crime bosses. Domhnall Gleeson, Margo Martindale, Common, and…

  • Review: Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Rocketman

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    Godzilla is back in “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” and the bitch is back with the new Elton John biopic/musical “Rocketman.” “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” is exactly what you’d expect from a “Godzilla” sequel. It stars Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga, Zhang Ziyi, Charles Dance, Kyle Chandler, Sally Hawkins, Ken Watanabe, Bradley Whitford, Thomas…

  • Pokémon: Detective Pikachu

    Pokémon: Detective Pikachu

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    I choose you… Ryan Reynolds! This latest Pokémon film, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, hits the nostalgia bone hard, but falls apart plot wise. You WILL want a Pokemon after seeing this film, but first make sure you’re someone who actually wants to (and is equipped to) see this film first. Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton,…

  • Review: Shazam

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    This week brings “Shazam” which really should or could also be titled “Call Me By Your Name”… ​Based on the DC Comics superhero, Zachary Levi brings Shazam to the big screen in the titular role. This film skews on the brighter side for a DC film and also on the younger side (which is what…