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Review: The Lion King (2019)
The Lion King. Disney has a hit or miss track record with these remakes. Luckily, the highlight for me so far as been The Jungle Book, which is directed by Jon Favreau (who also directs The Lion King). So if The Jungle Book … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, africa, beyonce, billy eichner, disney, donald glover, james earl jones, jd mccrary, john oliver, lion king, mufasa, musical, review, reviews, seth rogen, simba, the lion king
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Review: Rocketman (2019)
Rocketman. Following in the footsteps of other recent musical biopics like Bohemian Rhapsody, this movie tells the story of Elton John, a story of struggle and addiction. It reunites lead actor Taron Egerton with director Dexter Fletcher, who also directed Eddie the Eagle … Continue reading
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Tagged biopic, bryce dallas howard, elton john, i am your target demographic, iaytd, jamie bell, movie, movies, musical, richard madden, rocketman, taron egerton
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Review: La La Land
La La Land. This is a type of movie that isn’t made anymore. It opens with an offramp full of cars stuck in traffic and those drivers proceed to leave their cars and engage in a huge sweeping musical number. … Continue reading
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Tagged adam ryen daniels, damien chazelle, emma stone, i am your target demographic, iaytd, jk simmons, la la land, los angeles, movie, movies, musical, ryan gosling, whiplash
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Review: Pitch Perfect 2
Pitch Perfect 2. The first Pitch Perfect really surprised me. I didn’t expect much but it blew me away with some astounding music, really funny actresses, and a compelling story. I think it’s because my expectations were so low, that … Continue reading
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Tagged a capella, adam devine, adam ryen daniels, anna kendrick, brittany snow, chrissie fit, comedy, das sound machine, fat amy, hailee steinfeld, i am your target demographic, iaytd, movie review, movies, musical, pitch perfect, pitch perfect 2, rebel wilson, treblemakers
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Review: Into the Woods
Into the Woods. Now, some history. I used to do musical theatre so I’m familiar with the Broadway play that this movie is based on. I remember renting the VHS of it in high school from the local library. The … Continue reading
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Tagged adam ryen daniels, anna kendrick, billy magnussen, chris pine, danniel huttlestone, disney, emily blunt, fairy tales, i am your target demographic, iaytd, into the woods, james corden, johnny depp, lilla crawford, mackenzie mauzy, meryl streep, movie review, movies, musical, reviews
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Review: Annie (2014)
Annie. Back in high school, I was in the musical Annie, though not as Daddy Warbucks (as my bald head would suggest). Back then, I played the part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, whose part was sadly cut from the … Continue reading
Review: Rudderless
Rudderless (2014). Drama/Comedy Written by Corey Bennett. The gist. Sam (Billy Crudup) is an advertising exec; living the fast life. After a campus shooting that claims the life of his son, Josh, Sam turns to alcohol and his life quickly … Continue reading
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Tagged anton yelchin, billy crudup, corey bennett, i am your target demographic, iaytd, indie, movie review, movies, musical, rudderless, selena gomez, william h macy
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Review: Frozen (2013)
Frozen. I was conflicted when going into Frozen. Early reviews were saying that this was the biggest Disney movie in a long time, harkening back to better days. Now, I liked Tangled but it’s true that Disney animated movies haven’t … Continue reading
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Tagged adam ryen daniels, disney, frozen, i am your target demographic, iaytd, idina menzel, jonathan groff, josh gad, kristen bell, let it go, movie review, musical, olaf, princess
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Review: Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages. I see the irony that my last post also reviewed something called Rock of Ages but these are two very different things. Today’s topic is the new film which stars a few people I don’t know, Tom … Continue reading