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Review: The Shape of Water

Posted on December 23, 2017 by

The Shape of Water. Guillermo Del Toro has an up and down record with me. Some of his stuff is amazing, like Pan’s Labyrith or the Hellboy films. Other movies like Crimson Peak and even Pacific Rim were lackluster to … Continue reading →

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Review: Gifted (2017)

Posted on September 6, 2017 by

Gifted. I missed Gifted in theaters so I was able to rent it this past weekend and wanted to give my thoughts. The trailer looked fine, though I just knew this was the type of movie to have me bawling … Continue reading →

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Review: Hidden Figures

Posted on January 8, 2017 by

Hidden Figures. We’re still in the midst of Oscar season, when some major heavy-hitters go into “wide release,” meaning they’re finally available everywhere. This weekend, we got the inspirational true story Hidden Figures, but does it have what it takes to … Continue reading →

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Review: Allegiant

Posted on March 18, 2016 by

The Divergent Series: Allegiant. So here’s my history with this franchise. I thought the first movie Divergent was awesome, I think I even liked it more than the Hunger Games movies. However, the sequel Insurgent failed to recapture that spark and fell into very … Continue reading →

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Review: Insurgent

Posted on March 20, 2015 by

Insurgent. I was a big fan of Divergent (review here), which seemed to do a lot of things that franchises like The Hunger Games failed to do.  So I was curious how the second installment would improve upon the first. … Continue reading →

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