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Movie Reviews

‘Rough Night’ is a rough hour and 40 minutes

‘Rough Night’ is a rough hour and 40 minutes

Andy Moser Jun 18, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jRNDOZnGKU Apparently Rough Night was a warning for what audiences would experience going to see this one. It has promise. It has star power. It has a shimmering...

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‘It Comes At Night’ a must-see for horror fanatics

‘It Comes At Night’ a must-see for horror fanatics

Andy Moser Jun 12, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YOYHCBQn9g Director Trey Edward Shults’s first film, Krisha (2016), earned stellar reviews and put the up-and-coming director on the map. It Comes At Night is only...

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‘Wonder Woman’ Saves DC

‘Wonder Woman’ Saves DC

Andy Moser Jun 5, 2017

https://youtu.be/1Q8fG0TtVAY This weekend, Wonder Woman came to the aid of DC Comics, whose movie franchise was in desperate need of a revival. Over the years, DC has seen their fair share of letdowns....

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‘Alien: Covenant’ bursts into the franchise’s top 3

‘Alien: Covenant’ bursts into the franchise’s top 3

Andy Moser May 21, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0VW6sg50Pk It’s been five long years since director Ridley Scott resurrected his famous Alien franchise with the prequel, Prometheus, which was met with mixed critical...

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‘Snatched’ briefly captures audience but fails to hold attention

‘Snatched’ briefly captures audience but fails to hold attention

Andy Moser May 15, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsBWnst8f7w Producer/writer combo Paul Feig and Katie Dippold return with their latest effort, Snatched, a film about a mother (Goldie Hawn) and daughter (Amy Schumer)...

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The Lego Batman Movie.  Photo courtesy of Google

Brick by Lego Brick, this movie slowly falls apart

Wesley Leblanc Feb 16, 2017

Watching The Lego Batman Movie was like eating a cheese pizza with extra cheese: at first, it’s the most incredible thing you’ve ever experienced but as you continue, it becomes far less enjoyable....

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Split. Courtesy of trailers.apple.com

Split makes a hard split that I just couldn’t enjoy

Wesley Leblanc Feb 2, 2017

After having a name that many moviegoers scoffed at, M. Night Shyamalan made a triumphant return to the big screen with 2015’s The Visit. While not his best, The Visit gave audiences a feeling not...

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Why La La Land is going to win Best Picture at the Oscars

Why La La Land is going to win Best Picture at the Oscars

Wesley Leblanc Jan 29, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pdqf4P9MB8 If you’ve paid any attention to the realm of movies, and entertainment in general, you have heard of La La Land ad nauseum. If you’re legitimately feeling...

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The Spinnaker’s top movies of the year (other than Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight, which I didn’t see)

Nick Blank Jan 3, 2017

  Deadpool Ryan Reynolds could be in a thousand more movies as terrible as Green Lantern or Definitely, Maybe, and it still wouldn’t ruin the goodwill built from making Deadpool. Reynolds and...

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Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them: "Better than expected"

Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them: “Better than expected”

Brittany Moore Nov 19, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdgQj7xcDJo How do you make Harry Potter fans go crazy? Introduce a trilogy with new characters, wild magical creatures and non-stop references to the world we loved. J.K....

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Marvel’s latest is its Strangest film yet

Marvel’s latest is its Strangest film yet

Pierce Turner Nov 4, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSzx-zryEgM Have you heard of this Marvel thing? It’s this little indie studio making movies and guess what? They have been killing it. The 14th Marvel Cinematic Universe...

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“Luke Cage” continues Marvel and Netlifx’s hot streak

Pierce Turner Oct 5, 2016
Luke Cage -- the third collaboration between Marvel and Netflix -- was released on September 30.
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