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The Defenders: Marvel Still Trying to Make Another Daredevil

The Defenders: Marvel Still Trying to Make Another Daredevil

Leonardo Paley Aug 20, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_6J9BqgonU The first of Marvel and Netflix working together with Daredevil, a gritty, mature, bloody explosion of an adaptation of the Marvel character was an enormous...

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‘Detroit’ painfully recollects the past and examines the present

‘Detroit’ painfully recollects the past and examines the present

Andy Moser Aug 4, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFeWsDpy9y0 Somehow, the agonizing story of the 1967 Detroit riots didn’t make the cut in my high school U.S. history class. Instead, Academy Award-winning writer/director...

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Atomic Blonde: Another Predictable Spy Movie

Atomic Blonde: Another Predictable Spy Movie

Leo Paley Jul 28, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI7HVnZlleo Atomic Blonde is the definition of style over substance. David Leitch’s first major directorial debut (he directed the Deadpool 2 trailer, Deadpool: No...

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Nolan leaves his mark with Dunkirk

Nolan leaves his mark with Dunkirk

Juan Guardia Jul 24, 2017

I think we can all agree that Christopher Nolan is this generation’s Stanley Kubrick. From a technical, innovative and visceral sense, Nolan explores the deepest level of consciousness and the questionable...

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Valerian: An underwhelming dissapointment

Valerian: An underwhelming dissapointment

Leonardo Paley Jul 21, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BszXhUjJz00 When George Miller originally conceived Mad Max: Fury Road, he wanted it to be in black and white. The producers immediately shut him down saying a film in...

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War for the Planet of the Apes: an underwhelming finale

War for the Planet of the Apes: an underwhelming finale

Leonardo Paley Jul 17, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEP1Mk6Un98 War for the Planet of the Apes begins as a tour de force, delving into the pains and struggles of guerrilla warfare. But the movie loses most of this drive...

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‘Wish Upon’ is hilarious…and that’s the problem

‘Wish Upon’ is hilarious…and that’s the problem

Andy Moser Jul 15, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkKaDoUh_so Ever wondered what Mean Girls would look like as a horror film? Well, wonder no longer. Wish Upon is the newest effort from director John R. Leonetti (Insidious,...

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HAIM evokes warmth out of dysfunction on ‘Something To Tell You’

HAIM evokes warmth out of dysfunction on ‘Something To Tell You’

Andy Moser Jul 7, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPQfcG-eimk Imagine driving down the highway in a convertible overlooking the beach under an orange California sky. The lighting is the kind that turns teal eyes blue,...

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Marvel delivers another classic with ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’

Marvel delivers another classic with ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’

Pierce Turner Jul 7, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39udgGPyYMg With great power, comes great responsibility. It’s a line that’s never uttered once in Spider-Man: Homecoming, yet I couldn’t help but feel the presence...

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‘Baby Driver’ spins records and tires for an electrifying ride

‘Baby Driver’ spins records and tires for an electrifying ride

Andy Moser Jul 3, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2z857RSfhk Writer/director Edgar Wright has explored a variety of film genres. From comedy (The World’s End, 2013) to parody (Shaun of the Dead, 2004) to animation...

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Terminus: UNF Student-Made Films Reviewed

Terminus: UNF Student-Made Films Reviewed

Andy Moser Jun 26, 2017

These four films competed for honors at Terminus, a national competition from June 22-25 in Atlanta, after winning Campus MovieFest earlier this year. Some of these films were awarded at the competition...

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It’s time for ‘Transformers’ to hit the scrapyard

It’s time for ‘Transformers’ to hit the scrapyard

Andy Moser Jun 25, 2017

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AntcyqJ6brc There are certain things in this world that are all too predictable. The sun will rise and set each day. Parking at UNF will be stressful. And Michael...

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