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‘Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny’ Sends Our Hero On One Last, Unforgettable Journey

4.8

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   June 30, 2023

It sucks to grow old. I recently turned 50 and certainly feel it every single day. I'm not a globe-trotting adventurer who's made a career of defying death and punching Nazis, so for archeologist Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (Harrison…  Read More

4.8

out of 5

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‘Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts’ Brings New Faces To Old Problems

3.5

out of 5

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   June 6, 2023

It's been five years since Travis Knight did the unimaginable and actually made a great live-action Transformers film with Bumblebee. Now, director Steven Caple, Jr. (Creed II) is taking a swing at building upon the soft reset that Knight pulled…  Read More

3.5

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‘Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania’ Takes The MCU On A Fantastic Voyage

4.0

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   February 17, 2023

It's no secret that the Marvel Cinematic Universe finds itself in a creative rut. Whether it's burn out or just the oversaturation of the market, these films no longer generate the type of hype -- and magic -- since Avengers:…  Read More

4.0

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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Review: The Long Goodbye

4.0

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   November 13, 2022

It was never going to be easy. How do you reconcile continuing a popular Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise after arguably its brightest star -- Chadwick Boseman -- passed away in 2020 due to colon cancer? Director Ryan Coogler gave it…  Read More

4.0

out of 5

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‘Black Adam’ Review: Dwayne Johnson’s Long-Awaited DC Project Is Best Without Him

4.5

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   October 23, 2022

The story of Black Adam's decade-long journey to the big screen is an interesting tale, for sure. Warner Bros. wanted a comic book vehicle for mega-star Dwayne Johnson, and for a star that big, not any old superhero would do.…  Read More

4.5

out of 5

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‘Prey’ Review: Predator Meets Its Match

4.8

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   August 7, 2022

What made 1987's Predator such a unique and endearing film was its simplicity. An alien hunter comes to Earth to hunt and comes across a group of military-trained mercenaries on a rescue mission. Finding a new target to hunt, the…  Read More

4.8

out of 5

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‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ Review: Hammers And Heart

3.8

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   July 8, 2022

Once again, before I get into my review of Thor: Love and Thunder, I feel I have to preface this review by saying that Thor is my favorite Marvel character, and has been since the mid-to-late '70s. So when I…  Read More

3.8

out of 5

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‘The Batman’ Review: Batman Begins — Again

4.7

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   March 3, 2022

It's funny how after nine "modern" live-action Batman films (starting with Tim Burton's 1989 film and counting Justice League, of course), none of the outings have really ever focused on the character's ability to actually solve crimes with his intellect…  Read More

4.7

out of 5

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‘Studio 666’ Review: Rock ‘N Roll Can Be Murder

3.0

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   February 26, 2022

The Foo Fighters are well known for their iconic music videos in the late '90s and early '00s, so it only stands to reason that if the band were to ever make a full length feature film, it would be…  Read More

3.0

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‘Cyrano’ Review: A True Measure Of A Man

4.3

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   February 23, 2022

When I was in high school, I became obsessed with the story of Cyrano de Bergerac after studying it in both drama and literature classes. I read the play multiple times, saw a wonderful production of it at our local…  Read More

4.3

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