(Disclaimer: Although I am going to refrain from going into any true spoiler-territory, plot details will be discussed. If you don't want to hear any details of the movie then first of all, what the heck are you doing here? And secondly, those things will be discussed so get out, watch the movie, and then …
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Halfway through the film Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) is told by her teacher Sister Sarah Joan that "It's clear from your writing that you love Sacramento." This comes as a complete surprise to Lady Bird because she has spent a good chunk of her high school life talking about how much she hates …
Thor: Ragnarok could have gone in one of two directions. It could have either decided to act as a Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) expansion machine (like Captain America: Civil War) as it tried to connect all the loose threads to set up next May's enormous Avengers: Infinity War. Or it could function as a proper conclusion to the …
The decision to revisit a classic movie is always a risky move, especially when said classic is a dense sci-fi movie that was never popular when it was first released, has several cuts of the film with wildly different meanings making it even harder for the average filmgoer to jump int, and has developed a …
Spider-Man: Homecoming is aptly named for several reasons. From a purely corporate level, it is the official celebration of Spider-Man’s return to Marvel Studios (through Sony Pictures’ gracious lending of the character to the Marvel Cinematic Universe). But from a more essential level, Homecoming represents a return of the character to his roots as a …
It's no secret that ever since I've gotten a child my opportunities to watch movies has decreased significantly. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't trade parenthood for the world, but the fact is my childless days afforded me many chances to check out movies on the big screen. However a side-benefit of having a child …
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The third movie of a trilogy is always a tricky act. With the first film you get to introduce a brand new idea and a brand new world to an audience. Do that job right and you get to produce your sequel in which you expand the world, deepen the storytelling, grow your characters, and, …
(Note: Given all the talk of format with this film, I should note that I could not actually get to a 70mm IMAX screening as the closest one was 45 minutes away. But I did manage to get into a regular IMAX screening. So take from that what you will.) In an age of pre-existing …
Fair warning: my ability to be objective on this little review is going to be just a little bit compromised. The reason being is that on a little bit of a whim I decided that it was finally time to take my 2-year old to see her first movie on the big screen which is …
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