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Continue reading →: Now Showing: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)She makes dinner. She does windows. She reads bedtime stories. She’s a blessing… in disguise. Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the…
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Continue reading →: Now Showing: Good Morning Vietnam (1987)The wrong man. In the wrong place. At the right time. A disk jockey goes to Vietnam to work for the Armed Forces Radio Service. While he becomes popular among the troops, his superiors disapprove of his humor. I don’t normally hype up celebrities or put them on a pedestal…
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Continue reading →: Now Showing: Miami Vice (2006)No Law. No Rules. No Order. A case involving drug lords and murder in South Florida takes a personal turn for undercover detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs. Unorthodox Crockett gets involved romantically with the Chinese-Cuban wife of a trafficker of arms and drugs, while Tubbs deals with an assault…
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Continue reading →: Now Showing: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)Written by Dean Zarbaugh II Now Showing: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) – dir. by Jeff Fowler Welcome to the next level. After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this…
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Continue reading →: REVIEW: ‘Gravy’ (2015) – dir. by James Roday RodriguezWritten by Dean Zarbaugh II Every eve, of every hallow. From the hilariously twisted mind of James Roday Rodriguez (Shawn Spencer, Psych) comes Gravy, a movie about a trio of costumed misfits with very special dietary requirements who seize a Mexican cantina and force the staff to engage in a late…
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Continue reading →: Now Showing: Hamnet (2025) – dir. by Chloé ZhaoZhao is one of my favorite directors working in the industry right now. She’s no stranger to the Academy Awards with her film Nomadland winning Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress in the 2021 ceremonies. She is a delight behind the camera and able to evoke memorable performances from…
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Continue reading →: Now Showing: 8 Mile (2002) – dir. by Curtis HansonWriter Scott Silver wrote 8 Mile based on some events in Eminem’s actual life, working closely with the rapper to develop the script from the very beginning. A lot of films about musicians, starring musicians tend to be nothing more than vanity projects produced on the whim of the musician…
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Continue reading →: Spider-Man HomecomingHomework can wait. The city can’t. Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as…
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Continue reading →: Monty Python’s The Life of BrianLife of Brian is my favorite Python film by a mile. I love Meaning of Life and Holy Grail, but Life of Brian is absolute peak Python. For their first effort at following a single storyline versus various skits set was a massive success and one that almost didn’t happen.…
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Continue reading →: The Thing (1982)Great direction from Carpenter as always, ramping up the suspense with every scene. One of the greatest horror/suspense directors of all time.
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