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“Babylon” manages to sicken and inspire
After several months of hype for Damien Chazelle’s fourth major feature film, “Babylon” was released to the public on Dec. 23, 2022. Chazelle can pride himself on a pretty consistent film career, usually making critical successes that audiences are able to fall in love with as well. However, from the first scene in “Babylon,”…
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“Violent Night” will be a cult classic
Combine “John Wick,” “Die Hard,” “Home Alone” and Santa Claus and the result will be “Violent Night”. This is one of the few holiday movies I was looking forward to, and I am glad to have been able to get some of my best friends together to go have a blast with this. For…
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“Avatar” reinvents the blockbuster
After the 13-year wait for the sequel to the highest-grossing film of all time, “Avatar: The Way of Water’’ is in theatres getting great reviews and making tons of money. It is currently sitting at $1.752 billion at the box office after just shy of one month. The film, released on Dec. 16, continues…
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“Bones and All” leaves viewers with a lot to chew on
Based on a book written by Camille DeAngelis, “Bones and All” is a new romance drama movie directed by Luca Guadagnino, starring Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet. From the beginning to the end, there are many plots and subplots that are overall unpredictable and build to the point where it becomes unclear which storyline…
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“Devotion” remembers forgotten war
The movie “Devotion” (2022) takes place during the Korean war, a war that has largely been overlooked in history. That is why I am pleased to announce that JD Dillard’s new movie not only remembers the brave soldiers who served in the war, but also the hardships that some of them had to overcome.…
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Music corner
Following Taylors Swift’s previously released album, “Evermore”, “Midnights” is Swift’s first studio album since 2020. Leading up to the album’s release on Oct. 21, Swift released two re-recorded albums, “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” and “Red (Taylor’s Version)”, both in 2021. The album, which follows Swift as she reminisces on 13 sleepless nights throughout her life,…
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Glass Onion mystifies audiences around the world
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” is one the most entertaining movies I have seen in my life. “Glass Onion” is the sequel to “Knives Out,” a movie released in 2019. Both are new and modern and, as many have said, bring new life to the murder mystery genre. Modernizing the genre brought in…
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“The Fabelmans” keeps up the quality
The man, myth and legend Steven Spielberg has made quite possibly his most personal film to date. As a follow up in his filmography to “West Side Story,” I’d say he’s on an aesthetic and emotional roll that I would love to see more of. This film, released on Nov. 11, takes place from…
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Enola Holmes 2 mystifies fans
On the fourth of November, the sequel to the Millie Bobby Brown period piece, “Enola Holmes” hit Netflix. With acting performances such as Helena Bonham Carter and Henry Cavill, the early 19th century movie pleased fans and enlightened viewers, even achieving a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes 4 days after release. The main plot surfaces…
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“Wakanda Forever” takes a mature turn
Director Ryan Coogler was dealt the worst cards possible when making this movie: the death of his lead actor and a pandemic. Even through all of those trials, we still ended up with a movie that has tons of merit and possibly the most mature story the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has ever told.…