Tag: Adventure

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Time for a Reel THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART review

Five years ago, writers/directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller surpassed everyone’s expectations with the smash animated hit, The LEGO Movie (2014). Stuffed with a bevy of recognizable voices and humor that hit on two fronts, young audiences and the young at heart would enjoy this movie to its fullest. While Lord and Miller are still …

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Time for a Reel THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING review

Joe Cornish may or may not be one of those names that you’re familiar with in the entertainment world. From a movie perspective, he came out of nowhere with a little-know film called Attack the Block (2011). Anyone who has seen that movie would have a tough time convincing me that it wasn’t a fun …

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Time for a Reel AQUAMAN review

Warner Bros. will not be deterred it would seem when it comes to performing in the crowded arena of comic book-inspired films. Disney is the current juggernaut of these types of films, with everyone else scrabbling to follow their blueprint of success. Both, critics and fans alike, have basically conceded that this is a one …

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Time for a Reel BUMBLEBEE review

Michael Bay promised a continuation of the Transformers franchise, even after stepping away as director after last year’s Transformers: The Last Knight. Paramount Pictures have had Bay’s back, despite less than stellar reviews and waning domestic box office numbers. Why? This franchise is an absolute beast in the international market, earning almost 4x what it …

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Time for a Reel MARY POPPINS RETURNS review

More than a half-century ago, Julie Andrews took the Banks family under her care while also the world reasons to sing and dance. Mary Poppins was a bona fide live action hit for Disney and its catchy tunes would help turn in it into a timeless classic. In those days, Hollywood was more of a …

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Time for a Reel MORTAL ENGINES review

Philip Reeve is an accomplished author who is responsible for several series of books, but he’s best known for the Mortal Engines Quartet. The first, and most successful novel was published in 2001. The time has finally come to adapt the bestseller into movie form, and what better filmmaker to shape these words into movie …

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Time for a Reel SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE review

The story of Spider-Man has been told and retold many times over. There comes a point where people go “yeah yeah yeah” and start to grow wearisome of it. So, writer Phil Lord and trio of directors Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman had their work cut out when developing the latest entry into …

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Time for a Reel ONCE UPON A DEADPOOL review

So, 20th Century Fox has decided to take the very unconventional route of re-releasing a pretty successful film which debuted less than seven months ago, but making some very interesting adjustments along the way. Deadpool 2 had become a fan favorite in this year’s crowded hero arena. And just like the 2016 origin story of …

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Time for a Reel FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD review

Two years ago anxious fans were able to feast their eyes upon a new creation given to them by J.K. Rowling. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them made its way to the public only to be met by a divided fanbase. Hoping to improve upon the weaker aspects, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald …

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Time for a Reel THE SISTERS BROTHERS review

The Sisters Brothers is an American crime comedy adventure directed by Jacques Audiard and starring John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed and Rutger Hauer. Eli (Reilly) and Charlie (Phoenix) Sisters are tasked by The Commodore (Hauer) to track down a gold prospector (Ahmed). The brothers are outwitted by John Morris (Gyllenhaal) who …