Tag: Fantasy

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Time for a Reel WHAT MEN WANT review

Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson) is trying to reach for what she feels she deserves in the cutthroat world of being a sports agent. For Ali, she’s got an additional hurdle to deal with. The fact that she’s a woman forces her to work twice as hard to seemingly get half of what she deserves. …

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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 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 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 SUSPIRIA review

This modern version of Suspiria is nothing like the original 1977 version directed and written by Dario Argento. The original takes a more direct approach into the horror genre whereas as 2018 will be giving hopeful fans a more artistic version. One of the main stars of the film, Tilda Swinton, refers to it as …

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Time for a Reel THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS review

John Bellairs was an American author that specialized in Gothic mystery novels. While most of his works were geared towards a younger audience, their tone often sent chills down juvenile readers’ spines. He’s had over thirty works published, most of which were series. His most popular series follows a young orphan by the name of …

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Time for a Reel SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY review

Going away from the traditional sequels/prequels still feels pretty weird in the world of Star Wars. Granted, the first time Disney took a chance by going off-book and released Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), audiences were both amazed and pleasantly surprised at this bold new direction. Solo: A Star Wars Story is the …

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Time for a Reel AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR review

Disney is second to none when it comes to the revenue realized from their ingenious intellectual properties. It’s no coincidence that two highest grossing movie franchises belong to Disney. Star Wars currently sits at #2 with another chapter unfolding in less than a month. Above that franchise, and with quite a comfortable margin, is none …