Tag: Rated PG-13

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Time for a Reel FIRST MAN review

Damien Chazelle dazzled audiences with a pair of musical masterpieces in Whiplash (2014) and La La Land (2016). He was on fire and fans were eager to hear what musical melancholy he’d be putting out next. With his previous works hitting hard emotionally while still making us tap our feet in joy and celebration, Chazelle …

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Time for a Reel THE HATE U GIVE review

It should come as no surprise that due to the overall current state of our nation, the divide between one another has never been greater. We all like to fool ourselves, and I’m guilty of this too, that race relations have gotten measurably better and that we’ve taken great strides towards furthering solidarity between our …

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Time for a Reel VENOM review

Ruben Fleischer, known for movies such as Zombieland (2009), 30 Minutes or Less (2011) and Gangster Squad (2013), has been tasked with giving fans a look at one of Marvel’s more menacing and interesting characters. His work on Venom will prove to be tricky waters to navigate since the bar is substantially higher in terms …

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Time for a Reel NIGHT SCHOOL review

Kevin Hart has been a money printing machine in the eyes of studios with his massive consistent box office hauls movie after movie. Recently, Tiffany Haddish has had modest success and an ever-growing fan base with her over-the-top comedic performances. She is probably best known for her amazing work in Girls Trip (2017) which was …

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Time for a Reel KIN review

We’re right at the tail end of August which typically is a place where studios stick the movies that have a snowball’s chance in…well…summer of succeeding. Typically these are ones that couldn’t quite stand up to the big boys and girls in the school yard but might find some success in the area where the …

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Time for a Reel SEARCHING review

Have you ever had your life turned upside down in an instant, only to realize that you haven’t reached the worst part yet? The premise of the new mystery thriller, Searching, is going to put its best foot forward to make audiences feel exactly what I’ve described. John Cho has become quite the well-rounded actor …

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Time for a Reel OPERATION FINALE review

Throughout the history of time where man has walked the earth, there have been plenty of unspeakable acts committed against one another that defies rational explanation. Ripping a small portion from the history books is the biographical drama of the manhunt for the architect of the Jewish people’s darkest era in history. Operation Finale goes …

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Time for a Reel ALPHA review

We’ve always been told that dogs are man’s best friend. Where did that saying come from? Genetic lineage has already proven that today’s domesticated dogs are distant relatives of wolves. A new family adventure drama puts forth a story that will show where this legendary bond started. Alpha is that story. Young Keda (Kodi Smit-McPhee) …

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Time for a Reel CRAZY RICH ASIANS review

Kevin Kwan is the author of the global bestselling novel, Crazy Rich Asians. Published in 2013, the book shot up the charts very quickly and remained a title that fans couldn’t get enough of. Due to its massive success, two more titles were published, China Rich Girlfriend (2015) and Rich People Problems (2017), to complete …

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Time for a Reel THE MEG review

August is in full swing which means, in the movie world, this is the time to burn through some titles that weren’t quite hot enough to withstand the summer blockbuster heat. It’s not necessarily that these are bad movies, although some of them definitely will be, it’s more of a case where the smart business …