Tag: Rated R

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel HALLOWEEN review

I don’t know about you but the name Michael Myers has become synonymous with the season of Halloween. It all started back in 1978 when a virtually unknown young director from New York brought to the big screen a terrifying story of a derailed individual hellbent on killing. From there, director/writer John Carpenter, as one …

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Time for a Reel BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE review

It’s hard to believe that Drew Goddard has only directed one movie prior to the newly released Bad Times at the El Royale. Considering the unexpected success that his directorial debut The Cabin in the Woods (2012) received, you’d think that opportunities would have had him behind the camera again much sooner than this. Whether …

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Time for a Reel A SIMPLE FAVOR review

Coming off of huge box office successes such as Bridesmaids (2011), The Heat (2013), Spy (2015) and I’ll even throw in Ghostbusters (2016), director Paul Feig can seem to do no wrong. He has been a champion for female actors, allowing them to get the recognition they deserve by putting them in positions to thrive. …

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Time for a Reel THE PREDATOR review

Technically speaking, The Predator is now the sixth movie in the franchise featuring the technologically advanced hunters from another planet. It all started with the Arnold Schwarzenegger-led Predator (1987) which is now more than 30 years old. Yikes! The sequel, Predator 2 (1990), followed before going dormant for more than a decade, presumably because fans …

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Time for a Reel PEPPERMINT review

To most people, family means just about everything. We live our lives while taking so much for granted, not stopping often enough to appreciate all that we have. For one very unfortunate mother, everything that she holds near and dear to her is about to be ripped away in an instant. People are capable of …

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Time for a Reel THE NUN review

What started off as a story about real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, The Conjuring (2013) became a smash-hit at the box office and a franchise was born. The Amityville Horror was their most famous case, yet it turned out that there was way more to their works than most of us knew. Warner …

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Time for a Reel ARIZONA review

Expectations can be everything, so going into Arizona blind was an advantage that I had. If you’re reading this review, you won’t have the same luxury. First-time director, Jonathan Watson, easily exceeds reasonable expectations. Whenever Danny McBride is involved, audiences can never know for sure in which direction his works will take you. This title …

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Time for a Reel THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS review

The Happytime Murders hit controversy well ahead of its scheduled August 24th theatrical release date. If these puppets you’ve seen in the advertisements look a little familiar, there’s a very good reason for that. Brian Henson, son of the late Muppets creator Jim Henson, became entangled in a legal quarrel with Sesame Street creators over …

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Time for a Reel MILE 22 review

Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg have had quite the relationship over the last five years. Their collaborations, Lone Survivor (2013), Deepwater Horizon (2016) and Patriots Day (2017), have collectively earned over 320 million dollars worldwide. With each of their previous works based on true events in recent history, they’ve been able to pull in additional …

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Time for a Reel BLACKkKLANSMAN review

Over a directorial career which has lasted over 30 years, Spike Lee has adhered to his own way of doing things. Often it works out well, but on some occasions his projects leads to divisiveness among those that have seen the movies. Through his creativity, controversy often follows. Not being one to beat around the …