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Time for a Reel THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME review

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) is a classic James Bond film starring Roger Moore in the iconic lead role. As with many other successful movies over time, they are more often than not, “borrowed” for comedic inspiration at some point down the road. Mike Myers’ Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) is …

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Time for a Reel HOT SUMMER NIGHTS review

For being such a young actor without a trademark franchise to hang his hat on, Timothée Chalamet has quietly amassed quite the resumé thus far. His talents have not gone unnoticed as he has been nominated for an Oscar as well as a few dozen other awards. Last year was definitely his biggest year to-date …

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Time for a Reel DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT review

With movies such as Drugstore Cowboy (1989), My Own Private Idaho (1991), Good Will Hunting (1997), Finding Forrester (2000), and Milk (2008) under his belt, there’s no denying the talent that director Gus Van Sant has shown over the decades. He also has an uncanny ability to get the most out of his actors. Many …

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Time for a Reel BLINDSPOTTING review

Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal have been on a decade-long mission to get their passion project out there for the world to see. And finally after years hard work, hoping and fortuitous timing, everything has lined up so their work could be presented in a way that will make them proud. Blindspotting kicked off this …

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Time for a Reel UNFRIENDED: DARK WEB review

The low-budget supernatural tech horror flick, Unfriended (2014), somehow managed to scare up some decent profits while delivering a flat feature film that was basic and bland in just about every way possible. Still though, this is an industry where money is king and originality is as rare as a steak cooked with one wooden …

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Time for a Reel THE FIRST PURGE review

Five years ago, The Purge (2013) was released into the wild. The idea of living in a world where all crime was legal for 12 hours a year was quite compelling and proved its worth by making Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures a lot of money. Even though the ratings weren’t that hot, a squeal …

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Time for a Reel SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO review

The battles on both sides the U.S.-Mexico border have been brutal and unforgiving. The amount of casualties, mostly due to drug trafficking, have captured the imagination of filmmakers and showrunners everywhere. Acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve captured the essence of what goes on in this brutal landscape with 2015’s Sicario with both fans and critics coming …

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Time for a Reel BLACK WATER review

Saban Film’s Black Water marks the fifth time that Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren have shared the screen for an action-packed outing. Wheeler (Van Damme) is a deep cover operative who has been double crossed and detained in a government run black ops submarine that doesn’t exist on paper. Someone has it out for …

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Time for a Reel TAG review

You know those crazy stories you hear and think to yourself, “there’s no way that can be true”? In 2013 a Wall Street Journal article captured the attention of quite a few people. It was an unbelievable story of a group of friends that started playing tag with one another when they were just kids …

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Time for a Reel SUPERFLY review

In 1972 the original Super Fly was released and did well in theaters. Two sequels were made but it also had its detractors with some seeing the blaxploitation film as a step backwards for the African-American Culture. Even though the character was beloved by many, it just kind of fell silently to the wayside. Several …