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Time for a Reel MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS review

The battle for the crown has always been a bloodthirsty ordeal. No matter the era or countries involved, people die in droves as the wheels of dominance of one race, creed or religion wants to rise to the top. Sometimes those with the crown are only pawns in a more dastardly scheme where those in …

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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 VOX LUX review

Brady Corbet, for the second time is his very young career, is set to release an award-worthy film that he has both written and directed. The early buzz for his latest release, Vox Lux, has grown to a feverish pitch after receiving several nominations at various foreign film festivals. With a pair of bigger names …

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Time for a Reel THE FRONT RUNNER review

The words politics and scandals go together like peanut butter and jelly. And like PB & J, if you’re not careful, things can get messy in an instant. U.S. Senator Gary Hart (Hugh Jackman) seemingly had it all. He was a man on the rise, and after failing to get a presidential nomination for the …

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Time for a Reel CREED II review

Anyone that claims to be a fan of the “Rocky/Creed” films will tell you (maybe admit should be a more fitting term here), there are a couple of variables that each of these movies have in common. Obviously they’re built around boxing, so duhhh on that…but the blueprint of each of the plots are the …

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Time for a Reel WILDLIFE review

Actor Paul Dano, who starred in movies such as 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Swiss Army Man (2016), has stepped behind the camera in his directorial debut, Wildlife. Not only does he direct the hard-hitting drama, he also co-wrote the screenplay with Zoe Kazan, an accomplished actress in her own right. Based on the …

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Time for a Reel INSTANT FAMILY review

Pete (Mark Wahlberg) and Ellie (Rose Bryne) are a happily married couple that flips houses for a living, think Chip and Joanna Gaines from HGTV’s Fixer Upper without the kids. Actually kids are what’s missing from Pete and Ellie’s life. A random crazy comment leads to the couple fostering not one, not two, but three …

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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 …