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Review – Isle of Dogs

Posted on by Adam
There are very few directors I trust enough to risk buying a movie I have not seen. Wes Anderson is one of those directors. Isle of Dogs was on sale for $10 bucks on Amazon recently. I clicked that Purchase button without even thinking. It's not Wes Anderson's best movie. But who expected it to be? I still thoroughly enjoyed it, and will undoubtedly watch this movie a few mor...
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Micro Review – Antman and the Wasp

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Wow, they really stretched it on this one, huh? Antman and the Wasp requires a pretty drastic suspension of disbelief. But since this is like the 20th MCU movie, and by this point I'm all in, I allowed myself to sit back and enjoy this for what it was. A silly, quantum-bending action flick with some pretty funny characters and absolutely bonkers set pieces. Oh, and Evangeline L...
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Micro Review – The End of the Tour

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It’s always a bit shameful to watch a movie about how watching movies could be detrimental to your mental health (and thus bodily/overall health). The End of the Tour is openly critical of itself, which seems contradictory as a piece of entertainment. How does a viewer watch this and not also feel some sort of critical error within themselves? But sometimes we need to be remind...
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Micro Review – Deadpool 2

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This movie is every genre. It's why movies are so fun. The "funny action movie" is pretty common these days, especially with Marvel going that direction with the MCU. But Ryan Reynolds' brand of comedy just really works here. The jokes come often, and even though you're expecting them, they still find a way to surprise you. I will have to see this again, simply because I missed...
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Best of Playlists Playlist 2018 – Part 1

Posted on by Adam
Every June and December I put together a playlist of my favorite songs from all the playlists I've made each month (plus random playlists for moods or events). I usually have about 40 tracks per month that I add to various playlists. From January to June, that's almost 250 songs to choose from. It's a difficult task to select only 30 or 40 songs out of 6 months of great mus...
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Review – Last Flag Flying

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"Pain is pain." The context of this line is what makes it great. It's so short and simple, and yet it's the main theme of this movie. It's the kind of line that makes this such a Linklater film. Sometimes his dialogue tends to have glaring cliches. But within those cliches lie flashes of brilliance. It's what makes him such an intriguing filmmaker. He shows he has the potential...
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Micro Review – Fahrenheit 451

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I had low expectations for this movie, even with Michael B and Michael Shannon (both of whom I love). Making a movie based on a book like Fahrenheit 451 is a risk, since it's so unlikely that the film can match the source material's greatness. So maybe it's for that reason that I actually enjoyed it. Contrary to some other opinions I've read, I think the movie captures the spir...
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Micro Review – Moana

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This is an enjoyable and beautifully produced Disney animated film. The music is great, The Rock is great, the setting is gorgeous (I love the way they did the water and ocean). It follows a familiar hero's journey that we've seen many times in these types of films. But it's not an unpleasant movie to continuously have to turn on for your 3 and 5 year old. 3.5 out of 5 stars ...
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Micro Review (Re-watch) – The Post

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This was even better the second time. I feel like I remember it being a slow movie the first time I saw it. But I don't necessarily think it's that slow after seeing it again. It's compelling and low-key riveting throughout most of its run. And the end was emotional and inspiring. Great film. 4.5 out of 5 stars  
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