MOVIE REVIEW: A Quiet Place Part II

Image courtesy of Paramount Pictures A QUIET PLACE PART II-- 4 STARS Treading down the homemade sound-muffling sandy paths of eastern New York again for A Quiet Place Part II roused a chin-rubbing line of inquiry for this very writer. Now that we’re into a second film of...

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GUEST CRITIC #65: Judas and the Black Messiah

As busy I get from time to time, I find that I can't see every movie under the sun, leaving my friends and colleagues to fill in the blanks for me.  As poetically as I think I wax about movies on this website as a wannabe critic, there are other experts out there. ...

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GUEST EDITORIAL: The "Escape Room" Movie

Image: https://ift.tt/3fwvs6R The Escape Room Movie by Kevin Gardner Escape rooms are like an adventure game brought to life. When you play them, you and a team of people are placed in a themed room and have to complete a mission to "escape." It has become a popular activity...

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PODCAST: Episode 10 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For our tenth episode, our hosts go head-to-head on Todd Phillip's wildly divisive and Oscar-winning film Joker from 2019. 25YL film critics, celebrated dads, and calendar-counting school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan saw this movie's intentions in surprisingly the...

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MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the "You'll Probably Agree" YouTube channel talking about the Snyder Cut

(Image: Facebook.com) Recenty, I joined Mike Crowley’s You’ll Probably Agree YouTube show to talk about our lingering impressions from Zack Snyder’s Justice League from HBO Max. He and I were both fans of the lengthened and improved movie the director was granted to complete....

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GUEST EDITORIAL: Little Women: The Veracity of Description

Image: https://ift.tt/3vtrNfS Little Women Review: The Veracity of Description by Jessica Chapman Many readers would admit that they have either not read or aren't fond of Little Women's novel. However, it is hard to believe that this is the opinion of most readers. It is...

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MOVIE REVIEW: Cruella

Image courtesy of Disney Enterprises CRUELLA-- 3 STARS Strutting through much of Cruella as the true villainess of the picture, Emma Thompson’s callously evil Baroness declares at one point that “gorgeous and vicious” is her “favorite combination” of character traits. That...

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GUEST EDITORIAL: A Review of "The Proposal"

Image: https://ift.tt/3yFitY6 A Review of The Proposal by Kevin Gardner The Proposal is a romantic comedy from 2009 starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. On the surface, it is cute in a formulaic way. Two people with no real attraction or fondness for each other are...

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GUEST EDITORIAL: 6 Aspects of Movies That Are Affected by Data

Image: Noom Peerapong on Unsplash 6 Aspects of Movies That Are Affected by Data by Kevin Gardner The process of making movies is highly complex, to say the least. Decisions need to be made at every turn. Since these decisions are so important, studios tend to use data to...

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GUEST EDITORIAL: 4 Ways To Make Movie Nights Special For Your Kids

Image: Georgia Vagim on Unsplash 4 Ways To Make Movie Nights Special For Your Kids by Kevin Gardner Family movie nights can be the highlight of your child's week. Formal movie theaters are always fun, but sometimes the cost or inconvenience of finding the right time for...

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GUEST EDITORIAL: 7 Entertaining Movies To Play at a Party

Image: Cade Roberts on Unsplash 7 Entertaining Movies To Play at a Party by Kevin Gardner If you're having a party, you might be thinking about what movies to play. It's a hard decision! What genre should you choose? How long will the movie be? What film will everyone like?...

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GUEST EDITORIAL: 4 Tips For Planning an Outdoor Movie Party

Image: Derek Sutton on Unsplash 4 Tips For Planning an Outdoor Movie Party by Kevin Gardner If you and your friends love movies, summer is the perfect time to take your film-watching outside. Below are four tips for hosting outdoor movie parties your friends will be talking...

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GUEST EDITORIAL: How Movies Portray Pilots

Image: https://ift.tt/3uinGSf How Movies Portray Pilots by Adrian Johansen As of 2019, there were over 127,000 airline and commercial pilots in the United States. That might not seem like many, but it also tends to prove the point that pilots have often been revered. Things...

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GUEST COLUMN: 7 Inspiring Movies That Make You Want to Study Hard

Image: https://ift.tt/3wyS7VQ 7 inspiring movies that make you want to study hard by Carrie Duncan If you are currently at school or university and you lack the motivation to study, this article is for you. By the way, we all know that sometimes it’s hard to save some time...

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