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Mulan (2020) – Film Review
When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Army to defend the country from Northern invaders, Mulan (Liu Yifei), the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. Masquerading as a man, Hua Jun, she is tested…
- 2025
Devil – Film Review
Five strangers get marooned in an elevator. In a shocking turn of events, they realize that the devil is secretively amongst them. Back in 2010, I saw endless advertisements all over television for a movie called Devil. Of course, being just ten years old at the time of release, I didn’t actually go to see the…
- 2025
Sleepaway Camp – Film Review
When Angela Baker (Felissa Rose) and her cousin Ricky (Jonathan Tierston) go off to the dilapidated Camp Arawak for a summer vacation, a series of murders coincidentally occurs: a boy drowns in an overturned rowboat, a sex pervert is scalded to death in a vat of boiling water, another boy dies of a killer-bee attack,…
- 2025
Good Will Hunting – Film Review
The most brilliant mind at America’s top university isn’t a student, he’s the kid who cleans the floors. Twenty-year-old Will Hunting (Matt Damon) is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will’s last chance is a psychology professor named Sean Maguire (Robin Williams),…
- 2025
Class Action Park – Film Review
Class Action Park is the first-ever documentary on the world’s most dangerous amusement park, Action Park, that had its heyday in the 80s and 90s and was a staple for anyone who grew up in New Jersey. The first time I had ever heard about Action Park was on an episode of the daily morning…
- 2025
Coraline – Film Review
Coraline Jones (voice of Dakota Fanning) is an eleven-year-old girl who is feisty, curious, and adventurous beyond her years. She and her parents have just relocated from Michigan to Oregon. Missing her friends and finding her parents to be distracted by their work, Coraline tries to find some excitement in her new environment. Coraline seriously…
- 2025