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“Thor: Ragnarok” Movie Review
Now we know where the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) has been for the past couple of years. He crash landed on Sakaar and has been held captive earning the right to stay alive as a gladiator. But, I get ahead of myself. Thor (Chris Hemsworth) has also been missing from the Marvel Universe, but, as Ragnorok…
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“Spider-Man: Homecoming” Movie Review
In the “Spider-Man: Homecoming” reboot, we catch up with Peter Parker (Tom Holland) as a 15 year old sophomore in a technical high school. Peter has already been bitten by the spider, and is fast becoming a local hero, when he is recruited into the Stark Avenger Internship run by Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.).…
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“Beauty and the Beast” Movie Review
(Enchanting) A fantastic live action re-make of the 1991 animated feature. Belle (Emma Watson) is an oddity among women in the village. Belle can read, and, in fact, loves to read so she can get away, in her mind, from the hum-drum village life. And…being different, Belle despises the one man everyone else wants: Gaston…
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“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” Movie Review
Galen Erso (Mads Mikkelsen) has left the Imperial Forces as the scientist in charge of building the Death Star and settled into a quiet life of farming with his wife and young daughter, Jyn (Felicity Jones). But, the Imperial Army needs him back because he is the only one capable of finishing the job. The…
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“Doctor Strange” Movie Review
Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) is a brilliant surgeon. He is also an arrogant prick, who is mean to his fellow surgeon and girlfriend, Christine (Rachel McAdams), and a terrible driver. Driving to a speaking engagement, Strange is speeding, and driving recklessly, on a winding wet road while answering and talking on his phone. As…
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“The Jungle Book” Movie Review
(Superbly Re-Imagined Classic) – – Mowgli (Neel Sethi) is an orphaned boy left in the jungle after his father was killed by the tiger Shere Khan (Idris Elba). Luckily, Mowgli was found by kindly panther, Bagheera (Ben Kingsley), and given a home with the wolves. Years later, a drought automatically enacted a jungle law that…
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“Captain America: Civil War” Movie Review
(Avengers Fighting Avengers) – – Even though the Avengers save lives, they also inadvertently take innocent lives as they battle the forces of evil. The world has taken notice of this increasing death toll and have decided to control the Avengers with a new accord. After the accord becomes active, the Avengers will become involved…
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“Star Wars The Force Awakens” Movie Review
(The Next Generation) – – (Some spoilers included) Thirty years after the events of “Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi” we learn that the last remaining Jedi, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), has gone into hiding. His sister, Leia (Carrie Fisher), who is now the leader of the resistance against the new dark force (The…
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“Avengers: Age of Ultron” Movie Review
(Avengers vs Ultron) – – Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) and Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) team up to design the ultimate weapon that will someday help the Avengers save the world. Unfortunately, they needed to better define “save the world”. Artificially Intelligent Ultron (James Spader) interprets “save the world” as ridding the world of the…
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