Published January 9, 2022 at ZekeFilm.org. Adam McKay, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence Return for Disaster Comedy DIRECTOR: ADAM MCKAY/2021 Don’t Look Up is too long, too loose, and too heavy-handed, but with a cast like this, even a messy film can find great moments. Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence return to the screen for the first …
Published Jan. 7, 2018 at ZekeFilm.org. Or, 10 Movies That Aren't Pirates of the Caribbean If my calculations are correct, 2017 was a fantastic year for movies. Yes, yes—any time this writer claims she did “calculations” should be suspect, but how else do you explain that I could have written about the top 30 movies of …
Published Feb. 14, 2016 for the film review site I created, Crowd vs. Critic. Each film is reviewed twice, once from the Crowd perspective for its entertainment value (Popcorn Potential) and once from the Critic perspective for its Artistic Taste. CROWD // A new set of bruises and scars ring around Katniss’s neck. Not that …
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Published Nov. 27, 2014 for the film review site I created, Crowd vs. Critic. Each film is reviewed twice, once from the Crowd perspective for its entertainment value (Popcorn Potential) and once from the Critic perspective for its Artistic Taste. CROWD REVIEW // Katniss Everdeen is 17 years old. She has survived two Hunger Games. …
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Published Nov. 16, 2014 for the film review site I created, Crowd vs. Critic. Each film is reviewed twice, once from the Crowd perspective for its entertainment value (Popcorn Potential) and once from the Critic perspective for its Artistic Taste. CROWD REVIEW // Sometimes the best things surprise you, which is more than true of …
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Published Dec. 20, 2016 at ZekeFilm. A Popcorn Flick, not an Oscar Contender (and that’s nothing to complain about) DIRECTOR: MORTEN TYLDUM/2016 Could any place be lonelier than space? Jim Preston (Chris Pratt) and Aurora Lane (Jennifer Lawrence) are about to find out. They’re the only two people woken up from hyper sleep on the Starship …
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