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Weathering with You (Review)

January 26, 2020January 26, 2020 Patrick Sessoms animated movie, Kotaro Daigo, Makoto Shinkai, Nana Mori, Radwimps, romance, Tokyo, weather

Weathering with You is the Perfect Anime for a Rainy Day. I finally got around to seeing the new hit

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The Turning (Review)

January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 Patrick Sessoms Barbara Marten, Brooklynn Prince, Carey Hayes, Chad Hayes, Finn Wolfhard, Floria Sigismondi, gothic horror, haunted house, Horror movie, Mackenzie Davis

I was Definitely Turned Off By The Turning. I haven’t actually read The Turning of the Screw, so I can’t

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The Gentlemen (Review)

January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 Patrick Sessoms British, Charlie Hunnam, Chidi Ajufo, Colin Farrell, drug dealer, drug trade, drugs, gangsters, Guy Ritchie, Henry Golding, Hugh Grant, Matthew McConaughey, organized crime

The Gentlemen Keeps it’s Pinky Out While Busting a Cap. The Gentlemen is a return to form for director Guy

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Hinomaru Sumo (Review)

January 19, 2020January 13, 2020 Patrick Sessoms Adam Gibbs, Brandon Potter, Gonzo, Kōnosuke Uda, Marcus Stimac, Ricco Fajardo, sports anime, Stephan Fu, sumo, tournament anime, Tyson Rinehart, Yasutaka Yamamoto

Hinomaru Sumo Throws Its Weight Around. Over the past few years, there’s been a huge surge of sports anime featuring

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Dolittle (Review)

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 Patrick Sessoms doctor, Emma Thompson, John Cena, Kumail Nanjiani, Octavia Spencer, Rami Malek, Robert Downey Jr., talking animals

Dolittle Feels Like it Was Written by Animals. January is a month that rarely sees the release of a decent

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Bad Boys for Life (Review)

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 Patrick Sessoms Adil El Arb, Alexander Ludwig, Bilall Fallah, Charles Melton, cops, Jacob Scipio, Martin Lawrence, Michael Bay, police, Vanessa Hudgens, Will Smith

Bad Boys for Life Proves there’s Nothing Cute About Men Acting Like Boys. Just for the sake of honesty, I’ll

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Reality Queen! (Review)

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Patrick Sessoms Candace Kita, celebrity, comedy, Denise Richards, Julia Faye West, Kate Orsini, Loren Lester, mockumentry, reality star, satire

Reality Queen! Might Not Be Good, But I Loved Watching It Stars & Popcorn’s motto is that not all great

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Parasite (Review)

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Patrick Sessoms Bong Joon-Ho, Hye-Jin Jang, Kang-Ho Song, Korean, poverty, So-Dam Park, social commentary, Woo-Sik Choi, Yeo-Jeong Jo

Parasite is One of the Best Films of 2019. One of my biggest regrets of 2019 (cinematically speaking) was missing

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Underwater (Review)

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 Patrick Sessoms Horror movie, Jessica henwick, John Gallagher Jr, Kristen Stewart, Mamoudo Arthie, monsters, ocean, T.J. Miller, Underwater, Vincent Cassel, William Eubank

Underwater Takes a Deep Breath and Dives Right into the Action! When it comes to movies hitting theaters in January,

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The Grudge (2019 Review)

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 Patrick Sessoms Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, ghosts, haunted house, horror franchise, Horror movie, Jacki Weaver, John Cho, Lin Shaye, Nicolas Pesce, Sam Rami, Zoe Fish

The Grudge Just Doesn’t Have the Same Malevolence. New year means new movies and first up for 2020 is The

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Little Women (2019 Review)

December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 Patrick Sessoms adaptation, Chris Cooper, Eliza Scanlen, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Greta Gerwig, Meryl Streep, remake, Saiorse Ronan, Timothée Chalamet

Little Women is a Terrific End of the Year Film. 2019’s film adaptation of Little Women marks the 7th time

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Uncut Gems (Review)

December 31, 2019 Patrick Sessoms Adam Sandler, Benny Safdie, Idina Menzel, jewells, Josh Safdie, Julia Fox, Keith Williams Richards, Lakeith Stanfield, New York City, Tommy Kominik, Uncut Gems

Uncut Gems is a Diamond in the Rough. Uncut Gems is easily one of the most stressful movies of the

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