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Zootopia 2: A Smart Sequel About Prejudice, Truth and Trust

I have always been fascinated by the little snap judgments people make when they think no one is watching. Growing up, I saw it all the time. Someone would clutch their purse a little tighter when a stranger walked by,… Continue Reading →

Die My Love Deeply Commits to Complicated Characters

Can a house drive you crazy? I’ve seen plenty of horror movies in my time where that might seem to be the case, but usually there’s extenuating circumstances that usually feed into someone’s crisis, without it being a surface-level scenario…. Continue Reading →

Warfare is a Gritty and Realistic Look at Modern Combat

When I sat down to watch Warfare, I could not help thinking about the stories my dad used to tell me about his time in the Army Air Forces during World War II. He flew missions over Germany, navigating the… Continue Reading →

Traumas Spill Over the Borderline

As the saying goes, love is blind… but so is madness?!?

Dwayne Johnson Delivers a Raw Performance in The Smashing Machine

I have always been more of a casual fan when it comes to MMA. Not the kind of guy who memorizes every fighter’s reach and ground-and-pound statistics, but the kind who enjoys catching a good fight night with friends or… Continue Reading →

Abraham’s Boys: A Dracula Story That Needs More Bite

I have always had a soft spot for stories that take something familiar and twist it just enough to make it feel new again. Give me a reimagined fairy tale, a sideways sequel, a villain-centric prequel and I am all… Continue Reading →

Bring Her Back Hits Where It Hurts

There are certain thoughts you never want to admit out loud as a parent. The kind that sit in a dusty attic in the back of your brain, where you hope they stay forever. But every once in a while,… Continue Reading →

The Rule of Jenny Pen Turns Assisted Living Into a Nightmare

There are some life decisions you never expect to be part of the job description, when you sign up for adulthood. Taxes? Sure. Car troubles? Expected. Realizing I am finally at the age where my shoulders make more noise than… Continue Reading →

Kiss of the Spider Woman Takes Flight Between Fantasy and Harsh Reality

There are moments in life when your brain decides it has had enough of reality and just wanders into fantasy without asking permission. It is not that I am bored. It is just that the world sometimes needs a little… Continue Reading →

The Luckiest Man in America Gets No Whammies!

The game-show industry has had a number of controversies throughout the years, but it has really advanced since employees of the Twenty-One quiz show fed a contestant the correct answers during the ’50s, in order to upset a previous champion…. Continue Reading →

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