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Spirited
Ferrell and Reynolds both feel the holiday sprit in this fun musical comedy. The story of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” has been transcending in various versions on TV and in theaters. You know the story. The rich and grumpy… Read More ›
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A Christmas Story Christmas
A sequel that knows it’s the thought that counts. “Mama’s Little Piggy,” “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid,” “I Triple Dog Dare You,” “BE SURE TO DRINK YOUR OVALTINE,” and “Fra-gee-lee.” Some of the quotes that made the 1983 holiday… Read More ›
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The Menu
Tonight’s course is laughs with a side of blood. I can tell “The Menu” would be a gourmet cooking horror satire that requires people to be the main course. But maybe not in the way I’m describing it. Dinner is… Read More ›
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A love letter to Robert Downey, Jr’s dad I often say that it’s the little things that help make the big things. It can pertain to caterpillars becoming butterflies, nobodies becoming somebodies, or independent filmmakers taking their movies to new… Read More ›
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She Said
The emotional (it not perfect) biopic about how The New York Times exposed this horrible monster. What Harvey Weinstein did to a number of women is so disgusting that he deserves the 23-year prison sentence. This producer of a number… Read More ›
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The Inspection
How this gay Marine survives training is more exhilarating than its short time length. “The Inspection” is based on the true story about how writer/director Elegance Bratton was kicked out of his home for being gay at the age of… Read More ›
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Bones and All
Luca Guadagnino’s cannibal love story bites to the bone. I’ve never seen a trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s “Bones and All,” as a mechanism my late grandfather did, and I was trying to be absorbed into how IMDB labels it “horror,”… Read More ›
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Aftersun
A father-daughter relationship that deserves to be called “heartbreaking and poignant.” Underneath its melancholy tone, “Aftersun” is a movie that can’t speak its mind, but can be poignant in its story about a Turkey trip for a Scottish girl and… Read More ›
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Bones & All, and Causeway Podcast Reviews
CJ reviews movies about fallen heroes, hunger, and injuries on the air. I’ve joined a radio station known as NewHD, which will not only hire people on the Autism spectrum, but will also have me doing podcast movie reviews for… Read More ›
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Bones & All, and Causeway Video Reviews
CJ’s video reviews feature Wakandans, cannibals, and broken people. This week’s video reviews consist of the anticipated Marvel sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” with Letitia Wright and Angela Bassett, Luca Guadagnino’s horror romance “Bones and All” with Taylor Russell and… Read More ›