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  • The Rookie

    ★★★

  • Rookie of the Year

    ★★★

  • Drillbit Taylor

    ★★★★★

  • Excalibur

    ★★★½

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  • The Rookie

    The Rookie

    ★★★

    Captures the sentimental aspect of baseball and appreciated the father/son dynamic exploration. However this struggles from some writing and pacing issues - it seems like the camera and dialogue went through a sanitizing filter 

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  • Rookie of the Year

    Rookie of the Year

    ★★★

    Light -hearted fun adventure and Gary Busey had the stand out character and performance

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  • Ivanhoe

    Ivanhoe

    ★★★★

    Ivanhoe! This movie slaps. Had some great settings/scenery and is a great story concurrent to Robin Hood

    Mild spoiler: watching Ivanhoe take down on a defended castle with King Richard and Robin Hood was fantastic. This movie is on the more light-hearted side in tone but also teeters between an action-movie and Shakespearean style play. it hits the balance well and makes you want to go back to a jolly medieval feast

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  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

    ★★

    Oof. Rodrick and Susan needed a better combination of casting and dialogue. Rodrick especially misses the mark of the character. In addition to some questionable acting and facial expressions, he was just too dumb. There was also a lot of meandering throughout that didn’t drive to a bigger point. 

    The first three movies cover friendship with Rowley + Greg (first movie), brotherhood with Greg + Rodrick (Rodrick Rules), and fatherhood relation with Greg and his dad (Dog Days). This one…

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