Film love in Detroit. Writer for BHM Pop Culture and co-host of "We're Watching Here" podcast.
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X-Men 2000
A time capsule of a movie.
On the one hand, you can feel them hesitating with how comic booky they're allowed to go. There's the lame leather jumpsuit, the hokey bright lights of doom, the quips that sometimes undercut cooler moments, and a cheapness that keeps it from going too big.
But where it counts, this works. The pairing of actors to characters is fantastic (show me better casting in comic book movies than Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart and Ian…
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The Princess Bride 1987
For years, I didn't really know what to do with this movie. I'd seen it several times, but I never quite understood why so many people claimed it as one of their favorite movies ever. It was pleasant, but I just didn't really get the love. It was a spoof that didn't feel arch enough, a love story that seemed too flippant. Where was that quality that would make it stick to the ribs?
A few years back, we watched…
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Saving Christmas 2014
A smug, condescending, ineptly made sermon that includes the phrase "materialism is good." It's like Linus telling the Nativity story and then telling Charlie Brown to stop his damn whining.
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Pinocchio 2022
The most interesting shot is when Pinocchio literally stops to stare at a piece of shit in the street and I wondered "is this supposed to be a metaphor for the audience watching 'Pinocchio'"?
My review: cinemanerdz.com/movie-review-pinocchio/
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