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Movie Review: Captain America Brave New World

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On March 10, 2025

In Marvel, Movies, Reviews

Captain America Brave New World movie poster

Directed by: Julius Onah
Starring: Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford
Release Date: February 14, 2025
Runtime: 1 hr 58 min
My Rating:

After an assassination attempt on the president, Sam is thrust into the middle of an international incident with an unknown antagonist. The MCU is still struggling to recreate the success they had with the films in the Infinity Saga. Honestly, I don’t think this film brings them any closer.

I wanted to give this movie four stars, and I almost did solely based on Harrison Ford’s performance. However, we expect great acting from a person of his caliber. Honestly, everyone in the cast does a great job and the action is solid. There is slight confusion around the story and its link to the previous films in the franchise.

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97th Academy Awards Results

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On March 4, 2025

In Academy Awards, Movies

Mikey Madison holding Oscar for Actress in a Leading Role

Let’s review the 97th Academy Awards results and see how I did. Again, I did not watch the show because I’m not interested in some celebrity’s political pontificating. I have heard there are some cool moments, especially for Mikey Madison and Kieran Culkin.

In short, for my first year back, I did not do very well. Granted I hadn’t seen any of the movies that were nominated. Maybe I’ll try to do better for the 98th Academy Awards. Most of my predictions are wrong but there are some pleasant surprises. Let’s look at the results.

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Drama Month (2025) – Biopics

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On March 3, 2025

In Monthly Movie Theme, Movies

Groundhog Day - Phil and Phil

For Drama Month (2025) all the selections are biopics. I’m a sucker for a good biopic ranging from presidents, mafia figures, sports stars, and serial killers. A couple of those are among the selections this year. The special event movie for the month is Groundhog Day (“again”).

There are many great biopic movies out there and February is a short month. Picking among so many is difficult. Check out this year’s list.

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Movie Review: A Complete Unknown

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On March 2, 2025

In Movies, Reviews

Directed by: James Mangold
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning
Runtime: 2 hours 21 minutes
Release Date: December 25, 2024
My Rating:

This movie tells the story of Bobby Dylan, who started with nothing and rose to become one of the most iconic music artists of all time. Bob Dylan rose to stardom long before I was born but that doesn’t mean I’m not familiar with his music.

The Academy Awards are rolling as I’m writing this, I snuck it in just before they aired. While this is a good movie, I don’t think it has enough to take Best Picture. However, I do think Edward Norton’s performance is enough to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

The movie is a little slow in spots which is common in most biopics. I’m not a Bob Dylan fan and I can probably only name a couple of his songs on one hand. Come to think of it, it’s possible that not a single one of his songs was played in full. I think they were all cut short. Not even “Like A Rolling Stone“, which is surprising given that is where the name of the movie came from.

Regardless, I did enjoy it and I think it’s worth checking out. It’s not bad for a biopic.

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“The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle.” 
– Stanley Kubrick

Andor Season 2 Trailer

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On February 24, 2025

In Andor, Star Wars

With less than 60 days before the premiere I knew we were due for a trailer soon. It’s finally here! The Andor Season 2 trailer!! Let’s take a look (maybe a few times).

There isn’t much to break down in this trailer but it looks pretty intense. It appears this season will have a unique release schedule. Instead of the typical one episode a week, it will be 3 episodes a week over four weeks. Every three episodes will jump ahead one year leading up to the beginning of Rogue One. The first three episodes will take place one year after Season 1.

Having Ben Mendelsohn back as Director Krennic is very exciting. It’s going to add a new level of drama to this series. I wonder if we will see Grand Moff Tarkin in one of these episodes. He is responsible for the Ghorman Massacre which led to Mon Mothma’s resignation from the Senate.

All right, time to go watch it again!

MTFBWY

Biggs On: 50 Years of SNL

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On February 22, 2025

In Biggs On

I’m not old enough to have seen the first episode but Saturday Night Live was a staple when I was growing up. Any GenX will feel nostalgic when they hear that famous line “Live from New York, It’s Saturday Night!” late at night. Staying up late and trying to stay awake for the whole episode was a right of passage as a kid. If 50 years of SNL has taught me anything it’s that sometimes a good laugh is all you need, even if it’s at your own expense.

I was too young to see Chase, Belushi, Radner, Curtain, and Aykroyd pave the way for future generations. Although the first cast was the best, the cast from the 90s brought me the best memories.

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