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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

How to Train Your Dragon Trailer

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On February 14, 2025

In Movies

I realize this isn’t comic book or Star Wars related but it’s kind of fantasy. Honestly, it’s here because I’ve enjoyed the animated films and television series. However, with that said, did we need a live-action adaptation? In my opinion, no. I don’t understand this obsession with creating live-action adaptations of animated films. Be that as it may, here is the How to Train Your Dragon trailer for the live-action adaptation.

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97th Academy Awards Predictions

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On February 13, 2025

In Academy Awards, Movies

97th Academy Awards oscar statue

This is something new I think I’m going to try. When I was in college (back in the day) I used to play a game (mostly with myself) to predict the Oscars. I was decent at it. The year The Return of the King won Best Picture (2004) I missed a perfect score by three categories. I haven’t played it since because I graduated, and started a career and a family (among other reasons). I think I will give it another go for the 97th Academy Awards, just for funsies.

Granted, I haven’t seen all of the movies that have been nominated, I don’t have time for that; I do have to earn a paycheck and raise a family. Most categories will be an educated guess but I will try to watch (and review) any of them I think are interesting (or recommended).

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