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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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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

Movie Review: Conclave

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On January 30, 2025

In Movies, Reviews

Conclave movie poster

Directed by: Edward Berger
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow
Runtime: 2 hours
Release Date: October 25, 2024
My Rating:

The pope has died and it has fallen upon the Dean of the College of Cardinals to assemble the Church’s Cardinals to elect a new pope via conclave. However, controversy and politics interfere with the process, as they often do in just about every electoral process.

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Movie Review: Deadpool & Wolverine

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On September 26, 2024

In Geek Canon, Marvel, Movies, Reviews

Directed by: Shawn Levy
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman
My Rating:

It’s rare for us to be able to see one movie in the theater but to see two is even more extraordinary. I know this movie has been out for a while and most have probably already seen it. If you have not seen it Deadpool & Wolverine will be available for streaming on-demand October 1st.

As you can tell from my rating, I really enjoyed this movie. I enjoyed just about everything about it. I love the fact that it doesn’t take itself too seriously; I love the action and the comedy; I love the chemistry between Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.

The general plot, without giving away too much, is that Deadpool needs to save his family and friends and there is only one person that can help him do that.

Prior to watching this movie, I would advise that you should probably watch both seasons of Loki. Obviously, the prior two films would be helpful as well as Doctor Strange.

If you have seen the previous two films then you know what to expect. This film is equally as obscene and has just as much gratuitous violence. It is obvious these guys enjoy playing these characters. I think they had just as much fun making this film as I did watching it.

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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

Movie Review: Fly Me to the Moon

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On July 14, 2024

In Movies, Reviews

Fly Me to the Moon poster

Directed by: Greg Berlanti
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Woody Harrelson
My Rating:

It has been a while since I have seen a movie in the theater. The last one is probably Rise of Skywalker (because I must see all the Star Wars in the movie theater … at least once). However, my wife and I had a rare opportunity for a date night movie and we chose Fly Me to the Moon.

This movie is essentially a rom-com during the Apollo 11 launch. It borrows several elements from the infamous Stanley Kubrick faking the moon landing conspiracy. In fact, the basis for the film comes from a mockumentary made in 2002. As far as a rom-com goes, it’s not bad at all.

The chemistry between Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson is pretty good. I enjoyed the Saturn rocket launch sequences on the big screen. Channing Tatum’s timing for delivering a comic response was very well done and, of course, Scarlett Johansson is a joy to look at. They did play the song however it was not Frank who sang it. The person who does sing it is perfect, especially at the point in the movie in which it happens.

This is a movie I would consider seeing again.

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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

Movie Review of The Marvels

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On February 21, 2024

In Geek Canon, Geek Culture, Marvel, Movies, Reviews

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Directed By: Nia DaCosta
Starring: Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani

Release Date: November 10, 2023

My Rating:

No good deed goes unpunished. After fulfilling a promise made at the end of Captain Marvel, Carol made some enemies. These enemies seek to destroy her for the danger she has created for their people. In locating her, Carol finds that her powers have become entangled with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau.

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