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Since I enjoyed Thor: Ragnarok starring Chris Hemsworth that came out earlier this month, I wanted to watch more films starring the now 34 year old Australian. The films include Red Dawn (2012 action), Thor: The Dark World (2013 sci-fi adventure), Blackhat (2015 crime mystery), and In the Heart of the Sea (2015 adventure). While Hemsworth has stolen scenes in minor roles (A Perfect Getaway in 2009, Star Treks in 2009 & 2013, Vacation in 2015, and Ghostbusters in 2016), his…

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Justice League is the latest superhero, action film from DC comics starring a team of heroes such as Batman (Ben Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), and Aquaman (Jason Momoa). This film continues the cinematic world from last year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and this year’s Wonder Woman, (making it the 5th in the series), as the heroes see if they can work together to stop an evil they on their own could not defeat. The Justice League is…

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I was recently inspired to watch some earlier stand up routines by Bill Maher, Be More Cynical (2000) and Victory Begins at Home (2003). If you agree with his politics or not, Maher makes fun of all parties, candidates, and the institutions that America has developed over the years. He also touches on subjects that most find delicate to discuss in public, such as religion and gender relations, by loudly proclaiming his thoughts and making people think. Putting people slightly…

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My nephew brought a DVD version of 2007’s TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) to a recent holiday visit and we watched it twice. One side of the disc was widescreen (true to the theatrical release aspect ratio) and the other was fullscreen (sides cut off for the shape of old television sets, a crime to movies). Watching this movie, which is now 10 years old, reminds me of a time when I had no problem watching the same movie on…

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The new releases this week include Justice League (action adventure with Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot) and Wonder (drama with Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson). Justice League is a superhero film based on the DC comics about a team of heroes like Batman (Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gadot), and Superman (portrayed by Henry Cavill in the last 2 films). Following Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Justice League is directed by Zack Snyder who adapted…

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The new releases this weekend include Daddy’s Home Two, (comedy with Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg) and Murder on the Orient Express, (crime mystery directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh). Daddy’s Home Two is the sequel to 2015’s Daddy’s Home that also starred both Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg as competing love interests for Linda Cardellini. This time both of their fathers are in the mix, (John Lithgow and Mel Gibson), and it takes place during the holidays. Ferrell and…

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Thor: Ragnarok, the third in the series starring Chris Hemsworth, is an action adventure about Thor being trapped on a gladiatorial planet while his homeland of Asgard is threatened by the arrival of a new villain, Hela (played by Cate Blanchett). In his now fifth feature length outing as the Marvel god Thor, Hemsworth is given more things to do, including the chance to interact (and improvise dialogue, about 80% of all dialogue was) with many characters new and old,…

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Happy Halloween! I wanted to treat (scare) myself with some of the most respected scary movies, all of which I have seen before. The Exorcist (1973), The Shining (1980), Poltergeist (1982), and The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Like my last Halloween film fest, these do not specifically reference the day of Halloween but they all have their creepy moments. They inspired sequels (all except for The Shining), have aged well (except for some minor ghostly special effects), and all…

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