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Zack Snyder’s Justice League is more cohesive, coherent

By Joia DaVida Mar 22, 2021

I absolutely hated 2017’s Justice League and I did not have high hopes for Zack Snyder’s Justice League. I was pleasantly surprised to see that everything I absolutely hate...

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Justice League is a flawed, overlong masterpiece

By The Geek Mar 22, 2021

Four years ago, when publisher Barbara Roche took over Reel Chicago, she pulled me aside and asked, "Colin, if you could write any kind of column you want, what would it be?" I...

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Zack Snyder’s Justice League reviews are revealed

By Joia DaVida Mar 15, 2021

In 2017, in the midst of finishing the much anticipated DC film Justice League, director Zack Snyder tragically lost his 17 year old daughter to suicide and desperately needed ...

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REVIEW: The Mauritanian is powerful and enraging

By Joia DaVida Mar 1, 2021

Based on true events, The Mauritanian is a legal drama film adapted from the 2015 international best selling book Guantanamo Diary, written by Mohamedou Ould Salahi, the first ...

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Nomadland is a poetic journey

By Megan Penn Feb 23, 2021

Nomadland is a poetic journey off the beaten path of the forgotten. This American neo-Western is directed, written, edited, and produced by the refreshingly and viscerally auth...

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REVIEW: Sound of Metal is haunting in its silence

By Francesca De Luca Feb 21, 2021

Not for the faint hearted, Darius Marder’s Sound of Metal stars Riz Ahmed (Nightcrawler, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) as Ruben, a punk metal drummer who experiences a sudden...

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‘Promising Young Woman’: love letter to women and an overdue warning notice to men – written in blood

By Megan Penn Feb 3, 2021

TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. Cassie was a promising young woman in med school u...

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REVIEW: ‘WW 1984’ is a muddy, confusing sequel

By Joia DaVida Dec 28, 2020

WARNING! This review contains spoilers! Do not read if you have not yet watched Wonder Woman 1984 After the success of 2017’s Wonder Woman audiences were giddy with antici...

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Review: C. Thomas Howell goes ‘Beast Mode’

By Joia DaVida Nov 30, 2020

I was eager to watch the new independent horror comedy, Beast Mode, once I learned C. Thomas Howell (The Hitcher, Soul Man) was the star. I followed his career since the 80’s...

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Mulan’s Rotten Tomato Score has been revealed

By Reel 360 Sep 4, 2020

Mulan, which we have covered pretty extensively here at Reel 360 is now available on Disney+. Rather, Disney+ Premium. So, here is the big question - is the live-action remake ...

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Waiting For the Barbarians, timely but more of the same

By Laura Day Aug 8, 2020

Waiting For The Barbarians shows its thematic hand early. There will be, in actuality, very little waiting before the irony at the crux of its story is revealed: that the truly...

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‘Birds of Prey’ soars with fun suffers from man-bashing

By The Geek Feb 17, 2020

If you're a "toxic, privileged white male with no sense of humor" do not see the recently retitled, Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey. If you happen to be all the above, but possess...

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Non-spoiler review: ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’

By The Geek Dec 18, 2019

Well cinephiles and Jedis, The Rise of Skywalker is no Avengers: Endgame, Toy Story 3 or Return of the King. But it's also nowhere near as bad as Twilight: Breaking Dawn or Hun...

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Review: ‘High Strung Free Dance’ offers sugary gloss

By The Geek Oct 14, 2019

Kids, do you remember when it was okay to eat a big heapin' bowl of Sugar Frosted Flakes? Yeah, it had Sugar in front of the name before all of the pesky parents' groups got in ...

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Review of “I, Tonya”

By Laura Day Jan 23, 2018

Just nominated for three Academy Awards this morning (Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Editing) I, Tonya is not made to satisfy anyone hoping to find an ironclad e...