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“Palm Springs” Review

Check out the Video Lab Podcast, where Sam and I talk about this movie in more detail. “Palm Springs” is…

Andy Samberg, Cinema, Comedy, Cristin Milioti, Film, Groundhog's day, J.K. Simmons, Movies, Palm Springs, Palm Springs Review

“Ad Astra” Review (2019)

Despite some lingering questions about the soundness of its storyline, “Ad Astra” is a thoughtful film that dives into space exploration in fresh and exhilarating ways, unencumbered by grand designs, intricate characters, and deliberate dialogue where it counts.

Ad Astra, Brad Pitt, Film, Gravity, Interstellar, Movies, Space monkeys

2020 Electoral College Prediction

Here is my 2012 prediction. Here is my 2016 prediction. I think the general public broadly misunderstands the 2016 Trump…

2020 Electoral College Prediction, 2020 Presidential Election, Biden, Electoral College, Politics, Trump

Down With the Traitor-in-Chief

The case against a Trump second term is as painfully obvious as it was in 2016. He is grossly unfit…

2020, Presidential election, Republican party, Trump

“Chef” Review (2014)

Check out the Video Lab Podcast, where Sam and I talk about this movie in more detail: “Chef” is a…

Bobby Cannavale, Chef, Favreau, Film, John Leguizamo, Movies, Scarlett Johansson, Sofia Vergara

“Underwater” Review

A fun and harmless deep sea sci fi romp. Some entertaining thrills aside, “Underwater” struggles with a clear visual telling…

Film, Kristen Stewart, Movies, Sci-fi, underwater

“1917” Review

The mesmerizing beauty of “1917” is owed to its dedicated perception as a one-shot film. This continuous motion aesthetic is…

1917, Action, Dean-Charles Chapman, Film, George MacKay, Movies, Sam Mendes, WWI

“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” Review

There’s no sugarcoating the fact that “The Rise of Skywalker” (ROSW) is a surprisingly sloppy send off for the new…

Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, Film, George Lucas, JJ Abrams, Movies, New Trilogy, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Review

“Knives Out” Review

It is ubiquitous among any written reception of “Knives Out” to point out that what makes the film particularly effective…

Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Film, Knives Out, Movies, Murder Mystery, Rian Johnson, Who-Dun-It

Elizabeth Warren for President

At a time when the leadership and international standing of the United States is in decline, we need someone with…

2020, Bernie Sanders, Democrats, Elizabeth Warren, Filibuster, Presidential election, Republicans, Sanders, Trump, Warren

Blink-182’s “Nine” Review

Blink-182’s ability to make addictive songs endures and then some with their ninth studio album. Fans of the group will…

Blink, Blink-182, Music, Music Review, Nine Review, Pop Punk, Punk Rock, Rock

“Joker” Review

“Joker” is unique in that it buries itself into realism unlike anything set in the Batman universe before. Most stories…

2019, Batman, DC, Film, Joaquin Phoenix, Joker, Joker Review, Movies

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Review

A sweeping, nostalgic homage to a bygone cinematic age, as much as an introspection of cultural change and personal fame,…

Brad Pitt, Film, Hollywood, leonardo dicaprio, Margot Robbie, Movies, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Review, Tarantino

“John Wick: Chapter 3-Parabellum” Review

If one were forced to rank the John Wick movies, “John Wick: Chapter 3-Parabellum” by itself would probably be the…

Action, Film, Halle Berry, Ian McShane, John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 3-Parabellum, Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Movies

“Avengers: Endgame” Review

Endgame fits neatly in the top tier of great Marvel films. For a stand alone experience, its three hour run-time…

Action, Avengers, Endgame, Film, Marvel, Movies, Super heroes

“Captain Marvel” Review

“Captain Marvel” threads sobering themes with the quirky, dry humor of Brie Larson and Sam Jackson to great fanfare. Concerns…

Avengers, Brie Larson, Captain Marvel, Film, Marvel, Movies, Samuel L. Jackson

“Green Book” Review

The strain that films like “Green Book,” “Hidden Figures,” and “The Blind Side,” encounter is that they are served as…

Drama, Film, green book, mahershala ali, Movies, viggo mortensen

Save the Republic: Replace the Republican Party

A struggle in the age of a Trump Republican Party is the constant rage, disgust, and despair that can be…

Democrats, Election, Midterms, Politics, Republican, Trump

“Mission: Impossible–Fallout” Review

Tom Cruise is a weird creature of Hollywood, in all of his films playing essentially the same archetype of the…

Fallout, Film, Mission Impossible, Movies, Tom Cruise

“Crazy Rich Asians” Review

It is difficult for non-Asian people to full grasp how meaningful it is to see an entire Asian cast. The…

Comedy, Crazy Rich Asians, Film, Movies, Rom-Com

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