There’s almost no film director of whom I can think of whose most successful and beloved film was their last. Cecil B. DeMille went out with a bang when his 1956 Technicolor Biblical epic The
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Between Waves Review – Dwelling on Different Dimensions
Lately, I have noticed that a lot of people go missing over the years, and nobody knows where they end up. Except for the occasional appearance somewhere in a distant location. It’s quite a tragedy.
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Review
Having just seen Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings earlier today, I can tell you that it is the knockout we all hoped for. Sure, it’s not free of certain origin story beats,
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Emergence: Out Of The Shadows – Shining Light on an Important Topic
It’s quite a change when you discover there’s something about yourself, like sexuality. Not everyone takes the news too well. Certain phobias still exist. At first, it was bleak when I learned about it in
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VQFF: Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
One of my favourite genres is the Hollywood behind-the-scenes story. While I admit to finding far more interest in the mechanics of filmmaking (who did what, what went wrong, etc.) as opposed to the true(?)-life
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THE RETURN Offers Solid Thrills….Eventually
“I think there’s a naked murder-ghost in your house…” It’s difficult to think of a ghost story that doesn’t revolve around past trauma of either distant or recent origin. A traumatic event can ripple forward
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