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MCU Movies 27 – Spider-Man: No Way Home

I wasn’t all that impressed with the first three MCU movies that released in 2021. Black Widow was my favourite of the three, but it was held back by Scarlett Johansson looking kind of bored, Black Widow being a background … Continue reading

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Ridley Scott Month 4 – Kingdom of Heaven

Most of the time, when you’ve got an extended cut or the Director’s Cut of a movie, there isn’t a huge level of difference in terms of quality. The Lord of the Rings movies are fantastic even if you watch … Continue reading

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Harry Potter Movies 5 – The Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a significant chapter in the Harry Potter movie series in several ways. It begins the second half of the film series. It’s the first movie directed by David Yates, who’s directed … Continue reading

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Disney Remakes 7 – The Jungle Book (2016)

Now that I’m starting to get my life back under control, it’s time to continue this series on Disney live-action Remakes. Today’s subject is 2016’s The Jungle Book, the remake for the last movie that Walt Disney produced. He died … Continue reading

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Dragon Movies 2/DreamWorks movies 19: How to Train Your Dragon

This is kind of a double blogathon movie post in a way. I’m mostly looking at dragon movies this month, but I’ve also got a long delayed DreamWorks movie project going on. Almost two years in, I’m only 12 movies … Continue reading

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MCU Movies 19: Avengers: Infinity War

Within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there have been several game changers. The first Avengers movie felt like an impossibility before it came out, with multiple superheroes established in their own solo movies coming together for a massive cinematic event. Captain … Continue reading

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Star Wars movies 12: The Force Awakens

However you feel about this movie, there’s at least one thing you cannot deny. From a financial standpoint, Star Wars: The Force Awakens did very well. It released 10 years after Revenge of the Sith, and after the prequel reputation … Continue reading

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Pixar Movies 9 – WALL-E

Even among Pixar’s very creative catalogue of films, WALL-E is unique. For a movie that’s about an hour and a half long, there’s barely any dialogue, telling most of its story through its visuals, sound design and soundtrack. It was … Continue reading

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