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American Made / Battle of the Sexes / Stronger
Welcome to another edition of Mini-Review Roundup where we present smaller reviews of several movies at once. Up this month: American Made, Battle of the Sexes, and Stronger. American Made Scientology may be a made-up religion, but they’ve clearly found the cure for aging. Tom Cruise hasn’t had a birthday in 30 years.…
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The Mummy
Much has been made about the recent rise of movie universes. Marvel, DC, Star Wars, etc. A film universe allows production companies the comforts of a franchise — character familiarity, crew stability — while bypassing the obvious drawbacks of narrative fatigue. Need to crank out another film, but your last effort flopped? Hit your audience…
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The Gospel According to Top Gun
I recently revisited the seminal 80’s movie Top Gun (which is still one of my all time favourites). The movie centres around Maverick, a young, talented fighter pilot, and his radar operator, code named Goose. Arrogantly aware of his exceptional skill, Maverick believes himself above the rules governing his peers and the navy at large. Maverick…
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The Brody Awards 2015
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Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
There are few actors as polarizing as Tom Cruise. Bring his name up in a crowd and you get a reaction smorgasbord. Some love him. Others shrug. And there’s always one who hates him for reasons they can’t quite put into words. Personally, I don’t think there’s much to debate. Sure, he believes in Xenu…
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The Summer Movie Season
