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For what it’s worth, the recent Planet of the Apes movies have gone on a decline that was similar to the original movies that came out over 50 years ago. After the mediocre 2001 version directed by Tim Burton and starring Mark Wahlberg doing his “Hey, donkey” routine, the movie ended with a stunner thatContinue reading “Keep Your Stinking Paws Off ‘Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes’”

I’ll be blunt. I didn’t think much of Civil War going into it. I think the hoopla and hype surrounding the movie was A24’s attempt to get butts in seats after reportedly spending $50 million, their most ever on a movie production. But from the start, it looked about the same as just about everyContinue reading “‘Civil War’ Insists Upon Itself In A Pretentious Premise”

With the Olympics being held in Paris, there were so much concerns over the quality of the River Siene. I just heard that they had to cancel some events because the river is too polluted. The concept being Under Paris is a shortfin mako shark becoming genetically altered and growing bigger as well as ableContinue reading “‘Under Paris’ Is Total Merde”

The biggest problem with a movie like The Marsh King’s Daughter is that you already know the twist going in. Jacob (Ben Mendehlson) is a man who lives off the grid in the Michigan upper peninsula wilderness with his young daughter, Helena (Brooklyn Prince), and her mother, Beth (Caren Pistorius). He teaches his young daughterContinue reading “‘Marsh King’s Daughter’ A Lifetime-Style Thriller With A Wasted Cast”

Michael Keaton has had one of the most unoriginal and extraordinary careers. Starting out as a stand-up comic in the Pittsburgh area, he went to work for a local news station and then found himself working alongside Fred Rogers on Mister Rogers Neighborhood. Rogers would comment how Keaton (then known as John Michael Douglas) wouldContinue reading “Plot Goes Astray In ‘Knox Goes Away’”