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The Foreigner (2017)
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Read more: The Foreigner (2017)Film Review- The Foreigner (2017) Fair Value of The Foreigner: $5.00. It’s worth watching on the in-flight movie, but there’s little that’s memorable about this film. Is This Film Worth My Time? The Foreigner is a taut and engaging mixture of vigilante action and espionage. It’s one of the better, more well assembled examples of…
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Blade Runner 2049
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Read more: Blade Runner 2049Film Review- Blade Runner 2049 2hrs 34 minutes, R for graphic violence and nudity Fair Value of Blade Runner 2049: $24. Easily worth multiple viewings, with elaborate scenes and gorgeous visuals making an IMAX premium justifiable. A worthy successor to the classic that invented Cyberpunk. Future Parables Must Be Coded in Chrome and Holograms: To…
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It (2017)
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Read more: It (2017)Film Review- It (2017) 2 hours 15 minutes, R for multiple child maiming. Fair Value of It: $20. I’m going to go back for another screening when I can find a cheap seat. Autobio for the Longform: Georgie Denbrough has always been one of the reasons why I hate the name George. Hes the iconic…
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NFL Week 5: Yes, it’s already Week 5 Edition
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Read more: NFL Week 5: Yes, it’s already Week 5 EditionRats in the cellar! The dreaded double deuce! Dot cinco goose-eggs. The worst of it is that I thought we were rolling early on, too. We nailed the Saints v. Dolphins game in London, even predicting the ugly nature of the whole affair. I didn’t see it obviously, because no one not addicted to cocaine…
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The ABC’s Of Gun Culture
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Read more: The ABC’s Of Gun CultureThis is my rifle, this is my gun. This is for fighting, this is for fun. Gun Culture in America Since this article was originally written we have now outdone ourselves with a mass-shooting in Las Vegas. At least 50 58 59 dead and over 200 529 wounded. President Trump’s response? We need more assault…
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American Made
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Read more: American MadeThis actually happened. If the only thing you think of when you hear the word contra is up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-b-a-b-a-select-start, youre not alone. Even with as much history as I consume, I still haven’t jumped into the events of the late 1970s and early 1980s involving the Central and South American rebels and their U.S. backing. But,…
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mother!
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Read more: mother!“The Bible was the Christmas Tree that allowed me to hang these ornaments on it” -Darren Aronofsky explaining the influence of The Bible on his movie “You never loved me. You only loved how I loved you.” —mother (Jennifer Lawrence) to Him (Javier Bardem) Mother! Yes, this is mother, and not just any run of…
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle
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Read more: Kingsman: The Golden CircleIt sucked, but not because it’s a sequel. Just before the movie It released and shattered box office records, a bunch of Chicken Littles wrote a bunch of articles bemoaning the poor summer box office returns, reheating a classic groupthink explanation for those poor returns. Variety provided a great example of this intellectual emptiness, stating…
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The 2017 adaptation Of Steven King’s Novel-IT
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Read more: The 2017 adaptation Of Steven King’s Novel-ITThe 2017 adaptation Of Steven King’s Novel – IT – has been arguably the most anticipated big-screen manifestation of his work since The Shining. And logging on to social media has felt a little like being George Denborough or any other child in Derry, in that Pennywise has been apt to pop up out of…
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NFL Week 3: Best Friends In Love
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Read more: NFL Week 3: Best Friends In LoveNFL Week 3: Best Friends In Love Hey look! Reader mail! Dear J.J.: In reading your prior column, in which you went a very respectable 2-1, I was struck by your assertion that the Kareem Hunts of the world outnumber the Tyreek Hills, perhaps both inside and outside of the game of football. Do you…