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‘Emancipation’ Review: An Emotional Will Smith Carries a Familiar Slavery Story
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‘Emancipation’ Review: An Emotional Will Smith Carries a Familiar Slavery Story

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And with that, the Will Smith post-slap era officially begins. “Emancipation” follows a slave (Will Smith) who escapes his Louisiana plantation in an effort to reach the Union Army in 1863. Ben Foster and Charmaine Bingwa also star while Antoine Fuqua directs. The rights to this film were bought by Apple TV+ for $130 million,… Continue reading ‘Emancipation’ Review: An Emotional Will Smith Carries a Familiar Slavery Story

‘Bullet Train’ Review: All Aboard for a Bloody (Mostly) Good Time
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‘Bullet Train’ Review: All Aboard for a Bloody (Mostly) Good Time

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It’s rare, but sometimes a trailer depicts a film for exactly what it is. “Bullet Train” is based off the Japanese novel of the same name, and stars Brad Pitt as an unlucky American assassin who gets caught up in a conspiracy aboard a moving Shinkansen (or, “bullet train”). Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree… Continue reading ‘Bullet Train’ Review: All Aboard for a Bloody (Mostly) Good Time

‘Infinite’ Review: A Baffling Waste of Time and Talent
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‘Infinite’ Review: A Baffling Waste of Time and Talent

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For a blockbuster film that was shot with the intent of being released into theaters, this is one of the most straight-to-streaming-looking films I’ve ever seen. “Infinite” stars Mark Wahlberg as a man diagnosed with schizophrenia, only to realize he is actually seeing memories of his past lives and must join a secret organization in… Continue reading ‘Infinite’ Review: A Baffling Waste of Time and Talent

‘The Equalizer 2’ is a Surprisingly Solid Denzel Washington Vehicle
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‘The Equalizer 2’ is a Surprisingly Solid Denzel Washington Vehicle

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It’s amazing that even in these “throwaway” roles, Denzel Washington still manages to show why he is one of the greatest actors the world has ever known. “The Equalizer 2” is the sequel to the 2014 film, which was in-turn based off the 1980s TV series of the same name. Denzel Washington stars as Robert… Continue reading ‘The Equalizer 2’ is a Surprisingly Solid Denzel Washington Vehicle

‘The Magnificent Seven’ a Slow, Surprisingly Dull Western Remake
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‘The Magnificent Seven’ a Slow, Surprisingly Dull Western Remake

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Do yourself a favor and instead of watching this, go watch “3:10 to Yuma” and then “Seven Samurai” (after reading this review of course). “The Magnificent Seven” is a remake of the 1960 western film of the same name, which in turn was a remake of the 1954 Japanese film, “Seven Samurai.” It stars Denzel… Continue reading ‘The Magnificent Seven’ a Slow, Surprisingly Dull Western Remake