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‘The Dark Tower’ is Boring and Overall Misconceived
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‘The Dark Tower’ is Boring and Overall Misconceived

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Last summer the first weekend in August gave us two dumpster fires, “Suicide Squad” and “Nine Lives.” I guess history does repeat itself. “The Dark Tower” is the highly-anticipated adaption of the Stephen King book series. The film stars Idris Elba as a gun-slinging man on a quest to protect the titular tower from “The… Continue reading ‘The Dark Tower’ is Boring and Overall Misconceived

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‘State of Jones’ Free of Excitement, Intrigue

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Matthew McConaughey? More like, Matthew MEH-Conaughey! … [clears throat] “Free State of Jones” is the true story of Confederate soldier-turned-rebel Newton Knight (McConaughey), who led an armed rebellion in Mississippi during the Civil War. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali and Keri Russell also star as Gary Ross writes and directs. I love me a period piece… Continue reading ‘State of Jones’ Free of Excitement, Intrigue