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Movie Review: THE WIFE
The buzz is getting louder and louder for Glenn Close, her Oscar chances and her work in Bjorn Runge's adaption of Meg Wolitzer's novel,...
bankofmarquis
Feb 11, 20193 min read
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Streaming Review: HOTEL ARTEMIS
On my airplane ride from Mpls to San Diego I was able to catch up with gritty, action-noir thriller BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE and was...
bankofmarquis
Feb 10, 20193 min read
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Streaming Recommendation: BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE
BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE is a bloody movie about bloody people doing bloody things at a bloody hotel. It's also bloody good. ...
bankofmarquis
Feb 5, 20192 min read
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Streaming Recommendation - PADDINGTON 2
As I was perusing various "Top Films of 2018" lists, one surprising film kept showing up on these lists, so I thought I'd better check it...
bankofmarquis
Feb 3, 20193 min read
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Streaming Review: BIRD BOX
One of my favorite films of 2018 is A QUIET PLACE where aliens with extreme hearing can get you if you make a noise. It is a quite...
bankofmarquis
Feb 1, 20193 min read
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Film Review: THE FAVOURITE
Greek Director Yorgos Lanthimos is the director of such quirky, bizarre comedy/dramas as DOGTOOTH, THE LOBSTER and KILLING OF A SACRED...
bankofmarquis
Jan 24, 20192 min read
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Film Review: IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
Director/Writer Barry Jenkins scored an unexpected Oscar upset a few years ago when his film MOONLIGHT won the Best Picture Oscar...
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Jan 21, 20192 min read
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Movie Review: VICE
Writer/Director Adam McKay was known for years as the writing partner/director of Will Ferrell, having written and directed such comedy...
bankofmarquis
Jan 20, 20192 min read
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Film Review: ROMA
Alfonso Cuaron - the magnificent Director from Mexico who directed such big Hollywood hits as HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN...
bankofmarquis
Jan 16, 20193 min read
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Movie Review: THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS
I am NOT a Coen Brothers apologist. For every good/great film that they have made (like FARGO, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN or underrated THE...
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Jan 10, 20192 min read
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Movie Review: AQUAMAN
I have been a defender of the darker DC Universe films. While not as popular (nor, generally, as good) as their Marvel counterparts,...
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Jan 9, 20192 min read
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Movie Review SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
The animated feature, SPIDERMAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, is the first, true "comic-book" film I have ever seen. "But wait", you say,...
bankofmarquis
Dec 28, 20182 min read
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Animation Series: TOY STORY
With Toy Story 4 coming out in theaters this summer, I thought I'd go back and check out a beloved classice - the original TOY STORY...
bankofmarquis
Dec 16, 20183 min read
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Film Review: GREEN BOOK
When the dust is settled on 2018, you can be rest assured that GREEN BOOK will be listed as one of my top films of the year. Yes, it's...
bankofmarquis
Dec 14, 20182 min read
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Movie Review - CREED II
By my count, this is the 8th time that Sylvester Stallone has put on the character of Rocky Balboa. This time it comes after the...
bankofmarquis
Dec 6, 20182 min read
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Animation Series: MEGAMIND
When one thinks of Animation studios, the first 2 names that come to mind are, probably, PIXAR and DISNEY ANIMATION. Coming in 3rd on...
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Dec 4, 20182 min read
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Streaming Review: THE MEG
One of the surprise hits of the summer of 2018 was the "so bad it's good" mega-shark movie THE MEG, starring the impediment of modern-day...
bankofmarquis
Dec 3, 20182 min read
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Movie Review - RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: WRECK-IT RALPH 2
I'm pretty sure that this is going to be the only review of WRECK-IT RALPH 2: RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET that will draw a comparison...
bankofmarquis
Dec 1, 20183 min read
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Classic Film Review - ANATOMY OF MURDER
I have to admit, that (at times) the fun part of going to "SECRET MOVIE NIGHT" is the anticipation of not knowing what the film is. ...
bankofmarquis
Nov 30, 20184 min read
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Movie Review - FANTASTIC BEASTS: CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD
It is a misnomer to call FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD a "Harry Potter" movie. True, it is a film that takes place in the...
bankofmarquis
Nov 20, 20183 min read
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