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“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” Review by Brooke Daugherty

January 6, 2020 7:53 am |

The Rise of Skywalker had the arduous task to tie up loose ends not just for its two predecessors, but the entire Skywalker Saga. For the most part, JJ Abrams fulfills this task. His second effort writing and directing a Star Wars episode was a bit of a roller coaster ride–both in emotional and story...

“Marriage Story” Review by Josh Davis

Published by Leftover Brian

January 6, 2020 7:37 am |

From writer/director Noah Baumbach (“The Squid and the Whale” and “Francis Ha”), “Marriage Story” focuses on the painful divorce of Charlie and Nicole. The couple, played by mega-actors Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, met while Charlie was a young director and Nicole was fresh off a starring role in a teen comedy ala “American Pie.”...

“Jumanji: The Next Level” Review by Steven Redgrave

Published by Leftover Brian

December 31, 2019 3:55 pm |

Feeling that something is missing in his life, Spencer (Alex Wolff) restarts in Jumanji. When his friends Bethany (Madison Iseman), Fridge (Ser’Darius Blain), and Martha (Morgan Turner) discover the game console has been rebuilt, they go after him, starting another new adventure in Jumanji, but this time around they unknowingly bring some additional help from...

“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” Review by Daniel Hoeppner

Published by Leftover Brian

December 31, 2019 3:34 pm |

It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a movie that is coming off the heels of a widely popular and cathartic documentary called Won't You Be My Neighbor from 2018, and with that it has some high expectations. The documentary was a near religious experience for many due to it reassuring us in a...

“21 Bridges” Review by Stephanie Chapman

Published by Leftover Brian

December 31, 2019 3:26 pm |

Directed by Brian Kirk and written by Adam Mervis and Matthew Michael Carnahan “21 Bridges” tells a story we have seen multiple times. However, this time it is through the lens of “Andre Davis” (played by Chadwick Boseman) a young, successful and “by the book” New York City cop who seeks to fight the same...