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Dark Phoenix Review by Michael Winkler
Dark Phoenix Review by Michael Winkler

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June 9, 2019 1:20 pm |

Simon Kinberg makes his cinematic directorial debut with Dark Phoenix. Kinberg is most known for his writer and producer credits on most of the other X-Men movies, as well as some other Marvel titles. Dark Phoenix follows various characters, including Professor X (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender), in their attempt to stop Jean Grey...

Always Be My Maybe Review by Brooke Daugherty
Always Be My Maybe Review by Brooke Daugherty

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June 7, 2019 5:16 pm |

Netflix Original Always Be My Maybe might be your typical Romantic Comedy, but that makes it even more ground breaking. The representation of this film is amazing: all major characters are people of color with nearly all with some Asian heritage; together all three screenwriters represent Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, and Korean heritages; and the director...

Godzilla: King of the Monsters Review by Daniel Hoeppner
Godzilla: King of the Monsters Review by Daniel Hoeppner

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June 3, 2019 7:22 pm |

As a life long Godzilla fan, I have seen all sorts of different movies from the King of the Monsters: from horror to comedy, family life lessons and environmentalism. And as I have grown older, as many do, we become more cynical and critical of what we see on screen. But that being said, I...

Rocketman Review by Michael Winkler
Rocketman Review by Michael Winkler

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June 2, 2019 9:09 pm |

Many people might think that Rocketman is just another run of the mill biopic. This is where those people are strongly mistaken. The director of Rocketman, Dexter Fletcher, does an amazing job at capturing the journey of young musical prodigy Reginald Kenneth Dwight’s transformation into world-renowned superstar Sir Elton Hercules John. Fletcher takes chances in...