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Tag: Angela Bassett

Wildwood Review: LAIKA Leaves the Kiddie Pool

Movie Review Wildwood 9/10 TLDR LAIKA didn’t come to play in the kiddie pool. Wildwood is a massive, dark, occasionally brutal stop-motion epic with real stakes, a ridiculously stacked voice cast and handmade wonder in every frame. Too intense for the littlest ones, but older kids and grown-ups are in for a feast. Where to…
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October 23, 2026
Movie Review ~ Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

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May 14, 2025
Movie Review ~ Damsel

Movie Review Damsel 8/10 The Facts Synopsis: A dutiful, sheltered young noblewoman agrees to marry a handsome prince, only to discover that his family intends to sacrifice her to repay an ancient debt. Trapped in the cave of a fearsome dragon, she must rely on her wits and will to survive. Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo…
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March 7, 2024
Movie Review ~ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Movie Review Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 8/10 The Facts Synopsis: The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T’Challa. Director: Ryan Coogler Stars: Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Dominique Thorne, Florence Kasumba, Michaela Coel, Tenoch Huerta, Martin Freeman, Angela Bassett…
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November 8, 2022
Movie Review ~ Gunpowder Milkshake

Movie Review Gunpowder Milkshake 7/10 The Facts Synopsis: A secret sisterhood comes to the rescue of a mother-daughter assassin team. Director: Navot Papushado Stars: Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Angela Bassett, Carla Gugino, Michelle Yeoh, Chloe Coleman, Paul Giamatti, Ralph Ineson, Adam Nagaitis, Michael Smiley Rated: NR Running Length: 114 minutes The Thoughts As the…
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July 13, 2021
Movie Review ~ Soul

Movie Review Soul 10/10 The Facts Synopsis: A musician who has lost his passion for music is transported out of his body and must find his way back with the help of an infant soul learning about herself. Director: Pete Docter Co-Director: Kemp Powers Stars: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Richard Ayoade, Ahmir-Khalib Thompson…
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December 21, 2020
The Art of the Tease(rs) ~ Strange Days (1995)

Special Series · The Art of the Tease(rs) Strange Days (1995) In 2013 I was feeling pretty blue about the state of movie trailers. For a time, it was imperative for me to get to a theater in time for the previews or else some of the fun would be missing from the experience of…
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September 9, 2020
Movie Review ~ Black Panther

Movie Review Black Panther 9/10 The Facts Synopsis: T’Challa, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. Director: Ryan Coogler Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman,…
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February 16, 2018
Movie Review ~ London Has Fallen

Movie Review London Has Fallen 1/10 The Facts Synopsis: In London for the Prime Minister’s funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders. Director: Babak Najafi Stars: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Alon Moni Aboutboul, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Jackie Earle Haley, Melissa Leo, Radha Mitchell, Sean O’Bryan, Charlotte Riley, Waleed F. Zuaiter Rated: R Running Length: 99 minutes The…
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March 4, 2016
Movie Review ~ Chi-Raq

Movie Review Chi-Raq 7/10 The Facts Synopsis: A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago. Director: Spike Lee Stars: Teyonah Parris, Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, D.B. Sweeney, Harry Lennix, Steve Harris, Angela Bassett, John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson Rated: R Running Length: 127 minutes The Thoughts I can’t…
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December 31, 2015