Month: February 2021
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Review: ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’
While this isn’t quite the ideal Black History Month watch, The Trial of the Chicago 7covers a very real history of protesting in America from the perspective of the 1968 Democratic National Convention protestors. While these protests looked very different from the ones America saw in the summer of 2020, protestors risked their lives to have…
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‘Viral’ Review: Ignorance is a Dangerous Thing
The world within the story is similar to ours — suffering from a global pandemic. The Film Production Coalition presents Viral, the story of a girl who ignores the world around her and puts all her effort into her YouTube channel. *Note: Spoilers ahead. Throughout the film, Kate (Kate Davey) desperately tries keeping her status as an…
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‘Fast Color’: A Strikingly Different Take on the Superhero Film – Movie Review
Set in a future dystopian United States in which water is running out, Julia Hart’s Fast Color (2018) is a refreshingly different take on the superhero film.
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How Batman: Soul of the Dragon Successfully Sidelined The Dark Knight
Movies, television shows, animated features, video games, toys… you’d be hard pressed to find someone who is unfamiliar with the classic DC Comics character Batman. Even the most casual fans would be able to spout off his origin, his supporting cast, and one or two of his iconic rogue’s. But ask most fans if they’re…
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When ‘This is Us’ Let Me Down, ‘A Million Little Things’ Was There – TV Review
“A monumental achievement in television writing” were the words I used to describe the early seasons of This is Us, a complex and intricate family drama that pulled at the heartstrings relentlessly. But around season three, when the magic started to fade and the heartstrings got a little too repetitively tugged, a similarly structured drama…