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The Last Jedi Film Review

21/12/2017

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Going back in time, Episode 1: The Phantom Menace was received with mixed reception. The film gave us many iconic additions to Star Wars canon, including Jedi councils, desert battles with cloaked figures wielding double-edged light sabers, pod races, and full-scale invasions into the peaceful planet of Naboo. Yet haters detested at the time and now people have grown a little more accepting of it. The same may not be said for the latest Star Wars film: The Last Jedi. 

While it was exhilirating to see Mark Hamil reprise his role as the legendary Master Skywalker, and witness Carrie Fischer's best performance as General Organa, there was also a lot that was wrong with the film that stopped it from becoming great.

Read more at Cream magazine here: The Force Weakens in 'The Last Jedi.' 
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'The Disaster Artist': A Beautiful Disaster

15/12/2017

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The Disaster Artist is a film about a film. It tells the real life, one-in-a-million story of how actor and producer, Tommy Wisseau, successfully turned the unlikeliest project into a cult classic movie. But what’s so good about his 2003 B-grade movie, The Room, that warrants it receiving the Hollywood treatment? It is literally one of the worst films
ever to be made.


The Disaster Artist is all about actors playing actors. And if one guy can portray a terrible actor 
​this good, then it definitely deserves a mention
in my book.  


Click for the full review:
The Disaster Artist Film Review
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Killin' Them Softly With Laughter

11/12/2017

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Looking Back
On Chappelle's Career

When most people hear the name ‘Dave Chappelle’ they probably will remember the popular sketch show he created.  Chappelle’s Show first aired on Comedy Central back in 2003. Throughout the show he impersonates Lil’ John, Samuel L. Jackson and Prince, shows what GTA would look like in reality, makes fun of white supremacists, and artfully blasts racial identities in a news-style coverage of a racial draft. But for all the success of the show, the comedian, who has been touted as one of the greatest comic geniuses in America, has built a prolific career in writing, stand up, and acting.

Now he returns with his new special currently airing on Netlix and everything's on the table. From political satire and race issues in America to pushing the comedic boundaries Dave Chappelle still delivers the wit and insight he's become famous for. For the full article head to LLF:
Killin' Them Softly: Looking Back On
Dave Chappelle's Career
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Film Review: In the Corner of This World

9/12/2017

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A Peaceful Japan Changed ​By War

Anime captures audiences in a way that CGI cannot. The great films of Hayao Miazaki, for example, invite viewers into a world of
fantastical make-believe with such notable works as 
Mononoke Hime, Howl’s Moving Castle, and the more recent, The Wind Rises, which follows the story of Japanese aircraft engineer who helps to design WW2 fighter planes. Some of these entertain while others, like new release In the Corner of This World are built on truth.
This animated drama presents a unique way to observe Japanese life and traditions.
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In the Corner of this World is a beautifully designed animated drama, ironically set against the backdrop of war. It manages to balance narrative flow and art direction while relaying its more serious messages to audiences.  

Read the full review at: 
In the Corner of This World Film Review

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