Posts tagged Mark Mothersbaugh
MOVIE REVIEW: Thor: Ragnarok
MOVIE REVIEW: Thor: Ragnarok

Paired perfectly as a double-feature follow-up to this summer’s spacefaring Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Taika Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok is a raucously rad roller coaster that shoots rainbows out of every digitally-rendered pore.  Blasting with energetic pace in the complete opposite direction from the dreary and grayish Game of Thrones Lite tone of Thor: The Dark World, this new chapter is a cinematic box of Crayola crayons laced with dynamite.

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2017, 4 STARSDon ShanahanAMC Navy Pier IMAX2017 Holiday Films, 2017, Thor, Thor: The Dark World, Thor: Ragonark, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Phase 3, Marvel Films, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Marvel Entertainment, Disney/Marvel, Marvel Studios, Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Mark Mothersbaugh, Mjolnir, Kat Dennings, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, What We Do in the Shadows, Team Thor, YouTube, Vacation, Ghostbusters, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Ruffalo, Planet Hulk, Tessa Thompson, Jeff Goldblum, The Grandmaster, Clancy Brown, Surtur, Hela, Loki, Anthony Hopkins, movie review, film review, movie commentary, film commentary, film critic, movie critic, God of Thunder, Goddess of Death, God of Mischief, Ragnarok, Odin, comic book films, Comic Book Guy, comic book movies, comic book movie, DC Comics, life lessons, life lessons from movies, life lessons from film, Every Movie Has a Lesson, Don Shanahan, Donald ShanahanComment
MOVIE REVIEW: Brad's Status
MOVIE REVIEW: Brad's Status

For better or worse, Brad’s Status, speaks from a very insulated and ostentatious point of view, that of the taboo term of “white privilege.”  Even dramatized for soft realistic fiction, Mike White’s feature directorial debut tries to be a wakeup call of sorts.  The dramedy carries a message, a fair and good one mind you, but one that will, unfortunately, fall on multiple deaf ears.

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2 STARS, 2017, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanLandmark Century Centre Cinema2017, 2017 Fall Movies, Brad's Status, Ben Stiller, Mike White, white privilege, Jenna Fischer, Austin Abrams, Luke Wilson, Jemaine Clement, Michael Sheen, Mark Mothersbaugh, White Goodman, Tuff Speedman, George BaileyComment