Posts in 2022
MOVIE REVIEW: Stay the Night

Stay the Night plays out smarter than the usual rom-coms or “one wild night” movies of thrust-together strangers. Like its lead woman, it is reserved and far more realistic with its urban sauntering. In different and disinterested hands, the floozy-plus-dreamboat formula would be in full effect. There would be some zany impossibility or preposterous monkey wrench thrown into the narrative for excitement’s sake. All the conflict you need is right here–between its ears, in its beating heart, and within the held hands–of this gratifying and understated film.

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GUEST COLUMN: The Best Boxing Movies You Must See

by Lewis Robinson

Boxing movies have enchanted audiences for nearly 100 years. What makes them so appealing to so many people? The answer is a protagonist that people can identify with. Most protagonists are ordinary people with problems it's easy to sympathize with: overcoming an injury, healing wounded pride or trying to turn their lives around. The conflict isn't earth-shattering, but that's precisely the point — audiences get invested in the drama because it's intimate.

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Love is Blind: What To Learn

Love is a puzzle, or is it not? Is it really blind, as many say? Is it simply an emotional roller coaster with no real logic or sense behind it? Are we just hopelessly devoted to someone without any real reason? It turns out that there may be some truth to the idea that love is blind. The famous Love is Blind show can teach us some things about love and relationships.

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Reelgood Top 10: Week of September 22-28, 2022

Reelgood published its Top 10 Titles in Streaming for this week (09/22/22 to 09/28/22). Andor is leading our streaming charts, a hit among critics and audiences, and arguably the best Star Wars series yet. Netflix secures three movies on this week’s ranking, with Lou at #2, Do Revenge at #6, and Father Stu at #10. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Prime Video) and House of the Dragon (HBO Max) continue their fight for viewership.

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GUEST COLUMN: If "Wait Until Dark" Were Set in Modern Times

by Lewis Robinson

The 1967 film Wait Until Dark is an action-filled movie that centers around a doll filled with bags of heroin and the things that people are willing to do to get a hold of that doll. However, if Wait Until Dark were to be released today with the same plot, it would never be believable without a few serious tweaks, if not a complete rewrite. Keep reading to see what would happen if Wait Until Dark were set in modern times.

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MOVIE REVIEW: The Greatest Beer Run Ever

Like other semi-casual Vietnam war movies that have come before it, the action comedy journey of Oscar winner Peter Farrelly’s The Greatest Beer Run Ever streaming on Apple TV+ reaches a momentum where it has to switch gears. Inevitably, the happy-go-lucky circumstances have dissolved away to the honest truths and horrors of war. That’s a hell of a shift to pull off. The success of the movie boils down to when and how it executes or fails that course correction.

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GUEST COLUMN: 3 Films With Large and Glamorous Diamonds

by Kevin Faber

As Marilyn Monroe so wisely said, diamonds are a girl's best friend. Diamonds are also, in many cases, intriguing movie plot points. After all, this stone is one of the most sought-after sources of glamor in the world. This creates high stakes for any film that revolves around such a gem. If you'd like to experience these stakes, here are three films with large and glamorous diamonds.

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