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The Dazzlers & Duds of This Year’s Summer Blockbusters

Now that the summer blockbuster season is dying down, I thought I'd write up a quick post on which of the big action movies I saw this year. Some say it was a quiet year for action movies, but mixed in with the mediocre showings, there were at least a couple of winners for me this… Continue reading The Dazzlers & Duds of This Year’s Summer Blockbusters

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What Rocked (And Didn’t) About “Star Trek Beyond” (*SPOILERS!)

As some of you may already know, this week I saw the movie Star Trek Beyond. I posted a spoiler-free review of the movie here. In this post, I'm going to discuss some of the things I loved (and didn't) about this new Star Trek experience -- so spoilers away! About Love for a Ship In many… Continue reading What Rocked (And Didn’t) About “Star Trek Beyond” (*SPOILERS!)

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Movie Review: “Star Trek Beyond”

Last night I saw the new Star Trek movie. I was excited because in addition to loving Star Trek, I really enjoyed the 2009 J.J. Abrams film -- it was an awesome action movie with a great origin story and character arc for Kirk. However, after the debacle (is that too strong a word?) that was its sequel, Into Darkness,… Continue reading Movie Review: “Star Trek Beyond”