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Entertainment, Movie Reviews, Movies

‘Air’ Just Reminded Me Why Michael Jordan is the GOAT

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It’s hard to imagine a world where Nike isn’t the most dominant sports brand globally, yet there was a time when that was the case. Air is the incredible true story of how a small running shoe company in Oregon took a chance on one young man and ultimately changed the trajectory of so many lives.

Oscar-winner Ben Affleck reminds us how great a filmmaker he is with this fantastic film that highlights the spirit of ingenuity and risk-taking. I found myself overwhelmed with joy as the film progressed, especially as it became clearer and clearer the genius of such a moment in American history.

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Movie Reviews, Movies

‘Ford v. Ferrari’: A Heck of a Good Movie

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I knew when it was announced that Christian Bale and Matt Damon were going to star in a film about the rivalry between Ford and Ferrari that it was going to be a good movie. Turns out, I wasn’t wrong.

Ford v. Ferrari was one of eight films to get nominated for Best Picture last year and deservedly so. The movie tells a well-told story of the rivalry between the car companies and the classic bromance between two men who have a common purpose; that being highlighting Ford as the greatest car company that it could be at the time.

Based on the true story of race car driver Ken Miles, this movie never stops to bore you. It’s constantly keeping you on your toes, whether the scene is taking place on the race track or in a restaurant.

The screenplay is well-written and had me laughing an occasion of times. The actors cast for every role was perfect. And even though I would still award Parasite for Best Picture (for its blatant originality) this was definitely one of the best films of 2019 and is a definite must-watch.

I’m giving this 97 out of 100 and 4.5 out of 5 stars. It is darn near perfect and I honestly didn’t expect it to be that good.

It is currently available to stream on HBO Max.

I thank you for reading and I hope you have a fantastic day.

Actors, Entertainment, Movies, Science Fiction

A Movie Ranking: Matt Damon

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Matt Damon is one of the most easily recognizable actors in Hollywood, rising to fame with his incredible acting talent and his attention to storytelling when he helped garner an Oscar for co-writing Good Will Hunting. I’ve seen quite a few movies starring Matt Damon and so I thought it would be perfect to feature him this week. Enjoy!

11. Elysium

Matt Damon in Elysium (2013)

Several years ago, my family and I tried to watch Elysium. It was awful! I mean, unfinishable-type-of-awful. I don’t recommend it. Continue reading A Movie Ranking: Matt Damon →

Disney, Entertainment, Movie Trailers, Movies, Star Wars

Here Are the Best Looking Movies Coming This Fall

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Fall is coming and that means the fall movie season is at our doorstep and I have to say, the upcoming films set to arrive at the back half of 2019 look amazing. So, on that note, here’s a lineup of movies you may want to set your calendar date for.

IT: Chapter Two

Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back.

Like horror? Interested in the IT franchise? Well, not only does IT: Chapter Two look wet-your-pant scary but it actually looks pretty good. This will be one to watch.

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Entertainment, Movies, Women

Movie Review Flashback: My Review of The Great Wall

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Since December of 2016, I have written a LOT of movie reviews. I love looking back sometimes at old movie reviews I wrote about films that I have either watched for the first time or have seen many times and want to elaborate on. So, here’s a flashback to one of the earliest movie reviews I wrote on this blog. Enjoy!

As you probably have noticed from my site I love movies. There are some films however that I happen to miss when they come out in the movie theaters and I have to wait until they’re available on Digital or Blu-Ray. Well, The Great Wall was one of those movies.

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When its first trailer debuted in 2016 it was met with a ton of backlash, and deservingly so. The trailer portrayed that this movie was going to revolve around a Caucasian man, played by Matt Damon of all people who, somehow, was on the Great Wall and was obviously the savior of the Chinese. It was a very bad way to advertise the movie and ended up killing any chances of the movie becoming profitable. It was so distasteful that there was next to zero advertising for the film until a couple of weeks before the movie debuted in theaters.

And Matt Damon seemed to be very absent. He was barely on any late night shows and he was definitely not on the cover of any entertainment magazines. When the movie was coming out I had no desire to watch it. I instead went to see The Lego Batman Movie which ended up being a very dry, very boring, not-that-funny hour and thirty-minute movie that felt like it was taking FOREVER to finish.

So, eventually, The Great Wall was available to watch on Google Play and craving a new movie I decided to rent it and see if it was good or not. I came into the movie thinking it was going to be just a tad bit more enjoyable than Assassin’s Creed which would mean it would be a pretty awful movie.

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As soon as the movie started I immediately noticed the cinematography was extremely impressive. It grasped my attention because it was so beautiful. I still was watching the movie however with the notion that it was going to be terrible and would annoy me somewhere down the road. Well, to my great surprise, it didn’t.

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My ‘Saturday Night Live’ Overview

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Last night Season 44 of Saturday Night Live debuted with Adam Driver hosting and Kanye West providing the music. So, of course, since my favorite Dark Side baddie was back to being silly on Saturday Night Live I wasn’t going to miss it and I’m here to share with you my overview of the episode. Enjoy!

Matt Damon Steals the Show

Before Adam Driver could even start his opening monologue Saturday Night LIve began with a bang with Matt Damon surprising everyone as he portrayed Brett Kavanaugh in a hilarious parody of Thursday’s Senate hearings. If you missed it here it is.

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