latest ARTICLES by jordan
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Media, Movies, ReviewThe Summer’s Best Cringe Fest, ‘Eighth Grade’ Is Fantastic
It might be unexpected to find a film titled Eighth Grade, about the challenges of pre-adolescence, to come with an…
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Media, Movies, Review“Book Club” Delivers Laughs and Senior Lifestyle Porn
With its cast of notable stars with long careers – many of them resurging, like Candice Bergen as she reprises…
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Media, Movies, Review‘Permission’ Is Terrible and Immature People Being Terrible and Immature
It begins with a strong premise: the movie Permission features the archetypical strong couple, the long-standing relationship that begun at…
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Media, Movies, ReviewAcross the Galaxy and Spectrum, ‘Please Stand By’ Has Heart and Charm
A 21-year old girl with autism, Wendy, is insistent on two things: moving back in with her sister to be…
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Media, Movies, ReviewFor an Implausible Testosterone-Driven Alpha Bro Heist Fantasy ‘Den of Thieves’ Is Pretty OK
Expectations are everything in a movie like Den of Thieves. The film’s trailer is fortunately straightforward in placing your expectations…
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Media, Movies, ReviewI Love Taraji Enough to Be Honest About the Absurdity of ‘Proud Mary’
***Some small plot spoilers are in this review*** It’s hard to face the question begged by films such as Proud…
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Media, Movies, ReviewMoney Grab Reboot After Another, It’s Surprising How Freaking Great ‘Jumanji’ Is
When Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was asked how he felt about reprising such a beloved 90’s film, the charismatic action…
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Media, Movies, ReviewAmong Many Things, My Black Ass Needed to Watch ‘Molly’s Game’ to See If I Could Root for Her
From Rounders to 21, movies about high-stakes card playing have become a sub-genre all their own. Despite having a wide…
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Media, Movies, Review‘The Post’ Was Made For Oscar Season, and Might Succeed
From its cast of Academy Award winners to their dramatic scenes of powerful men, clustered in a room smoke-filled room,…
