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Movie Breakdown: The Art Of Self Defense

Pre-Screening Stance: The Art of Self Defense screened at SXSW earlier this year, and it seemed to go over pretty well with those that saw it.  I also think the trailers hint at what could...

Movie Breakdown: Yesterday

Pre-Screening Stance: The trailers for Yesterday haven’t managed to fully sell me on the film, but I’m pulling for it to be a win for Danny Boyle.  The director had all sorts of issues on...

Movie Breakdown: Toy Story 4

Pre-Screening Stance: I want to be excited about Toy Story 4, and I am … to a certain degree.  I really feel like the series was given a proper sendoff with Toy Story 3, so...

Movie Breakdown: The Dead Don’t Die

Pre-Screening Stance: Jim Jarmusch (Paterson, Broken Flowers, Ghost Dog) is an interesting director and the cast for The Dead Don’t Die consists of Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tom Waits, Chloe Sevingy, Steve Buscemi, Caleb Landry...

Movie Breakdown: Men In Black: International

Pre-Screening Stance: I certainly want Men In Black: International to be good, but I haven’t really come across much that indicates it will actually be worth seeing.  Maybe it’s just one of those rare times...

Movie Breakdown: Dark Phoenix

Pre-Screening Stance: Is anyone excited for Dark Phoenix?  I know the X-Men films have long been hit or miss, but there just seems to be zero buzz for this one.  Even the marketing feels like...

Movie Breakdown: Godzilla: King Of The Monsters

Pre-Screening Stance: Godzilla (2014) and Kong: Skull Island are both OK movies.  Godzilla: King Of The Monsters looks like it could actually be great, but I won’t be surprised if it semi-fizzles like the other...

Movie Breakdown: Brightburn

Pre-Screening Stance: Based on the way it’s been marketed, you’d swear that Brightburn was the sole creation of James Gunn, but it’s actually his brothers, Brian and Mark, who penned it and David Yarovesky who...

Movie Breakdown: Aladdin

Pre-Screening Stance: I get why Tim Burton took a crack at Dumbo (2019), and I also get why Jon Favreau directed The Lion King (2019), but I have no idea why Guy Ritchie did Aladdin...

Movie Breakdown: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

Pre-Screening Stance: Come on.  You, me and everyone else who has ever enjoyed an action movie is pumped for John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. Post-Screening Ramble: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum begins with...