Film Review – ‘Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle Of The Realms’

A few months ago, when I reviewed the Mortal Kombat live-action films for the Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) column, I

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Film Review: Nia DeCostas’ ‘Candyman’ (2021) Is An Inspired Continuation Of The Franchise

Candyman. Candyman. Candy… Nope, I can’t even write his name five times, much less say it. Back in 1992, director

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion) — ‘F9: The Fast Saga’

Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion) — ‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘The Fate Of The Furious’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Furious 7’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Fast & Furious 6’

If you had told me when I initially saw the original The Fast and The Furious at age twelve that it would

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Fast Five’

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Film Review: ‘A Quiet Place: Part II’

To say A Quiet Place was one of the most surprising and impressive films of 2018 would be an understatement.

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Film Review: Witnessing Guy Ritchie’s ‘Wrath Of Man’

Writer/director Guy Ritchie has had an eclectic career in his twenty-two years in the movie business after making a splash

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Mortal Kombat’ (2021)

Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Mortal Kombat: Annihilation’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Mortal Kombat’ (1995)

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13 Part VII: The New Blood’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th: Part III’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th: Part 2’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th’ (1980)

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The Mask: Still Smokin’- A 25th Anniversary Retrospective

Man, oh, man, I’m starting to feel old. This year marks two-and-a-half decades of Jim Carrey (Kidding) being an absolute

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The Violence, Vengence, & Fun Continues In John Wick Chapter 3

A mere four years ago, a little sleeper hit called John Wick (2014) was released. This modestly-budgeted film boiled the

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Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Taps Into The Horror Of Humanity

It’s not news to anyone that comedy and horror have long-been genres that compliment one another. They both evoke extreme

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Franchise Expansion Or Implosion: Superman Returns

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‘Glass’ Cracks Under Pressure

For a guy who’s only been in the movie business a little over twenty years, writer-director and “actor” M. Night

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Halloween’ (2018)

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): Rob Zombie’s ‘Halloween II’ (2009)

Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): Rob Zombie’s ‘Halloween’ (2007)

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The Thrill Of The Hunt Is Gone In The Predator

The Predator series has needed some new neon green blood pumped into it. Outside of the original classic, Predator (1987)

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The Nun Is Boring As Sin

The most apparent trend in Hollywood at the moment, aside from comic book movies, is the idea of a filmic

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Christopher Robin Pulls Your Honey-Drenched Heartstrings

Created by A.A. Milne in 1926, Winnie the Pooh and the other characters that inhabit The Hundred Acre Wood are

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