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https://youtu.be/IiMinixSXII 1.5/10 If you thought that “D&D” stood for “Dungeons & Dragons”, you’d surprisingly be wrong. No, in this latest failed adaptation of the popular tabletop role-playing fantasy game, “D&D” stands for “Dumb & Dumber”, which not only describes co-directors and 2/3 of the screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein but also every critic … Continue reading #47 Film in 2023: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

https://youtu.be/LzRzojHC3iE 6.5/10 Based upon Judy Blume’s 1970 novel of the same name, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” tells the story of 11-year-old Margaret as she navigates the awkward stage in life that comes with puberty, as well as religious turmoil at home. As a former Marine in his mid 30s, a film like … Continue reading #46 Film in 2023: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

https://youtu.be/u3V5KDHRQvk 6/10 Minus “Spider-Man: No Way Home”, Marvel’s Phase Four was almost a complete failure and a huge dip in quality post “Avengers: Endgame”. Phase Five continued that trend and got off to a horrible start with the most recent and worst “Ant-Man” movie to date. So while “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” is … Continue reading #45 Film in 2023: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

https://youtu.be/PuiWDn976Ek 7/10 While a film like “Beau is Afraid” was always destined to completely fail at the box office due to how weird/existential it is and its three hour running time, I am glad A24 took a chance on writer/director Ari Aster’s third film, despite the millions they will lose on it. A24 should still … Continue reading #44 Film in 2023: Beau is Afraid

https://youtu.be/d2k4QAItiSA 5/10 With an insane and overrated 94% on Rotten Opinions, “Sisu” ends up falling victim to style over substance and while I appreciated several aspects of the movie, “Sisu” doesn’t do enough to stand apart from similar, superior films while getting more and more ridiculous with each passing minute. As for what works with … Continue reading #43 Film in 2023: Sisu

https://youtu.be/02PPMPArNEQ 8/10 Not even two full months after the delayed release of Guy Ritchie’s “Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre”, Ritchie is back with “The Covenant”, an excellent film that is uplifting but simultaneously reminds us of the absolutely botched withdrawal from Afghanistan by US forces by the failed Biden administration and the deadly real world … Continue reading #42 Film in 2023: The Covenant

https://youtu.be/Euy4Yu6B3nU 6.5/10 “Air” follows films like “The Social Network” and the upcoming “BlackBerry” in a more recent subgenre of dramatic films about a business or business collaboration origin story. While “Air” is certainly no “The Social Network”, overall the film is a breath of fresh…air…in director Ben Affleck’s directorial filmography. The film certainly has flaws … Continue reading #41 Film in 2023: Air

https://youtu.be/YJXqvnT_rsk 7/10 While the exorcist/exorcism subgenre of horror films has becoming overcrowded with usually generic and run of the mill offerings with recent “Prey for the Devil” (4/10) as just the latest example, “The Pope’s Exorcist” was a breath of fresh sulfur scented air. While David Gordon Green has his legacy sequel/reboot of “The Exorcist” … Continue reading #40 Film in 2023: The Pope’s Exorcist