Bad Boys for Life was something I never expected to happen – even when it was announced – but I was intrigued on what a Bad Boys film would look like all these years later. Surely a film as hateful and outwardly repugnant as Bad Boys II couldn’t exist today, so I anticipated something more…
Naturally, if I were to say the phrase “mindless entertainment” you’d probably think of the latest quickly produced (awful) action movie, a la Hobbs & Shaw. It’s usually something that requires little to no thought and is quickly branded a “popcorn flick.” This is supposed to alleviate any stress of attempting to truly critique said…
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2019 was a very interesting year in film for me, sure it was filled with late masterworks from the likes of Martin Scorsese, Bong Joon-ho, and Quentin Tarantino, and a few indie/foreign films that caught me by surprise like An Elephant Sitting Still and The Death of Dick Long, but it was also one of…
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