Posts tagged Idris Elba
'Three Thousand Years of Longing' Review: Your Wish is George Miller's Command

Occasionally, it needs to be restated that Happy Feet, Babe, Lorenzo’s Oil, and the Mad Max series were all directed by the same man. Director George Miller’s resume is astonishing, but while we praise his vision and command of imagery as a director, we cannot ignore he is a truly gifted storyteller. He proves it again with Three Thousand Years of Longing.

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'Sonic The Hedgehog 2' Review: More Stakes, More Fun

The beloved blue hedgehog returns in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, bringing some colorful new characters along with him. This video game sequel also not only offers far larger stakes for our hero, but provides more fun than the original as well.

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'The Harder They Fall' Review: An Unrelentingly Stylish Reimagining of the Western

A film that prides itself on being the first Black-Western, ‘The Harder They Fall’ is a viciously brutal and wildly captivating adventure from start to finish, boasting incredible performances from the whole ensemble that bring their characters to life in the most entertaining of ways.

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'The Suicide Squad' Review: A Knee Slappin', Head Explodin', Starfish Slayin' Good Time

With James Gunn at the helm, The Suicide Squad is a self-aware, gore-filled, anti-Superhero comedy that was tasked with resuscitating the franchise and providing a shot in the arm to the DCEU. Being Warner Brothers’ and DC’s second stab at Task Force X, and with viral campaigns targeting the DCEU constantly, there was a lot of pressure for this film to perform and please audiences

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'Concrete Cowboy' Review: A Gift-Horse The Filmmakers Looked In The Mouth [TIFF 2020]

Concrete Cowboy” is a story about a forgotten aspect of Black-America which needs to be told. That is why it is such a shame that it gets lost in an otherwise formulaic ‘coming of age’ film for inner-city youth.

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