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Adam Johnson
Jul 5, 20195 min read
"Spider-Man: Far From Home" Is Good.
Well. I love Spider-Man. I thought Spider-Man Unlimited was a cool cartoon as a kid. I grew up reading Ultimate Spider-Man, even into...
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Adam Johnson
Jun 15, 20194 min read
Isn't It Ironic That "The Dead Don't Die"?
A lot is repeated in Jim Jarmusch's The Dead Don't Die, often to hilarious effect. They're not catchphrases, more like observati
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Adam Johnson
Jan 19, 20193 min read
"Glass" Values Ideas Over Thrills
In the trilogy capper of the "Eastrail 177 Trilogy" (or the Unbreakable trilogy, if you prefer), David Dunn (Bruce Willis, Unbreakable),...
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Adam Johnson
Jul 5, 20186 min read
My Conflict with "Hereditary"
Crap. I hate when I can't fully celebrate a great film. By all counts, this is tremendous filmmaking. I think the last time I was this...
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Adam Johnson
May 28, 20184 min read
For Me, "Solo" Is the Best of Disney's Star Wars Stories
In recent days, I started to feel extremely unsure of what I wanted to do with my life. Was I actually working to fulfill my "calling,"...
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Adam Johnson
Feb 5, 20183 min read
"The Greatest Showman" Reminds Us Why We Go to the Movies
The Greatest Showman and I have had an interesting history. When I first heard about it, it was my most anticipated movie of 2017. Then I...
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Adam Johnson
Dec 29, 20175 min read
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" Is the Defining Chapter of the Saga
We are knee-deep in the new age of Star Wars. The Last Jedi is the eighth episode, the ninth live-action theatrical film, and the third...
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Adam Johnson
Dec 21, 20174 min read
Ridley Scott Is a Freakin' Beast: "All the Money in the World" Review
All the Money in the World was not even on my radar before Kevin Spacey was removed from the finished film in the wake of numerous...
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Adam Johnson
Sep 17, 20173 min read
Nolan Creates a Tense WW2 Snapshot with "Dunkirk"
A handful of young British soldiers walk the eerily quiet and empty streets of Dunkirk, France. Though the war rages on, this seems to be...
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Adam Johnson
Sep 10, 20173 min read
"It" Floats with Terror, Character, and Adventure
In 1990, Tim Curry scarred children forever as Pennywise the Dancing Clown in ABC's 1990 adaptation of Stephen King's brick of a novel,...
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Adam Johnson
Aug 24, 20175 min read
"Logan" Continues to Reinvent the Wheel
March's Logan was an important film for a number of reasons. For one, it signaled the end of the run of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. This...
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Adam Johnson
Aug 9, 20173 min read
"Annabelle: Creation" Brings Memorable Terror and Iffy Characters
In truth, dear reader, I was terrified. For much of the movie, my knees were shaking. I covered my face in fright with my sweatshirt (but...
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Adam Johnson
Jul 31, 20173 min read
"The Big Sick:" Sweet, Honest, and Shouldn't Be Overlooked
July. It's the middle of the summer, full of the latest chapters in our favorite blockbuster franchises (or in the case of Transformers,...
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Adam Johnson
Jul 28, 20174 min read
"It Comes at Night:" An Unconventional Contemplation on Death
In my experience, the horror film genre gets a bad rap. In a conversation with a friend at the beginning of the year, I recommended The...
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Adam Johnson
Apr 17, 20176 min read
HOLIDAY REVIEW: Jesus Christ Superstar
This may single-handedly be the most interesting Bible film I have ever seen. Jesus Christ Superstar, based on the hit musical by Andrew...
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Adam Johnson
Apr 14, 20174 min read
"Beauty and the Beast" Is Padded, Pretty, and Flawed
Remakes, adaptations, and sequels have always been part of cinema. Old ghost stories were adapted and made several times over by...
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Adam Johnson
Mar 19, 20174 min read
James McAvoy Gives a Master-Class Performance in "Split"
M. Night Shyamalan has had an interesting career. Despite making a splash with his debut film The Sixth Sense, after the release of The...
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Adam Johnson
Mar 16, 20174 min read
"I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore" Is Quirky, Dark, and Original
People suck. At least it can appear that way at times. A few weeks ago, my mom and I were almost crushed on I-4 when a U-Haul trailer...
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Adam Johnson
Feb 26, 20174 min read
Civil Rights, Women, and Humanity Win in "Hidden Figures"
"We all get to the peak together or we don't get there at all," says Al Harrison, played by Kevin Costner (Thirteen Days, Field of...
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Adam Johnson
Jun 21, 20163 min read
"Love & Friendship" Is a Slow-Paced but Delightfully Witty Addition to the Austen Film
Today, I'm reviewing Love & Friendship. "What is this movie? I've never seen a single trailer for it on the telly," you are 99.9%...
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