Batman: The Long Halloween Part 2
This really is the story of Harvey Dent’s journey into madness. It is a tale of the darkness within him being forced to come out. It is too easy to believe that Harvey went crazy after having acid thrown on half his face creating his alter ego, but Two-Face was always a part of him and just needed a bit of a nudge to come out.
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There is no wonder that Jungle Cruise took many elements from Pirates and put them into this film. A fabled cursed treasure, a strong-willed female lead, two different set of villains and lots of action and special effects are all elements that both movie franchises used, and it served them well.
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Pop culture has been dominated by superhero films ever since 2008 with the first Iron Man movie. What is the history of these films we all love? What was the first superhero film? Let’s find out.
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It’s a pretty big week, with a number of high profile titles hitting shelves this week like #MortalKombat, #Saw and more. I think there’s a little something for everyone this week, even a magical kangaroo movie! (Yes, you read that correctly.)
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After being frozen in Antarctica, Captain America returns to defeat the evil Red Skull. 1990’s Captain America came before superhero films had high budgets, but still is an interesting film.
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There is also a heavy Faustian theme as well. When life gives you lemons, do you offer the devil lemonade. How far do you have to be pushed, before you sell your soul to get what you want, and does that make you a bad person?
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After a couple of bigger weeks, this week slows down a bit again in terms of home video releases. Still, there are a couple of interesting releases out, most notably a hit kids movie and some great catalogue releases.
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We have been fed little breadcrumbs in both films that I am assuming will come together in the final chapter. It gives the characters something to do besides just run and scream, trip and fall, or bleed and die.
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The Conjuring franchise is one that’s dominated, and according to some plagued, the horror movie genre for the past ten years. Each time a new movie in the franchise comes out you know, even if you don’t watch horror movies. Let’s see what all the fuss is about.
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Scarlett’s Natasha is a complicated character trying to make up for all the bad things in her past. Florence as little sister Yelena builds off that as well. She has a great mixture of regret and vulnerability hidden under a tough shell. You can feel her longing to have a family and a normal life, but with just enough whimsy to add some levity to the character.
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It’s a pretty big release slate this week, however, it’s largely populated by catalogue titles, with numerous new home video versions of old films. There are some new movies and shows in the mix, though, and such a wide range of genres available that there’s sure to be something for everyone!
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I don’t know much about the source material, but I applaud this production for having the heroines be LGBTQ+ and for the budding romance between Kate and Josh who are an unlikely couple in a Hollywood movie. Simon’s pop talk near the end to Josh reinforcing that he is worthy of Kate and not to take her advances as just the heat of the moment, is a good lesson for those who struggle with low self-esteem and added a bit of soul to the film. It also showed a hidden depth that we had not seen in Simon.
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