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Halloween (2018) Entertains, But Lacks Depth

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Halloween (2018) is a sequel meant to put the drawn-out story of Michael Myers to rest. It's the reunion of Laurie Strode and Michael Myers after 40 years. Audiences are enthused, and critics have applauded it with a 78% on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie was interesting in its content but lacked some fundamentals of a story. Fans of Halloween films will likely enjoy every
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“Love, Simon”: A Compelling Coming of Age Story

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“Love, Simon” stars Nick Robinson as Simon Spier, an average, seventeen-year-old boy. He leads a stereotypical, normal life aside from the fact that he has to keep one big secret: He is gay. Simon’s world is suddenly changed when a post is made on his high school’s gossip website from an anonymous user named Blue, who reveals that their biggest secret is that they
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“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Will Make Like a Smuggler and Steal Your Breath Away (Spoiler Free)

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Christmas has come early, and yes, it is in the form of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Driving the story and the revolution forward while remaining true to the series’ themes, Episode Eight is full of action and sheer wonder, particularly in its second half where everything makes the jump to lightspeed. Fans of both The Force Awakens and Rogue One will be pleased
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“Spectre”: Craig’s Bond’s Swan Song

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Let me preface this by saying I’ve never seen a Bond film. I paradoxically went into “Spectre” not knowing what to expect, and left with exactly what I expected. Looking at “Spectre” from a technical standpoint, I can confidently say that this film is incredible, with amazing cinematography, a beautiful score, and excellently casted characters. The biggest drawback the film suffers from, however, is
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The Peanuts: Twenty-First Century Reboot

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Whenever something is “reimagined” or “rebooted”, fans of the original material usually cry out in agony. In this day and age, whenever something timeless is brought back into the limelight, it will more often than not be updated to be more marketable to the current youth demographic. So, like the rest of the world, when I heard the announcement that Schultz’s timeless comic “Peanuts”
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