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Midsommar (2019) : a film review by Mark R. Leeper
In ‘Midsommar’, three friends travel to Sweden to observe the midsummer festival at the farm/commune of another of their friends. It is…
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May 2023
NewsScifi
PK (2014) : a film review by Mark R. Leeper
‘PK’ is a 2014 Indian Science Fiction film about an alien who is visiting Earth. Within the first five minutes of his…
April 2023
NewsFantasy
Disney’s Pinocchio (2023): a film review by Mark R. Leeper.
In the beginning of Disney’s Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket gets into an argument with the narrator. It is always best to stay on the…
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Brian And Charles (2022) (a film mini-review by Mark R. Leeper).
Brian and Charles is expanded from a 2017 12-minute film, and serves as evidence that some shorts do not expand well. The plot…
March 2023
NewsScifi
Don’t Worry Darling (2022) (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
Set in the Victory Project, a 1950s utopian community, “Don’t Worry Darling” follows our protagonist as she tackles housework with the same energy…
NewsFantasy
Three Thousand Years Of Longing (2022): a film review by Mark R. Leeper.
In ‘Three Thousand Years Of Longing’, the characters believe that to understand life one must understand stories. In the 1940s through to the…
ReviewFantasy
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (2022) by Mark R. Leeper (a film review).
‘Puss In Boots: The Last Wish’ is the sequel to ‘Puss In Boots’ (the 2011 movie), ‘Puss In Boots’ (the 2012 video), and…
NewsScifi
Vesper (2022) : a film review by Mark R. Leeper
‘Vesper’ is set in a post-ecological disaster world where the catastrophe was caused by human errors in genetic engineering. As a result, nature…
NewsFilms
Black Adam : a super-hero film review by Mark R. Leeper
‘Black Adam’ is another addition to the DC Universe. For viewers more familiar with this universe, the film may be easier to follow,…
ReviewFilms
DC League Of Super-Pets (2022) by Mark R. Leeper (a film review).
In ‘DC League Of Super-Pets’, the dog Krypto comes to Earth with Superman and, of course, he has super-powers. But when Lex Luthor…
December 2022
NewsFilms
Nope: a film review by Mark R. Leeper.
‘Nope’ is the third and latest film from director Jordan Peele, who burst upon the horror film scene in 2017 with ‘Get Out…
NewsFantasy
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (film review by Mark R. leeper).
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio: This is called “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” to distinguish it from the *other* 2022 Pinocchio film, Pinocchio, which is…