Category: Movie Review

November 27, 2023

In Review: The Creator

by Ted Giese In a future where the western world is at war with Artificial Intelligence (AI) while the eastern world seeks to live in harmony with them, growing fears of a secret weapon prompt the American military to attempt to neutralize the AI threat….

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June 16, 2023

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Messy Heroes in Need of Mercy

by Ted Giese A botched kidnapping attempt by the golden-skinned alien Adam Warlock gravely injures the target, Rocket. With Rocket’s condition critical, Peter Quill (“Star-Lord”) and the rest of the Guardians venture into danger to save their friend in a showdown that sees them face…

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April 28, 2023

In Review: The Banshees of Inisherin

by Ted Giese Near the end of the Irish civil war in the 1920s just off the west coast of Ireland on the island Inisherin two long time friends suddenly become estranged when folk musician Colm Doherty stops talking to the affable but somewhat oblivious…

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April 12, 2023

Jesus Revolution: Church history, 20th century-style

by Ted Giese When Janette Smith brings home a hippy hitchhiker named Lonnie Frisbee to meet her father, Pastor Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, California, Smith is surprised to discover the young man is a street preacher. By embracing the growing swell…

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November 21, 2022

Black Adam: Triumphantly Average

by Ted Giese Black Adam is a DC film that tells the story of a modern-day return of a virtually indestructible champion Teth-Adam (Dwayne Johnson). Teth-Adam had been entombed for five thousand years following an ancient conflict with a tyrannical king, Anh-Kot, over the control…

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August 23, 2022

Top Gun still flying high

by Ted Giese Capt. Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell, portrayed by Tom Cruise, is sent to the United States Navy’s Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program (SFTI, otherwise known as “Top Gun”) to train a team of the Navy’s best pilots for a clandestine mission. With only weeks…

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