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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Review

Opening on a marching band of tall mammoths fortified with pyramids housing wizards casting spells– this isn’t the King Arthur you’re accustomed too. Guy Ritchie’s Arthur is more fantasy than you’re probably expecting and this tale will move fast, very fast, in Ritchie’s signature style.

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Wonder Woman Review

Wonder Woman for a lot of people is the breaking point for DC Films. If it’s good, maybe there is a shot at this universe. But if it’s not, maybe it’s time to give up. Well, luckily, Wonder Woman is good.

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John Wick: Chapter 2 Review

John Wick: Chapter 2 opens with an action sequence that puts most other action films to shame, and that’s before the opening credits have even rolled. It’s a quick way to put to shame other action films that can’t even produce one interesting sequence in their entire runtime.

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Alien: Covenant Review

Ridley Scott returns once again to the Alien universe with Alien: Covenant. The movie that serves as a sequel to 2013’s Prometheus, but also as yet another prequel to the Alien franchise. Unfortunately, it is an unengaging, scarless, tedious mess.

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Get Out Review

Jordan Peele is most known for ‘Key and Peele’ the comedy skit series starring himself and Keegan-Michael Key. His directorial debut, although containing some funny moments, is a full blown horror that plays off, like most great horror movies do, real life issues.

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Walking Dead: Michonne Episode 2 Review

As the Michonne series comes into it’s second of three episodes in the series, it still never forms into a very interesting story. If nothing grabbed you in the first episodes, there isn’t much more happening here. You are playing the Michonne series, for Michonne herself and the story is a sub-par guiding narrative for the character moments.

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Firewatch Review

I sat down to play Firewatch with the intention of plaything for roughly an hour — I played all the way through it. Every time I thought about getting off, something would happen, or I’d see something and I’d want to see what happens next. Like binge watching on Netflix — Yes, I am still here — I just kept clicking continue. I was enjoying it that much.

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