Adam Johnson
"Spider-Man: Far From Home" Is Good.
Well. I love Spider-Man. I thought Spider-Man Unlimited was a cool cartoon as a kid. I grew up reading Ultimate Spider-Man, even into...
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Adam Johnson
- Jun 15, 2019
- 4 min
Isn't It Ironic That "The Dead Don't Die"?
A lot is repeated in Jim Jarmusch's The Dead Don't Die, often to hilarious effect. They're not catchphrases, more like observati
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Adam Johnson
- Jan 19, 2019
- 3 min
"Glass" Values Ideas Over Thrills
In the trilogy capper of the "Eastrail 177 Trilogy" (or the Unbreakable trilogy, if you prefer), David Dunn (Bruce Willis, Unbreakable),...
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Adam Johnson
- Jul 5, 2018
- 6 min
My Conflict with "Hereditary"
Crap. I hate when I can't fully celebrate a great film. By all counts, this is tremendous filmmaking. I think the last time I was this...
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Adam Johnson
- May 28, 2018
- 4 min
For Me, "Solo" Is the Best of Disney's Star Wars Stories
In recent days, I started to feel extremely unsure of what I wanted to do with my life. Was I actually working to fulfill my "calling,"...
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Adam Johnson
- Feb 5, 2018
- 3 min
"The Greatest Showman" Reminds Us Why We Go to the Movies
The Greatest Showman and I have had an interesting history. When I first heard about it, it was my most anticipated movie of 2017. Then I...
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Adam Johnson
- Dec 29, 2017
- 5 min
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" Is the Defining Chapter of the Saga
We are knee-deep in the new age of Star Wars. The Last Jedi is the eighth episode, the ninth live-action theatrical film, and the third...
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Adam Johnson
- Dec 21, 2017
- 4 min
Ridley Scott Is a Freakin' Beast: "All the Money in the World" Review
All the Money in the World was not even on my radar before Kevin Spacey was removed from the finished film in the wake of numerous...
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Adam Johnson
- Sep 17, 2017
- 3 min
Nolan Creates a Tense WW2 Snapshot with "Dunkirk"
A handful of young British soldiers walk the eerily quiet and empty streets of Dunkirk, France. Though the war rages on, this seems to be...
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Adam Johnson
- Sep 10, 2017
- 3 min
"It" Floats with Terror, Character, and Adventure
In 1990, Tim Curry scarred children forever as Pennywise the Dancing Clown in ABC's 1990 adaptation of Stephen King's brick of a novel,...
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Adam Johnson
- Aug 24, 2017
- 5 min
"Logan" Continues to Reinvent the Wheel
March's Logan was an important film for a number of reasons. For one, it signaled the end of the run of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. This...
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Adam Johnson
- Aug 9, 2017
- 3 min
"Annabelle: Creation" Brings Memorable Terror and Iffy Characters
In truth, dear reader, I was terrified. For much of the movie, my knees were shaking. I covered my face in fright with my sweatshirt (but...
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Adam Johnson
- Jul 31, 2017
- 3 min
"The Big Sick:" Sweet, Honest, and Shouldn't Be Overlooked
July. It's the middle of the summer, full of the latest chapters in our favorite blockbuster franchises (or in the case of Transformers,...
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Adam Johnson
- Jul 28, 2017
- 4 min
"It Comes at Night:" An Unconventional Contemplation on Death
In my experience, the horror film genre gets a bad rap. In a conversation with a friend at the beginning of the year, I recommended The...
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Adam Johnson
- Apr 17, 2017
- 6 min
HOLIDAY REVIEW: Jesus Christ Superstar
This may single-handedly be the most interesting Bible film I have ever seen. Jesus Christ Superstar, based on the hit musical by Andrew...
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Adam Johnson
- Apr 14, 2017
- 4 min
"Beauty and the Beast" Is Padded, Pretty, and Flawed
Remakes, adaptations, and sequels have always been part of cinema. Old ghost stories were adapted and made several times over by...
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Adam Johnson
- Mar 19, 2017
- 4 min
James McAvoy Gives a Master-Class Performance in "Split"
M. Night Shyamalan has had an interesting career. Despite making a splash with his debut film The Sixth Sense, after the release of The...
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Adam Johnson
- Mar 16, 2017
- 4 min
"I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore" Is Quirky, Dark, and Original
People suck. At least it can appear that way at times. A few weeks ago, my mom and I were almost crushed on I-4 when a U-Haul trailer...
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Adam Johnson
- Feb 26, 2017
- 4 min
Civil Rights, Women, and Humanity Win in "Hidden Figures"
"We all get to the peak together or we don't get there at all," says Al Harrison, played by Kevin Costner (Thirteen Days, Field of...
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Adam Johnson
- Jun 21, 2016
- 3 min
"Love & Friendship" Is a Slow-Paced but Delightfully Witty Addition to the Austen Film
Today, I'm reviewing Love & Friendship. "What is this movie? I've never seen a single trailer for it on the telly," you are 99.9%...
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