Author: Domonic Riley
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The Most Anticipated Summer Movies of 2025
Ticket sales website Fandango has released a list of the top ten most anticipated summer movies of 2025, based on a poll of over 3,500 of its users, and there are some surprising entries on there. It’s been a bad year at the box office so far, with several big…
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‘Congo’ by Michael Crichton Book Review
After finishing The Lost World, I decided to check out more of Michael Crichton’s work, and settled on his 1980 adventure novel Congo. That might have been a mistake. Set in the 1979, the race is on to secure blue diamond deposits for use in computer chips. The Congo looks…
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Bad and Unfaithful Adaptations Do Matter
There’s an argument that goes around whenever there’s a bad adaptation, remake, or sequel to a beloved property, something like: “If you don’t like it, so what, the original is still there, go watch/read/play that instead.” That’s true, of course, the original is still there, but that doesn’t mean it’s…
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‘Borderlands’ (2024) Review: More Like BORED-erlands
I almost went to see this movie when it came out, but after I saw the reviews, it looked like I had a lucky escape, but now Borderlands is available for free on Prime, I decided to check it out, and I can say I’m eternally glad I didn’t pay…
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‘The Electric State’ Review: Everything’s A Trope
Netflix’s big budget sci-fi fails to make a mark with a plot that filled with tropes, and cardboard characters
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‘Dune’ (1984) An Odd Slice of ’80s Sci-Fi
I first saw David Lynch’s Dune several years ago, and let’s just say that I was unimpressed. But, after watching Dune: Part Two, I rewatched it, wondering if it was really as bad as I remembered. It was. It’s hard to know where this movie actually goes right, there’s just…
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‘Mickey 17’ Review: What Are You Trying To Say?
Based on the novel by Edward Ashton, Mickey 17 is the latest effort from South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, and it’s an, uh, interesting piece of sci-fi that certainly leaves you with lots to think about. In the near future, humans are leaving Earth to colonize other worlds. Robert Pattinson…
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‘Star Wars: X-Wing: Wedge’s Gamble’ Book Review
Continuing my quest into the Star Wars Expanded Universe brings me to Wedge’s Gamble by Michael A. Stackpole, the second book in the X-Wing series. As the Rebellion prepare to make their assault on Coruscant, they send Rogue Squadron ahead to prepare the ground, and hopefully make the conquest of…
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Monster Summer (2024) Review: Simple, Nostalgic Fun
I love a good ’80s movie, and I love a good movie that feels like an ’80s movie, so I decided to check out Monster Summer, another entry in the “kids on bikes” adventure sub-genre that released late last year. The plot is one you’ve seen a dozen times: small…
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‘Star Wars’ Has More Problems Than Just Kathleen Kennedy
Whether Kathleen Kennedy leaves Lucasfilm or not, the problems facing Star Wars go much deeper
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