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I tend to keep my reviews at Gunaxin a little less personal and a little more focused on the film itself. When you read it, know that the tone of it was completely inspired by my eight-year-old daughter who came with me to the screening. Here she sat, having seen all of the Marvel Cinematic […]

Art either exposes the frailty of humanity or pushes us to follow our better angels. No matter what it is – from the earliest cave paintings to Minor Threat songs to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – all any piece of art hopes to do is to make something larger than ourselves by putting […]

The things that set the Ant-Man films apart from the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe were cheeky humor and a slam-bang heist spirit that more than made them memorable and endlessly watchable. Ant-Man and its first sequel, Ant-Man and the Wasp, carried with them a mirthful, bratty-little-brother vibe, almost making meta-parody mincemeat of the […]

(Previously published at Gunaxin.com on December 26, 2021.) Lana Wachowski’s got some things she’d like to say about how her and Lilly Wachowski’s The Matrix film series has been co-opted by people who simply didn’t get it. People who thought they could use the “red pill” and other aspects of the films for their own demented purposes […]

The Marvel Cinematic Universe starts Phase Four – having previously ended Phase Three 2 years ago with Spider-Man: Far From Home – featuring Scarlett Johansson’s last ride as Black Widow. The good folks at Gunaxin have published my review, so head over there for all the fun! I saw this twice – once for review, once with […]

There are so many things to admire about the emotionally-charged Onward, Disney/Pixar’s latest offering. Themes of grief, single parenthood, sibling relationships, and broken families trying to put things back together accompany a sharp social commentary about how much of our world we take for granted every day. The nimble voice cast and vivid animation more […]