Flyboy (Movie Review: Top Gun: Maverick)
The first time I saw Top Gun, I hated it. As a wee lad, I remember seeing it in a packed theater in 1986. I remember...
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Tim Brennan Movie ReviewsAs you read this, somebody is working a soulless customer service job. They’re getting screamed at by a customer with...
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Tim Brennan Movie ReviewsMovie stars are good. Serious Actors are better. Best of all are That Guys.* Even if you’re a casual film viewer, you...
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Tim Brennan Movie ReviewsThe Marvel Cinematic Universe is a trend-setter, and it’s kind of amazing considering the risks taken. Consider the...
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Tim Brennan Movie ReviewsIs it fair to call Nicolas Cage a film icon? Not in the religious sense of the word, but more the idea that an icon...
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Tim Brennan Movie ReviewsThe past is a distant country. The further away we travel from it, the more strange the customs feel and the more...
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Tim Brennan Movie ReviewsOnce upon a time, there was a director who got royally screwed. His name was (and continues to be) David Ayer, and his...
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Tim Brennan Movie ReviewsNo Sudden Move is streaming on HBO MAX I adore crime movies, though some flavors more than others. About half of...
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Tim Brennan Movie ReviewsBlack Widow is streaming on Disney+ Prequels are terrible. That is, until they aren’t. It used to be that the idea of...
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