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Cartoons Are For Kids

April 1, 2025

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Animation is cool Words by Waverly Loyd I asked someone their favorite animated movie, and they said, “I’m an adult. I don’t watch kid’s movies.” And I thought, “Wow, you must be so fun to be around.” (derogatory) Apart from the fact that watching animated movies is good for the soul, not all animated movies are just for kids.

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This Year’s Best Pictures Ranked Best To Worst

Words by Waverly Loyd Ladies, gents, and theydies alike. The cinephile superbowl is here. The 97th Academy Awards is inching closer with a whopping 48 films receiving nominations. With some controversial takes that have most netizens scratching their heads (*blows a kiss at Emilia Pérez*) and some truly

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Words by Waverly Loyd Some things just write themselves. But this

A COLLECTION OF MY BRILLIANTLY WITTY, SUPREMELY CREATIVE, DELIGHTFULLY AMUSING MOVIE REVIEWS AS SOMEONE WHO IS EXTREMELY HUMBLE AND MODEST AND IS BUT A LOWLY VIEWER WHO’S FAVORITE MOVIE HAS TWO STARS ON LETTERBOXD. ENJOY.

Words by Waverly Loyd REQUIEM FOR A DREAM (2000) -This almost

MOVIE REVIEW: “The Gambler”

January 2, 2015

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Directed By: Starring: as James Bennett as Frank as Roberta as Amy Phillips as Mister Lee as Dexter as Lamar Allen as Neville Baraka What’s wrong with you? You got brain damage? James Bennett, associate literature professor at a New York University, tries to connect with his students to get

MOVIE REVIEW: “Big Eyes”

January 2, 2015

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Running Time: 105 minutes Rated PG-13 Directed By: Starring: as Walter Keane as Margaret Keane as Dick Nolan Jon Polito as Enrico Banducci as DeAnn as Ruben as John Canaday as Older Jane Well, this is all happening mighty quick. In the 1950’s, Margaret Ulbrich quietly left her husband, Frank,

MOVIE REVIEW: “The Interview”

December 29, 2014

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Going to a movie on Christmas has become a tradition in America. This year, however, going to the movies on the 25th of December was more akin to seeing a fireworks display on 4th of July. Visiting theaters to watch “” was viewed by many as a show of patriotism and independence as well as an exercising of our rights as protected under

MOVIE REVIEW: “Unbroken”

December 26, 2014

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[box type=”shadow” align=”aligncenter” ]Release Date: December 25, 2014 Running Time: 2 hours and 17 minutes Rated PG-13 Grade: A Directed By: [/box] [one_half]Starring: as Louis Zamperini as Young Louis as Russell Allen ‘Phil’ Phillips as Mutsushiro Watanabe as John Fitzgerald [/one_half] [one_half_last] as Hugh ‘Cup’ Cuppernell as Francis ‘Mac’ McNamara as Pete

MOVIE REVIEW: “The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies”

December 26, 2014

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[box type=”shadow” ]Release Date: December 17, 2014 Running Time: 2 hours and 24 minutes Rated PG-13 Directed By: Peter Jackson Grade: B+[/box] Starring: [one_half] as Bilbo Baggins as Tauriel as Thorin as Legolas as Balin as Thranduil as Dwalin as Galadriel as Bifur as Elrond as Bofur as Saruman as Bombur

Jacksonville Director Damian Lahey Must-See Holiday Movies

Jacksonville Director Damian K. Lahey’s Holiday Movie List

December 23, 2014

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I had heard rumblings from the street that local filmmaker Damian K. Lahey had left his job to start pre-production on his next feature film, a micro budget sci-fi drama to be shot here in Jax in January. I reached out to him but couldn’t get many details regarding that

MOVIE REVIEW – “Fury”

November 14, 2014

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It’s April 1945 during the middle of World War II. Hitler has recruited every German: soldiers, men, women and children he could find. You are in the middle of war but so far you have been stuck behind a desk typing 60 words a minute for only 8 weeks

MOVIE REVIEW – “Hero Of Color City”

November 14, 2014

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If you’ve ever looked at your child’s box of crayons in an Ambien induced haze and wondered what the crayons would be like if they magically came to life, then The Hero of Color City may be the perfect movie for you to watch with your kids. Our story begins