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T.Lawrence Hall
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Blogger. Lover of film. Addicted to Sci Fi thanks to my dad, and I can't stop watching bad movies 🎥🍿:thepeoplescriticblog.com
Review: Avatar: Fire and Ash – Stunning visual effects and a breakout performance from Oona Chaplin save this film from its middling plot. thepeoplescriticblog.com/2025/12/19/r...
Review: Avatar: Fire and Ash
If there’s one thing director/writer/visionary James Cameron knows, it’s how to make a blockbuster film feel like an event. From Terminator to Titanic, Cameron knows how to make something so visual…
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December 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
thepeoplescriticblog.com/2025/11/07/r... Review: Predator: Badlands – Dan Trachtenberg delivers a charming, funny, and action packed Predator story that's one of the best action films of the year.
Review: Predator: Badlands
Predator is an iconic 80’s movie with a perfect mix of action, sci-fi, and a group of guys that look like they live inside Gold’s Gym. The franchise spawned many sequels and spin-offs but could nev…
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November 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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BOSTON (AP) — Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.
October 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Jim Carrey Almost Played Captain Jack Sparrow in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
Jim Carrey Almost Played Captain Jack Sparrow in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
When Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl hit theaters in 2003, I didn’t expect it to become one of Disney’s biggest franchises. But before Johnny Depp swaggered onto the screen...
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October 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
thepeoplescriticblog.com/2025/10/16/r... Review: Black Phone 2 – The Grabber does his best Freddy Krueger impersonation in this sequel that's more entertaining than scary.
Review: Black Phone 2
Black Phone 2 is the highly anticipated follow up to 2021’s The Black Phone. Blumhouse’s surprise hit followed a serial killer known as The Grabber (Ethan Hawke), a boy he captured named Finney (Ma…
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October 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
thepeoplescriticblog.com/2025/10/09/r... Review: Tron: Ares – dazzling visual effects, a cool fight sequence, and an incredible soundtrack by Nine Inch Nails isn't enough to rescue this film from mediocrity.
Review: Tron: Ares
43 years after the groundbreaking Tron was released and 15 years after Tron: Legacy, we return to the Grid with the latest installment Tron: Ares. Director Joachim Ronning (Pirates of the Caribbean…
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October 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
thepeoplescriticblog.com/2025/09/25/r... Review: One Battle After Another is one of the 2025's best films. Chase Infiniti's breakout performance anchors Paul Thomas Anderson's exhilarating story.
Review: One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another is Paul Thomas Anderson’s tenth feature film. He tells a compelling story that meets the moment America is currently in. The film opens with a political group known as the …
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September 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
thepeoplescriticblog.com/2025/09/11/r... Review: The Long Walk – This Stephen King adaptation is brilliant and and brutal. David Jonsson and Cooper Hoffman shine in this peek into a bleek future that seems possible.
Review: The Long Walk
Stephen King’s adaptations have terrified moviegoers since 1976’s Carrie. The shot of Sissy Spacek covered in blood is iconic, and for many moviegoers it was their first peek into the twisted mind …
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September 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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New episode with @ljay90.bsky.social. The Tea App...brought to you by A.I., Eric Adams and the clown car of corruption, white people in media putting feelings over facts and High Income Earners think they aren't rich because they can't be completely reckless with spending...
Feelings over Facts Democracy – Insanity Check
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August 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Review: Highest 2 Lowest – Spike Lee and Denzel reunite for a highly entertaining reimagining of Kurosawa's High and Low thepeoplescriticblog.com/2025/08/15/r...
Review: Highest 2 Lowest
Spike Lee’s newest film, Highest 2 Lowest, marks the fifth time he’s collaborated with Denzel Washington. The film is an interpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low (1963) and based on the nove…
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August 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Weapons was so much fun. Zach Cregger delivers and is 2/2. Julia Garner is awesome as well. #WeaponsMovie
August 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Review: Superman (2025) – James Gunn breathes new life into the Man of Steel with the help of a charming performance from David Corenswet #Superman thepeoplescriticblog.com/2025/07/09/r...
Review: Superman (2025)
For many people, an especially child of the 80’s, Superman is the first superhero they loved. Seeing Christopher Reeve with the red cape, blue tights, and iconic ‘S’ on his chest felt like seeing a…
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July 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
thepeoplescriticblog.com/2025/07/01/r... Review: Jurassic World: Rebirth – Rebirth is an entertaining human vs dinosaur journey even if it feels familiar
Review: Jurassic World: Rebirth
When Jurassic Park released in 1993, it was the highest grossing film worldwide, brining in a whopping $978 million. For context, the second highest grossing film was Mrs. Doubtfire with $219 milli…
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July 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Gavin Newsom Sues Fox News for $787 Million for Saying He Lied About Trump Call
Gavin Newsom Sues Fox News for $787 Million for Saying He Lied About Trump Call
"No more lies," the governor of California says of Jesse Watters and the network
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June 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Hold on to your nether regions, indeed:

My ★★★½ review of M3GAN 2.0 on Letterboxd boxd.it/a8ioMV
A ★★★½ review of M3GAN 2.0 (2025)
More of the same, but with the T2: Judgment Day bent. Unlike the original, which I still maintain is a bit of a rehash of Child's Play, just goes full-on into the nutty sentient AI doll but with more ...
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June 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
thepeoplescriticblog.com/2025/06/25/r... Review: F1: The Movie – F1 is a quintessential summer movie. Brad Pitt and Damson Idris deliver everything you'd want in a summer movie.
Review: F1: The Movie
Director Joseph Konsinski‘s (Tron: Legacy, Top Gun: Maverick) latest film F1: The Movie covers Formula One racing, one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Other than his love for colons in …
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June 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
thepeoplescriticblog.com/2025/06/19/r... Review: 28 Years Later – Danny Boyle and Akex Garland team up to tell more terrifying tales and deliver a fantastic performance from Jodie Comer. #28YearsLater
Review: 28 Years Later
Zombies or infected attacking people have been terrifying in cinema since 1968’s Night of the Living Dead. From 1979’s Dawn of the Dead to HBO adapting an iconic video game with The Last of Us, we’…
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June 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
thepeoplescriticblog.com/2025/06/12/r... Review: Materialists – Celine Song's latest modern love story is a heartwarming good time
Review: Materialists
Celine Song wrote and directed 2023’s Past Lives – it’s arguably one of the best depictions of modern relationships, and a film that explores themes of deep connection, love, and destiny. Her lates…
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June 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
thepeoplescriticblog.com/2025/06/05/f...: Review: From the World of John Wick: Ballerina – This worthy entry in the John Wick Universe showcases Ana de Armas's skills as she pirrouttes through bad guys.
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
2014’s John Wick introduced one of the most iconic characters in film. It also created a fascinating world within the film. A global connected network of hotels that house hit men and women, switch…
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June 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
thepeoplescriticblog.com/2025/05/29/r... Review: Bring Her Back – Danny and Michael Philippou deliver one of the best original horror films in years with another disturbing tale filled with grief and gore #bringherback
Review: Bring Her Back
Directors Danny and Michael Philippou terrified audiences in 2022 with their surprise hit Talk to Me. The duo used a mix of teenage stupidity, grief, and gore to deliver an original tale of terror.…
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May 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
thepeoplescriticblog.com/2025/05/22/r... Review: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is a love letter to fans of the franchise and a fitting end to the series. #missionimpossible
Review: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
In 1996, Tom Cruise was coming off an incredible three-peat starring in A Few Good Men, The Firm, and Interview with a Vampire. He could’ve done anything…what he decided to do was team up with lege…
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May 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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When the IT guy takes over my computer remotely
May 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM