Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) is living a normal life with his best friend, Katy (Awkwafina), when his past suddenly comes back to haunt him. He is reunited with his father, Wenwu, (Tony Leung) and his sister, Xialing (Meng’er Zhang). Shang-Chi struggles to pick whether to side with his father on his delusional quest or to go against him.
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Black Widow takes place after the events of Captain America: Civil War with Natasha Romanoff on the run from the law. She gets revisited by past friends to help put an end to the Black Widow program.
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In the Heights follows Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) who runs a bodega shop in Washington Heights. He dreams of going back to the Dominican Republic. Usnavi’s love interest, Vanessa (Melissa Barrera), works at the local salon, but dreams of being a downtown fashion designer. They both want to get away from their town and chase their dreams, but find themselves stuck.
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A young Estella (Emma Stone) is a troubled young girl who earns the nickname Cruella in her youth. After an accident with her mother, Estella is orphaned, so she must resort to thievery in order to survive. But when she unexpectedly lands a job for her idol, The Baroness (Emma Thompson), she starts becoming a bit mad, but is totally in her element.
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The Mitchells vs The Machines follows Katie (Abbi Jacobson) as she prepares to go to college. She butts heads a lot with her father, Rick (Danny McBride). Rick decides to go on a family road trip in attempt to bond with Katie again before she goes to school. However, a robot uprising breaks out in the middle of their road trip.
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The Oscars are less than a week away! It’s been a long year and a long awards season. I actually haven’t reviewed most of these nominees. Apologies about that – it’s hard balancing writing reviews and having a full time job. But we have a pretty good line up this year.
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Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar centers on best friends Barb (Annie Mumolo) and Star (Kristen Wiig) as they vacation in a beach town that is plotted to be destroyed by an evil villain (also played by Kristen Wiig).
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Judas and the Black Messiah centers on William O’Neal (Lakeith Stanfield) who is offered a deal from the FBI to infiltrate the Illinois chapter of the Blank Panthers, which is led by Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya).
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Hopefully 2021 things will start going back to normal, but it will be a slow process. Cinemas are still mostly closed around the world, so a lot of these movies will be seen at home. And as many of you know, a lot of 2020 movies were pushed back to 2021 and 2022, so some films that were on my Most Anticipated Movies of 2020 list will re-appear here.
First up, here’s some honorable mentions: Black Widow, Eternals, Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It, Blonde, Don’t Look Up, and Encanto
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2020 is finally over! It’s been quite the year to say the least. A lot of movies were pushed back, so my top 10 list this year consists of some smaller fair. I also haven’t had the chance to fully review each movie on this list now that I have a full time job, so I will provide a mini-review for those.
First up, here’s some Honorable Mentions: The Glorias, Wolfwalkers, and Palm Springs
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