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Snow White and the 7 Reasons to Leave the Theater

To those who thought this would be good, I laugh at you. This should not surprise you, but I am not a fan of the trend at Disney with live-action remakes. So far in the many years they have been making them, there hasn’t been a tolerable one. This is a great achievement by Disney. So when Snow White was announced as the next of these cash grabs, I already knew it was going to be bad. Was I right? Yes. I can honestly say this is the first movie I have ever walked out on in a theater. 

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The Cinema Hog: Why You Should Watch Ted Lasso

If you don’t know, in 2020 during the peak of Covid, a show came out on the fairly new Apple TV+. This show is Ted Lasso. The show follows Ted Lasso (played by Jason Sudeikas), an American college football coach who is hired to coach an English soccer team whose owner, Rebbeca Welton (played by Hannah Waddingham) secretly hopes his inexperience will lead to failure.  But, Ted’s folksy, optimistic leadership proves unexpectedly successful. 

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The Cinema Hog: From Stage to Screen: A Look at Musical to Film Adaptations

This is for all you theater kids out there. The idea of musicals on stage being reimagined for a film is not a new idea. It has been done for centuries and has made people either awed to be back in that musical’s world or complaining that a song or story plot is not there. From hearing the people sing the song of angry men, to sometimes having to be a little bit naughty. These are the musical film adaptations that got the closest and that captured the essence of the musical. Before we start these are my honorable mentions and some that did not make the cut and why.

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7 Movies that Shouldn’t Exist

Ah, Hollywood; The place of new ideas, old ideas, and mostly no ideas at all recently. Hollywood over the years has had directors wanting to make their mark in cinema history. Some have like the great Steven Speilberg, Martin Scorsese, and Christopher Nolan. Sometimes we get those directors who wanted their dream on the screen that maybe should not be on the screen. And the question you're probably wondering is, are these visions and dreams good? To answer; No, 100% no. In my opinion, here is the list of movies that should not have even made it past the pitch.

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November Films

What movies came out in November that may be worth your time and money?

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Upcoming October 2024 Movies

What should you see in the movies this October? Oliver Donnelly has compiled ten must-see movies for the HF community!

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Did The New Mean Girls Movie Meet Its Expectations?

Fans of the original Mean Girls movie and the musical have been over the moon about this new movie since it was announced. Everyone’s expectations were set very high and after the movie theaters were packed this weekend, do the fans feel that the movie met their expectations?

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Bullet Train (2022)

In this review, Brendan Hohner gives an in depth review about this new movie that hit the big screen called “Bullet Train.” Starring Brad Pitt, this movie has gotten a lot of love recently with its action packed scenes an thrilling endings.

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A Quiet Place 2 (2021)


The second installment of John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place franchise was released over Memorial Day break. This film has been delayed multiple times over the past year, but it has finally been released and it was definitely made to be seen in the theater.

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The Princess Switch: Switched Again Review

The Princess Switch is the best Christmas Netflix movie and when I found out there would be a sequel I was ecstatic. But oftentimes the sequel is never as good as the original movie. Would this be the case?

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BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky Review

Though I’ll happily bop to “DDU-DU DDU-DU” any day of the week, I’ll also be reminded every time I listen to it, or any other Blackpink song, just how much hardship went for the group to even see the light of day.

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The Trial of the Chicago 7 Review (2020)

At its best, Sorkinism has given us legendary screenplays like The Social Network. At its worst, though, Sorkinism gives us films like Netflix’s The Trial of the Chicago 7.

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