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Nope review

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                Be warned there will be SP OILERS* inv olved in this review. With that being said let's get into it. Written and Directed by Jordan Peele Nope is his latest movie and it is very impressive indeed. The story of Nope follows two siblings running a horse ranch in California. They end up discovering something equally wonderful and terrifying. The story isn't anything mindblowing but it comes to fruition in such a way that just makes it work on so many levels. Like Get Out and Us before it Nope is a masterfully crafted horror / thriller with immense pacing. It's location is eerily quiet leaving much to the imagination both of the characters and the audience.  Familiar Jordan Peele faces are here mainly in the form of Daniel Kaluuya whose performance is very subtle showing little emotion. Keke Palmer on the other hand is loud, brash and so much fun to watch. The siblings's relationship is one of the true highlights of the movie. As for what lurks in the clouds

Bullet Train

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  What do you get when you put a trained assassin, a spoiled princess, two brothers and a whole lot of interesting on a mysterious package on a bullet train? well this movie. Bullet Train stars Brad Pitt and is a wild, chaotic ride aboard a bullet train through Tokyo as Pitt's character (Ladybug) is tasked with retrieving a case aboard a bullet train and get out ASAP. He is an unlucky assassin as pretty much everything he touches either turns up dead or something else. Once aboard the train the movie really kicks into gear almost immediately as we're introduced to some truly great characters like brothers Lemon and Tangerine, The Wolf and Ladybug who I already mentioned.  Bullet Train is fast paced, high octane action from the outset and is one of the most enjoyable movies you will see this year. There's nothing left to the imagination here in a movie that is ultra violent, very funny and way over the top silly at times but it all works and comes together to make up quite t

DC League of Super-Pets review

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  DC League of Super-Pets is quite the interesting movie in a sense that when it tries to be a super-hero movie it is at it's best but when it tries to be a straight up comedy it just falls flat on it's face. There really is no in between and that's disappointing as there is some good ideas here involving not just the Super-Pets themselves but also the Justice League and even Lex Luthor. That's not to say the comedy is all bad however as Kevin Hart and The Rock do offer some funny moments as Krypto and Ace respectively. Speaking of Krypto the movie centers around him and his relationship with the Man of Steel himself Superman. The two are pretty much always together much so to the point where we see both Superman and Krypto saving citizens and the like. The relationship takes a sour turn for Krypto when Lois Lane enters the scene and takes the attention of Superman away from his beloved pooch and onto her. It's an interesting concept one I did like for the most part