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25 May 2018

Disney Plays “Solo” Way Too Safe In Tepid Prequel

“Solo: A Star Wars Story” Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Paul Bettany, Woody Harrelson, Thandie Newton Director: Ron Howard As I walked into the theater in Times Square Thursday night, you could feel it: Star Wars was in the air. The theater was packed, the crowd was ready

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18 May 2018

Review: “Deadpool 2” May Be The Best Sequel Ever Made

Deadpool 2 Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, TJ Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, Julian Dennison First and foremost, I need to mention that I was a HUGE fan of the first Deadpool and my expectations were through the roof for this. The original Deadpool film was a passion project for

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11 May 2018

“Life Of The Party” is a Generic, Paint-By-Numbers Comedy

“Life of The Party” Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Julie Bowen, Gillian Jacobs, Maya Rudolph, Christina Aguilera, Matt Walsh The latest Melissa McCarthy movie is exactly what 90% of Melissa McCarthy vehicles have been. She’s out of her element, does physical comedy, has zany lines that seem improvised and there are pretty

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01 May 2018

A Comics View of Michelle Wolf at The White House Correspondents Dinner

So, unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock for the last couple days, you are fully aware that comedian Michelle Wolf was the featured act for The White House Correspondents Dinner. Michelle Wolf is an extremely funny comic that got her breakout on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and

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26 Apr 2018

Cracking Open A Cold Case: The Golden State Killer and The Legacy of Michelle McNamara

Joseph DeAngelo. If you don’t know that name, you will soon enough. Yesterday, April 25th, 72 year old Joseph DeAngelo was arrested in connection with a cold case that rocked the Bay area for a decade from 1976 to 1986. For a decade, the man known as The Original Night

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25 Apr 2018

Review: “You Were Never Really Here” Is A Slow Burning Artsy Conundrum

  “You Were Never Really Here” Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix’s Beard, A Little Girl, An Old Lady, Guys With Hammer Wounds Directed By: Lynne Ramsay “You Were Never Really Here” was both the title of the movie and a reference to missing plot points. Honestly, the plot was thin,

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16 Apr 2018

Kegstand: Fusing Craft Beer & Comedy to Make The Perfect Podcast

Oh loyal Broke-Ass readers, cheers from NYC yet again. Most of you now know me as a sober comedian that lets you know about what’s happening in the comedy world of NYC every week. Well, back in the day before I got sober, I was a fan of the booze.

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