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HELL OR HIGH WATER and FENCES… Do either have what it takes to win an Oscar?
by Coop Cooper With the Golden Globes already given out, awards season is officially in full swing. Although the Academy Awards nominations have not been released, here are reviews for two films which...
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MOONLIGHT and LA LA LAND, two polar opposites rumored for Oscar nominations…
by Coop Cooper These two films have received a fair amount of Academy Awards chatter. They are also both complete polar opposites of each other, yet both have the potential to receive a “Best Picture”...
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SILENCE and MANCHESTER BY THE SEA… Only one has the chops to be nominated for...
by Coop Cooper Two more films that could receive an Oscar nomination or two... “Silence” - In the 17th Century, the Jesuit order in Portugal begins receiving disturbing reports that their missionary...
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HIDDEN FIGURES and HACKSAW RIDGE, two “Best Picture” nominees that fit the bill…
by Coop Cooper Here are two films, based on true stories, that could win big at the 2017 Academy Awards... “Hidden Figures” - During NASA's Mercury program, a group of African-American women work...
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JACKIE and TONI ERDMANN, two lesser Oscar nominees…
by Coop Cooper Two more 2017 Academy Award contenders... “Jackie” - The story follows Jaqueline Bouvier Kennedy (Natalie Portman) during the hours, days and weeks after President John F. Kennedy's...
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LEGION is the X-Men spinoff series that will be great despite its divorce...
by Coop Cooper The new superhero TV series “Legion” premiered on the FX Network last week and it has the potential to be a big hit. After a troubled childhood, David Haller (Dan Stevens) is admitted to...
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JOHN WICK CHAPTER 2 rules, A CURE FOR WELLNESS drools…
by Coop Cooper “John Wick: Chapter 2” - Retired hitman John Wick (Keanu Reeves) assaults the stronghold of Russian mob boss Abram (Peter Stomare) to retrieve his stolen car from the first film. After...
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I DON’T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE proves why Netflix is tops, while...
by Coop Cooper “I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore” - Ruth (Melanie Lynskey) is a middle-class hospital orderly who can't seem to shake the depressing feeling that the people she meets on a...
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LOGAN was released about 10 years too soon and we are VERY lucky for it…
by Coop Cooper Comic book movies usually follow a certain formula, especially in the first film of a franchise. As the following sequels roll in, one of two things happen... 1. They run out of fresh...
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The KODI app is a good argument for Hollywood to finally embrace the release...
by Coop Cooper A video streaming app for a popular entertainment device is reopening the debate on movie piracy. The 'Kodi' app available only for Amazon Fire TV Stick has the ability to mine specific...
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IRON FIST is < the other Marvel/Netflix series, but still worth seeing for...
by Coop Cooper Tying into the Marvel/Netflix comic book franchise that started with “Daredevil”, “Iron Fist” finishes a origin story that will lead up to Neflix's most ambitious series to date by...
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THE BELKO EXPERIMENT is a fair addition to a difficult genre…
by Coop Cooper With films and TV shows about societal collapse becoming increasingly popular with audiences, "Guardians of the Galaxy" director James Gunn and "Wolf Creek" director Greg McLean team up...
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13 REASONS WHY is the most emotionally powerful Netflix series yet…
by Coop Cooper Netflix continues its winning streak by releasing the adaptation of Jay Asher's best-selling 2007 young adult novel “13 Reasons Why” into a thirteen episode series, all of which are now...
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The dark side of online Film/TV content providers…
by Coop Cooper I often praise the virtues of online Film/TV providers such as Netflix and Amazon Prime in this column, and while I feel the web is the future of film distribution, I am starting to see...
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AMERICAN GODS was a badly-written novel but the TV series shows promise…
by Coop Cooper The new TV series “American Gods” premiered on the premium Starz channel this past Sunday at 8pm Central. Adapted from the very popular novel by Neil Gaiman, “Gods” has been along time...
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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: VOL. 2 is just as fun and entertaining as the original…
by Coop Cooper Now infamous cosmic heroes, the Guardians use their newfound celebrity to take high-profile jobs. Their latest assignment has them working for gold-skin beings known as The Sovereign...
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Will escalating political correctness result in the censoring or banning of...
by Coop Cooper Last week I happened to catch the 1939 film “Drums Along the Mohawk” starring Henry Fonda about colonial settlers running afoul of Indians and the British during the American Revolution....
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TWIN PEAKS 2017 PILOT: Is David Lynch trying to merge the “Twin Peaks”...
by Coop Cooper In April of 1990, I stumbled upon one of the strangest, most fascinating shows I had ever seen. “Twin Peaks” begins in Washington state near the Canadian border with the murder of a high...
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WONDER WOMAN doesn’t measure up, no matter its cultural relevance…
by Coop Cooper Considering Wonder Woman is one of the biggest superhero icons of all time, it makes little sense as to why it has taken so long to make a feature film about the character. Many attempts...
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If THE MUMMY (2017) is any indication, Universal’s ‘DARK UNIVERSE’ will fail…
by Coop Cooper A remake of “The Mummy” starring Tom Cruise... When I first heard about this, I was certain it had to be a false story. Universal Studios owns the rights to many of the classic cinematic...
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