Big Al Reviews
Movie reviews and more by Albert DeSantis
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Five Nights at Freddy’s
3 outta 5 Five Nights at Freddy’s is a strange film, and not only because it’s primarily concerned about killer animatronic mascots going on a slasher spree. The strange thing is that for a horror slasher absurdist film, it seems to be contradicting itself on what tone it wants. There’s an intense character drama about…
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Old Dads
3 outta 5 Co-written, directed and starring Bill Burr, Old Dads seems to be about as deep a dive into Burr’s worldview as one could get. It is repeatedly claiming modern society is a bunch of weak wristed folks and only the sage-like wisdom of a bitter Generation X’er can say the truth. Admittedly, Old…
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Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe
4 outta 5 Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe is a heartfelt documentary about a heartfelt Canadian children’s entertainer. Canadian childhood memories may get entangled in which was Mr. Dressup and which was Mr. Rogers, but it turns out they worked together in their early years on CBC. It’s like an Avengers style team up…
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