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Eulogy for my Dad, Frank DeSantis
(This was a speech/eulogy for my dad I made at his celebration of life, adding here with more extra pictures) I would like to thank you all for coming to this celebration of the life of my father, Frank DeSantis. He has had a great impact upon our lives, in the community, upon his associates…
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F9: The Fast Saga (’21 review)
3 outta 5 F9: The Fast Saga continues the series’ tonal mash up of dopey yet enjoyable car smashing action combined with awkward sentimentality. The series narrative has some surprisingly in-depth continuity it has acquired over 20 years and some of the pulls in F9 will only resonate with long-time fans. The fact this movie…
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The Incredibles (’04 review)
(First review written) 5 outta 5 With a new superhero movie hitting the multiplex seemingly almost every week its kind of hard to get enthusiastic for yet another trip to the well of daring do-gooders. But “The Incredibles” thankfully revamps the superhero genre and gives it a sorely needed injection of super-serum in the arm. …
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Shazam! Fury of the Gods
3 outta 5 Shazam! Fury of the Gods is a fun sequel to the fantastic first film. Fury may be missing some emotional depth that made the first Shazam! surprisingly winning, most of the jokes in the first film were funnier too, but this is still a solid movie. It ups the spectacle by making…
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Scream VI
As Randy hollered in the first Scream from 1996, “There’s a very specific formula!” which is something that Scream VI sticks to. There are more than a few structural and plot movements in Scream VI that, seemingly intentionally, takes from Scream 2 which is appropriate as this is the second movie in a new Scream…