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Continue reading →: REVIEW: "Norse Mythology" by: Neil Gaiman
Pretty solid retelling of a bunch of Norse mythological tales. Unfortunately, it feels fragmented (as it has to be, since Gaiman elected to be as accurate to the originals as he could). So it ends up feeling like a collection of stories instead of a narrative. Which is fine, it’s…
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Continue reading →: REVIEW: "Wicked" by: Gregory McGuire
Gave up around part 4. Couldn’t bring myself to finish it. It moves at such a slow pace, and I’ve seen the musical (which, while different, is a much more enjoyable experience). This kind of feels dark just for darkness’ sake. Elphaba isn’t all that likable. Neither is Glinda. Or…
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Continue reading →: A Comparison Between "La La Land" and "The Last Five Years"
Moviepilot recently put out an article comparing and contrasting “The Last Five Years” with “La La Land”. I like that this article exists because I feel there are lots of thematic similarities between these two films. However, I disagree with a lot of the opinions in it.
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Continue reading →: REVIEW: Justice League Dark (2017 film)
I don’t know how DC manages to keep screwing up their animated movies, but man they’re sure becoming good at it. 1) Why would you give your villain the same name as a popular character from a popular series set in the SAME UNIVERSE AS YOUR FILM and not make…
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Continue reading →: Welcome!
Welcome to Thoroughly Modern Reviewer! This is a blog where I, Michael, will review the various things I watch and read and listen to. For the first few posts, I’m going to be importing reviews I’ve already written for other websites so I can build up a bit of a…
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Michael has been reviewing movies, TV shows, books, and more since 2017 for Thoroughly Modern Reviewer and, more recently, as a critic for Geek Vibes Nation.
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