Film Review Bits: 2010s' Family Films
Hugo Released 2011 Based on the children's book of the same name, Martin Scorsese directs a film outside of his wheelhouse with...
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stepheneiffler
Feb 13, 20231 min read
'Sherlock Jr.' A Review
Though often over shadowed by his Silent Era peer Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton is every bit as important and influential on comedy in...
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stepheneiffler
Jan 30, 20231 min read
Film Review Bits - International Edition
Cinema Paradiso Released 1988 from Italy and France 'Cinema Paradiso' is a powerful and enchanting film that is a personal love letter to...
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stepheneiffler
Jan 23, 20231 min read
'The Menu' A Review
‘The Menu’ is a searing rebuke of haute food culture. It is a high brow horror film yet a seething takedown of upper class apathy and...
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stepheneiffler
Jan 16, 20232 min read
'M3GAN' A R3view
'Megan', stylized 'M3gan', is a Techno-horror /Comedy from premier horror production company Blumhouse that makes up for in subtleties...
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stepheneiffler
Jan 2, 20232 min read
'Avatar: The Way of Water' A Review
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ is James Cameron’s latest blockbuster epic in his groundbreaking ‘Avatar’ series. Once again Cameron, an...
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stepheneiffler
Dec 26, 20223 min read
'Scream 2 (1997)' A Review
I recently had the privilege of screening ‘Scream 2’ on the silver screen for the first time for its 25th anniversary and it remains a...
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stepheneiffler
Dec 19, 20222 min read
'A Christmas Story Christmas' A Review
The original ‘A Christmas Story’, which was first released in 1983 with tepid box-office receipts, saw new life as it hit the home market...
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stepheneiffler
Dec 12, 20221 min read
'The Rugrats Movie' A Review
‘The Rugrats Movie', while not a perfect film, is as close to a perfect adaptation of the acclaimed hit ‘90s cartoon 'Rugrats' as...
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stepheneiffler
Dec 5, 20222 min read
'The Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special' A Review
‘The Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special’ is a short and sweet holiday silver screen confection. Except it never graced the silver...
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stepheneiffler
Nov 28, 20221 min read
Film Review Bits - Slasher Edition
Hellraiser Released 1987 'Hellraiser' is a twisted, atmospheric gore fest that deftly explores the concept of pleasure and pain while...
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stepheneiffler
Nov 21, 20222 min read
'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' A Review
The original ‘Black Panther’ is one of best films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so much so that even the Academy had to acknowledge...
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stepheneiffler
Nov 14, 20221 min read
'Monster House' A Review
The aughts were the early days of motion caption technology, and most animated features refrained from using it. ‘Monster House’ was an...
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stepheneiffler
Oct 31, 20222 min read
'Smile' A Review
‘Smile’ is a nerve-wracking albeit fun horror experience and hands down the scariest horror film in decades. While ‘Smile’ is an...
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stepheneiffler
Oct 24, 20222 min read
'Halloween Ends' A Review
‘Halloween Ends’ is the final chapter in David Gordon Green’s 'Halloween' Saga that began with 2018s ‘Halloween’ and it ends in a...
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stepheneiffler
Oct 17, 20221 min read
'Bros' A Review
Legendary Comedy producer Judd Apatow brings us ‘Bros’, a landmark film for the LGBTQ+ community directed by Nick Stoeller and written by...
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stepheneiffler
Oct 3, 20222 min read
'Pearl' A Review
Writer/Director Ti West returns to his world of ‘X’ with a prequel about the now titular character ‘Pearl’ who we were introduced to in...
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stepheneiffler
Sep 26, 20222 min read
'Tenacious D' Live at the BMO Harris Pavilion
I’ve been a fan of Tenacious D for over fifteen years now and I was able to cross them off of my relatively short list of musicians I...
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stepheneiffler
Sep 19, 20222 min read
'Clerks III' A Review
‘Clerks III’ is a bittersweet sendoff to director/writer Kevin Smith’s beloved clerks characters. It comes full circle but at a cost....
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stepheneiffler
Sep 5, 20221 min read
Film Review Bits - 2000s' Comedy
Scary Movie Released 2000 Over twenty-years ago The Waynes Brothers gave us a gleefully low-brow, Zucker Brothers style, parody of a slew...
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