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Black Widow

The Barrett Brief Movie Review – Black Widow: A Boring Last Ride For Marvel’s Femme Fatale

Barrett Brief Movie Review – Black Widow: A Boring Last Ride For Marvel's Femme Fatale Summary:A film about Natasha Romanoff in her quests between the films Civil War and Infinity War. Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Ah Black Widow. One of the longest established characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), she predated Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and even Captain American. So when the subject of the MCU's first female led action […]

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Tomorrow War

Barrett Brief Movie Review – Family Matters In The Tomorrow War

Barrett Brief Movie Review – Family Matters In The Tomorrow War Summary: A family man is drafted to fight in a future war where the fate of humanity relies on his ability to confront the past. Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Chris Pratt can do no wrong in my book. In a land of emasculated men and beta roles he has been one of the few left to embody the classic […]

today07/02/2021 13

In the Heights

Barrett Brief Movie Review – In the Heights: Saccharin Songs & Leftist Dreams

Barrett Brief Movie Review - In the Heights: Saccharin Songs & Leftist Dreams Summary: A film version of the Broadway musical in which Usnavi, a sympathetic New York winery owner, saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life. Genre: Drama, Music, Musical In The Heights is the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda stage production. Now those who don't know will think of this as a […]

today06/10/2021 10

Invisible Man

The Barrett Brief- Box Office Prediction For The Invisible Man

Box Office Prediction For The Invisible Man This weekend sees only one new movie being widely released. The movie The Invisible Man, starring Elisabeth Moss. According to Box Office Pro forecast, the thriller is tracking somewhere between $20-40 million dollars. Box Office Pro concludes, as usual, that it will come in right down the middle at $30 million.  I however, think that it will be quite the surprise.  Weekend Box […]

today02/28/2020 18

Day In The Neighborhood

Barrett Brief Movie Review- A Very Normal Day In The Neighborhood

A Very Normal Day In The Neighborhood Summary: A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood is based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. Genre: Biography, Drama  Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. And the film A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood leans right into it from the word go. To say nothing of the legendary status that Fred Rogers attained to generations […]

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Ford v Ferrari

The Barrett Brief Movie Review- Ford v Ferrari Stalls Out With Bad Header

Ford v Ferrari Stalls Out With Bad Header Summary: In Ford V Ferrari, American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford and challenge Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. Genre: Action, Drama, Biography So we have another history based film. Unlike Midway, the film Ford […]

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Midway

Barrett Brief Movie Review- Midway: WWII Greatest Hits

Midway: WWII Greatest Hits Summary: The story of the Battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it. Genre: Action, Drama, History War films are tricky. Your audience going in most likely knows the outcome. By the same token, you still have to tell a complete story.  When one is telling a war story, there are necessary tropes that you need to follow, among them: The […]

today11/08/2019 40

terminator

Barrett Brief Review- Terminator: Dark Fate, Let Judgement Day Come

Terminator: Dark Fate, Let Judgement Day Come Summary: Sarah Connor and a hybrid cyborg human must protect a young girl from a newly modified liquid Terminator from the future. Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi I have gone over in length how hard it is for a film to try and hit multiple genres. Furthermore, while some go together (crime/thriller) some do not (Comedy/Thriller). The Terminator franchise has been able to consistently hit that […]

today11/01/2019 494

Zombieland

Barrett Brief Movie Review- Zombieland Double Tap: Bullseye

Zombieland Double Tap: Bullseye Summary: Still in Zombieland 10 years later, Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland. Where they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family. Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror When looking at sequels in the history of film, most are at best forgettable. Furthermore, most are just cash grabs. When looking at the traits that a good […]

today10/18/2019 28

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