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Netflix – Black Mirror Series 5
by Hans A. Carpenter hans@freeburgtribune. com Release Date: June 5, 2019 Number: 2.5/5 Mister Marquee Says: The Good, The Bad, and the Miley The latest Black Mirror series is out, and it’s entertaining stuff but kind of a mixed bag. On one hand, the beautiful style and dreamy tone of Black Mirror are alive as…
Read MoreToy Story 4
by Hans A. Carpenter hans@freeburgtribune.com Release Date: June 21 Director John Cooley MPAA: PG Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Annie Potts Mister Marquee Says: LEGENDARY Number: 5/5 When Bonnie’s new creation Forky escapes, Woody (Tom Hanks) goes on a mission to hunt down the arts-and-crafts project because he is convinced Forky is the key…
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Netflix – ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Release Date: 2019 on Netflix Director: Brian Oaks Number: 4/5 Mister Marquee Says: The man, the myth, the legend, the blues. Music aficionadoes know the story. A young man in the Mississippi delta named Robert Johnson was a novice guitar player. He left, and when he returned a year later, he was a master who…
Read MoreX-Men – Dark Phoenix
Release Date: June 7 MPAA: PG-13 Director: Simon Kinberg Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, and Jennifer Lawrence Mister Marquee Says: This time, the phoenix won’t rise from the ashes. Number: 3/5 The X-Men Franchise is responsible for the golden age of superhero movies we currently inhabit. They touched on timely issues and found a way…
Read MoreWednesday Night Was the Single Greatest Moment in St. Louis Sports History
by Hans A. Carpenter The Cardinals have 11 World Series trophies. The Rams took a Super Bowl with them to L.A. The Hawks took an NBA Championship to Atlanta. None of those wins compare to last night, not even the 2011 Cardinals’ run that now sits in the shadow of an even more miraculous comeback. …
Read MoreAladdin
by Hans A. Carpenter hans@freeburgtribune.com Release Date: May 24 MPAA: PG Director: Guy Ritchie Starring: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, and Naomi Scott Mister Marquee Says: Let the past die. Kill it, if you have to. Number: 4/5 Aladdin (Mena Massoud) is a poor street thief who falls for the beautiful Princess Jasmine (Naomi Scott). He…
Read MoreDetective Pikachu
Director: Rob Letterman MPAA: PG Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, and Kathryn Newton Mister Marquee Says: All in good fun Number: 3.5/5 Tim (Justice Smith) goes to Rhyme City, where humans and Pokemon live side-by-side, to sort out his recently diseased detective father Harry’s affairs after he is presumed dead in a car crash. While…
Read MoreJohn Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Release Date: May 17 MPAA: R Director: Chad Stahelski Starring: Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, and Laurence Fishburne Mister Marquee Says: LEGENDARY Number: 5/5 Immediately after the events of John Wick 2, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) killed on the Continental grounds. He now is a mere hour before every assassin in the world will come for…
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