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Review of the Watchmen film, also a meta on the comic book and how it became a film in 2009.
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Film Review of All of the Kings Men (2006) by shadowkat
Fandoms: All of the Kings Men, Robert Penn Warren
02 Jun 2023
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Film Review of X-men First Class by shadowkat
Fandoms: X-Men movieverse, X-Men: First Class
02 Jun 2023
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This is a film review of X-men First Class, but it references the comics as well.
It was published in 2011 - I have a love/hate relationship with the comics. I give up on them, then come back, give up, come back. Same with the X-men movies actually.
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Dreamgirls - Supreme Girls ...Fictionalized Reality (Film Review of Dreamgirls) by shadowkat
Fandoms: Dreamgirls (film), Dreamgirls (musical), The Supremes, Diana Ross, Jennifer Holliday
01 Jun 2023
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The film Dreamgirls, which is the newest Bill Condon musical based on an old Broadway show, is an interesting if flawed film.
The film and the musical that proceeded it are loosely based on the history of the The Supremes - or Diana Ross's all female singing group before she took off and became a solo gig. The film borrows heavily from well-known factoids about Ross's life, such as her relationship with the Jackson Five, here the Campton or Campil Five. And notably, the fact that Ross took over the lead role of The Supremes from Flo Ballard and later or possibly during this period had an affair with Berry Gordon, head of Motown records at the time. Flo Ballard's tale is one of Motown's tragedies and the inspiration for the musical. The musical is not "Diana Ross's" story but rather "Flo's", a realistic Cinderella tale about racism and the power of looks over talent in the music business - which to some degree, and this is a flaw in both the source material and the film, over-simplified to make a point. Reality is never as clear cut as fiction, good guys and bad guys tend to blend together and are less definable.- Language:
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Review of the film Million Dollar Baby by shadowkat
Fandoms: Million Dollar Baby (Film), Clint Eastwood Films
01 Jun 2023
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"A Serious Man directed/written by the Cohen Brothers" - no really a review by shadowkat
Fandoms: Cohen Brothers, Serious Man (film)
26 May 2023
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Film Review of Young Adult by shadowkat
Fandoms: Young Adult, Charliz Theron, Patton Oswalt
25 May 2023
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Review of A Prarie Home Companion - directed by Robert Altman by shadowkat
Fandoms: Film, Prairie Home Companion, Robert Altman
25 May 2023
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Review/Meta of The Cabin in the Woods (directed by Drew Goddard, co-written by Whedon and Goddard) by shadowkat
Fandoms: Cabin in the Woods, Joss Whedon - Fandom, Drew Goddard, The Hunger Games Trilogy
24 May 2023
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The following will compare Cabin with Hunger Games and various other films. Before going into the review, it feels odd to do a meta on it, since the film itself is more a meta than a film or a meta on the horror genre in general. So basically this is a review/meta on a meta-narrative horror film.
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Film Review of Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese by shadowkat
Fandoms: Hugo; Martin Scorsese;
24 May 2023
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Film Review of My Week with Marilyn and a little Meta on Marilyn Monroe by shadowkat
Fandoms: Marilyn Monroe
24 May 2023
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