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"The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" May Be A Sign Of An Animated Rebirth

“The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” May Be A Sign Of An Animated Rebirth

By Sebastian Hunt, The Forum's Head Writer Of Film & TV February 13, 2019

★★★½ The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part: a competently animated, well-performed, but ultimately airless sequel that falls disastrously short of the original and fails to remain fresh in the mind...

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“Holy Lack Of Commitment, Batman!” - Ben Affleck’s Short Time As The Caped Crusader Comes To An End

“Holy Lack Of Commitment, Batman!” – Ben Affleck’s Short Time As The Caped Crusader Comes To An End

By Sebastian Hunt, The Forum's Head Writer Of Film & TV February 4, 2019

Well, that’s that. Despite having just two films (three if you count his Suicide Squad cameo) under his belt, Ben Affleck has officially exited the role of Batman. Shortly after the announcement that...

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"Glass" Is The Best-Case Scenario Of An Inherently Flawed Concept

“Glass” Is The Best-Case Scenario Of An Inherently Flawed Concept

By Sebastian Hunt, The Forum's Head Writer Of Film & TV February 3, 2019

★★½ Reading through reviews of Glass that tout it as a ‘disappointment’ puts one thought into my brain: seriously? Critics, so-called experts on the medium of film, expected an Avengers-style...

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"Bumblebee" Sets A New Standard For The "Transformers" Films (Which Still Isn't Very High)

“Bumblebee” Sets A New Standard For The “Transformers” Films (Which Still Isn’t Very High)

By Sebastian Hunt, The Forum's Head Writer Of Film & TV February 3, 2019

★★½ Let’s get this right out of the gate: yes, Bumblebee is without a doubt the best Transformers film ever. It has characters that exceed caricatures, attractive designs for the robots, actors...

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"Aquaman" Offers A Refreshing Splash Of Silliness

“Aquaman” Offers A Refreshing Splash Of Silliness

By Sebastian Hunt, The Forum's Head Writer Of Film & TV February 3, 2019

★★★ Aquaman is not a great film. It has numerous errors throughout, most of which derive from the script. Much of the dialogue spoken is beyond corny - sometimes I had to remind myself I wasn’t...

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"Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse" Swings Circles Around Every 2018 Film Of Its Kind

“Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse” Swings Circles Around Every 2018 Film Of Its Kind

By Sebastian Hunt, The Forum's Head Writer Of Film & TV February 3, 2019

★★★★½ And now: the third Spider-Man film of 2018, produced from the studio that gave you The Emoji Movie. It also has an oh-so stable sounding creative team that consists of three directors,...

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Sebastian Hunt’s Top Ten Most Anticipated Films Of 2019

Sebastian Hunt’s Top Ten Most Anticipated Films Of 2019

By Sebastian Hunt, The Forum's Head Writer Of Film & TV January 4, 2019

Be it high-profile blockbusters or barely-known indies, there’s a lot to look forward to in 2019. Honestly, it’s hard to recall a year this ripe with potential hits - looking at the lineup, there’s...

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Florian Munteanu stars as Viktor Drago and Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed in CREED II, 
a Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures film.
Credit: Barry Wetcher / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures / Warner Bros. Pictures
© 2018 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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“Creed II” Packs A Punch, But Is Hardly The Knockout That Its Predecessor Was

By Sebastian Hunt, The Forum's Head Writer Of Film & TV December 14, 2018

★★★ The original Creed was, in addition to being a great film, something of a miracle. By the time it debuted, the Rocky franchise had already enjoyed a satisfying conclusion in 2006’s Rocky...

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"Ralph Breaks The Internet" Breaks Almost No Disney Tropes

“Ralph Breaks The Internet” Breaks Almost No Disney Tropes

By Sebastian Hunt, The Forum's Head Writer Of Film & TV December 14, 2018

★★ In the DC Comics continuity, there’s a place known as ‘Bizarro Earth’. Essentially, Bizarro Earth is a place were opposite versions of people and places reside. For example, Bizarro-Earth...

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Ready Player One Is Spielberg’s Most Fun Film in Years – But Not Without Flaws

Sebastian Hunt May 25, 2018

★★★ Steven Spielberg is a man who everyone, save for a few dissenters, can agree is easily in the running for the best director of all time. He's made a great film out of just about every major...

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