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‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Movie Review

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“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” arrives about four and a half years after the third installment, “Bad Boys For Life”, which came out in January 2020. It was the biggest movie of that year because of the COVID pandemic. And it’s also been a little over two years since Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on […]
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99.5 The River: Thoughts on 2022 Oscars

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I join 99.5 The River host Randy McCarten live the morning after the 2022 Oscars to share my thoughts on a variety of telecast topics, including the Will Smith / Chris Rock and “In Memoriam” controversies and much more. Here’s the segment. ————————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film […]
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Do All Will Smith Films Need to Be Blockbusters?

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Will Smith has starred in 12 films over the past 25 years that earned more than $150 million at the domestic box office: “Independence Day” (1996) – $306 million “Men in Black” (1997) – $250 million “Men in Black II” (2002) – $193 million “Shark Tale” (2004) – $161 million “Hitch” (2005) – $180 million […]
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‘Bad Boys For Life’ Review

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Threequels. Threequels. Whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? 17 years after “Bad Boys II” – and 25 years after the original – Will Smith and Martin Lawrence team-up again on the third installment in their action dramedy franchise. The two are quite familiar with third chapters. In fact, the last […]
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‘Spies in Disguise’ Review

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Blue Sky Studios, the animation company behind the “Ice Age” franchise and “Rio”, has been around for more than 30 years. It started releasing feature films in 2002. From 2011-2017 Blue Sky opened a movie a year, through distributor 20th Century Fox. But since the release of “Ferdinand” in 2017, a lot has changed at […]
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‘Gemini Man’ Review

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There have been plenty of movies in which the same actor plays two different characters — either twins or two versions of themselves. Will Smith’s new film tries to put a “fresh” spin on this concept. In “Gemini Man”, Smith plays Henry Brogan – a government hitman with 72 confirmed kills. On the brink of […]
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‘Aladdin’ Review

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Disney’s second of four live-action re-imaginings this year is director Guy Ritchie’s version of “Aladdin”. Ritchie’s previous film, 2017’s “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword”, cost $175 million and only made $39 million at the U.S. box office. This “Aladdin” cost even more (a reported $183 million) – so there’s even more on the line […]
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Disney and Memorial Day Not a Perfect Match

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Disney is releasing a big movie over Memorial Day Weekend for the fifth consecutive year. There’s a lot riding on Guy Ritchie’s live-action take on “Aladdin”, which stars Will Smith as the Genie. The Mouse House’s history with Memorial Day is an unusual one, dominated by disappointments and… Johnny Depp. Here’s a look, courtesy of […]
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