MovieBabble Link: Why Last Crusade is Still the Best Indiana Jones Movie

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If you’re going to read one thing today, choose…but choose wisely. I highly recommend checking out my reasons why Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is quite possibly the best entry in the trilogy.

Click HERE to read it!

MovieBabble Link: Detective Pikachu Review

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We all know video game movies are (usually) a joke, but does this unusual adaptation catch the spirit of the games that told us we gotta catch ’em all? You just might be surprised!

Click HERE to read my review of Detective Pikachu.

By the Cover: Beauty and the Beast

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Ah, Beauty and the Beast, could I ever stop singing your praises? Of course not! It’s one of the greatest musicals of all time. Finding good covers of these songs was harder than it seemed, however. The original cast was so perfect to begin with that discovering reimaginings that measure up was a daunting cast. In fact, finding covers of certain songs at all was the real challenge. But since Beauty and the Beast is one of the most popular Disney movies ever created, there’s no shortage of fans who have made their love for it known, and we’re going to highlight some of them today.

And for the record, I’m not counting reprises, or the versions of the original’s songs from the Broadway musical or 2017 remake.

June Movie Review Voting!

Okay everyone, I believe I’ve written enough movie reviews to finally do something I’ve always wanted – SEQUEL MONTH!!

That’s right, it’s time to look at a continuation of a film I’ve critiqued before. Some are loved, some are loathed, but do they do a good job building upon the original? We’re going to find out.

And your sequels are:

May Review: Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)

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“Bill…strange things are afoot at the Circle-K.”

Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure is an odd little movie when you think about it. Who’d have thought a story about two lazy teens who talk in surfer slang and take some of history’s most iconic figures on a joyride through time would reach cult status? It began as a comedy club act about two clueless adolescents summarizing current events they knew nothing about before evolving into a perennial flick for 80’s cinephiles. And, for better or worse, it’s the movie that kickstarted Keanu Reeves’ acting career. I wrote a small dissertation of its central theme around the time of its 30th anniversary earlier this year, but now I get to go into more detail and I can’t wait.