Movie Reviews ๐ŸŽฌ Archives - MARKGRAGO.COM โœ๐Ÿป https://markgrago.com/category/movie-reviews-๐ŸŽฌ/ I'm a writer&poet&vlogger from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. You are invited on my journey! โœ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ“ฝ๐Ÿ“ธ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:20:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/markgrago.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/imageedit_2_3033854795.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Movie Reviews ๐ŸŽฌ Archives - MARKGRAGO.COM โœ๐Ÿป https://markgrago.com/category/movie-reviews-๐ŸŽฌ/ 32 32 128556770 WICKED: A SUBLIME DISPLAY OF ETERNAL EXTRAGAVANCE AND IMAGINATIVE CHIMERA๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ”ฎ๐Ÿง™๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ https://markgrago.com/wicked-a-sublime-display-of-eternal-extragavance-and-imaginative-chimera%f0%9f%8c%88%f0%9f%94%ae%f0%9f%a7%99%f0%9f%8f%bb%e2%99%82%ef%b8%8f/ https://markgrago.com/wicked-a-sublime-display-of-eternal-extragavance-and-imaginative-chimera%f0%9f%8c%88%f0%9f%94%ae%f0%9f%a7%99%f0%9f%8f%bb%e2%99%82%ef%b8%8f/#respond Sat, 26 Apr 2025 13:47:28 +0000 https://markgrago.com/?p=1465   Embroidering imagination and creation onto the silver screen is a divine task of delicious challenge and inflated points of view. However, from time to time, in a quite lucky generation, it is performed with geometric accuracy and intensely colored assay. This film soars, in every way that a film can. Color, cinematography, theatrics, and …

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]]> https://markgrago.com/bohemian-rhapsody-a-decorous-confluence-of-sexuality-magic-and-mysticism-%f0%9f%93%bd%f0%9f%8e%ac%f0%9f%8e%b8%f0%9f%a7%9d%f0%9f%8f%bd%e2%99%80%ef%b8%8f/feed/ 0 872 “The Outsiders”: A Film of Chivalry Youth ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐ŸŽฌ๐Ÿฟ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ“ฝ https://markgrago.com/the-outsiders-a-film-of-chivalry-youth-%f0%9f%91%8d%f0%9f%8f%bb%f0%9f%8e%ac%f0%9f%8d%bf%f0%9f%8e%a5%f0%9f%93%bd/ https://markgrago.com/the-outsiders-a-film-of-chivalry-youth-%f0%9f%91%8d%f0%9f%8f%bb%f0%9f%8e%ac%f0%9f%8d%bf%f0%9f%8e%a5%f0%9f%93%bd/#respond Sun, 15 Dec 2024 18:07:59 +0000 https://markgrago.com/?p=574   โ€œNothing Gold Can Stayโ€ ย  It is impossible for anyone to critique this film and not mention the amazing assemblage of actors that this film amassed. Based on the novel by S.E. Hinton’s “The Outsiders”, It is truly an incredible cinematic experience. Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, and …

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]]> https://markgrago.com/the-outsiders-a-film-of-chivalry-youth-%f0%9f%91%8d%f0%9f%8f%bb%f0%9f%8e%ac%f0%9f%8d%bf%f0%9f%8e%a5%f0%9f%93%bd/feed/ 0 574 The Conjuring: A Quiet Family’s Battle Of Evil and Faith ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿฆ‡๐Ÿ˜จ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ“ฝ https://markgrago.com/the-conjuring-a-quiet-familys-battle-of-evil-and-faith-%f0%9f%91%bb%f0%9f%a6%87%f0%9f%98%a8%f0%9f%98%b1%f0%9f%93%bd/ https://markgrago.com/the-conjuring-a-quiet-familys-battle-of-evil-and-faith-%f0%9f%91%bb%f0%9f%a6%87%f0%9f%98%a8%f0%9f%98%b1%f0%9f%93%bd/#respond Sat, 23 Nov 2024 17:43:53 +0000 https://markgrago.com/?p=470   When the Perron Family moved into their idyllic farmhouse in Rhode Island in 1971, they would have never envisioned it being such a test of strength and fortitude for their faith, each other, or to question their existence in the world. This film is a sinister adaptation of the true events of a house …

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]]> https://markgrago.com/the-conjuring-a-quiet-familys-battle-of-evil-and-faith-%f0%9f%91%bb%f0%9f%a6%87%f0%9f%98%a8%f0%9f%98%b1%f0%9f%93%bd/feed/ 0 470 Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice Dreamy Action With Disoriented Convictions ๐ŸŽฌ๐Ÿฟ https://markgrago.com/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-dreamy-action-with-disoriented-convictions-%f0%9f%8e%ac%f0%9f%8d%bf/ https://markgrago.com/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-dreamy-action-with-disoriented-convictions-%f0%9f%8e%ac%f0%9f%8d%bf/#respond Fri, 02 Aug 2024 15:20:32 +0000 https://markgrago.com/?p=258   According to Wikipedia, this movie grossed over 873.6 million dollars! There are earned reasons for this; that said, I do understand the complaints folks have registered with the various releases of the film; theatrics vs. extended cut. For me, both have flaws. My concern in this review is the โ€˜overallโ€™ plot and theme of …

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]]> https://markgrago.com/237-2/feed/ 0 237 GANDHI: AN EPIC AND EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT OF FILM ๐Ÿ•‰๐Ÿ›•๐Ÿ“ฝ๐ŸŽฌ https://markgrago.com/gandhi-an-epic-and-remarkable-achievement-of-film-%f0%9f%95%89%f0%9f%9b%95/ https://markgrago.com/gandhi-an-epic-and-remarkable-achievement-of-film-%f0%9f%95%89%f0%9f%9b%95/#respond Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:44:27 +0000 https://markgrago.com/?p=229   When Sir Richard Attenborough commenced on his arduous undertaking of directing Gandhi, he could not fathom the impact it would have on the world. How could he? This is an epic film whose concern is non-violence and independence. The opening sequence of the infant scene is seeing the assassination of Gandhi; Attenborough plunges you …

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]]> https://markgrago.com/gandhi-an-epic-and-remarkable-achievement-of-film-%f0%9f%95%89%f0%9f%9b%95/feed/ 0 229 STAND BY ME: THE BITTERSWEET ARRIVAL OF ADULTHOOD ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐ŸŽฌ https://markgrago.com/stand-by-me-the-bittersweet-arrival-of-adulthood-%f0%9f%a4%a6%e2%99%82%ef%b8%8f%f0%9f%8e%ac/ https://markgrago.com/stand-by-me-the-bittersweet-arrival-of-adulthood-%f0%9f%a4%a6%e2%99%82%ef%b8%8f%f0%9f%8e%ac/#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:46:03 +0000 https://markgrago.com/?p=196   On a particular Sunday evening, when my event list was exhausted, I sat down and watched this film, again, from my own adult perspective; I found myself completely immersed in this film. What is there not to like? Friendship, loyalty, struggle, bonding, trust, uncertainty, all the issues that a twelve-year-old boy struggles with. Stand …

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]]> https://markgrago.com/phantasm-an-erracticclandestine-tomance-with-the-dead-%f0%9f%a7%9f%e2%99%82%ef%b8%8f%f0%9f%a7%9f%e2%99%80%ef%b8%8f/feed/ 0 186 MARY POPPINS RETURNS: IMAGINATION COURTING FANTASY ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽˆ๐Ÿ’Ž https://markgrago.com/mary-poppins-returns-imagination-courting-fantasy-%f0%9f%8e%88%f0%9f%8e%88%f0%9f%92%8e/ https://markgrago.com/mary-poppins-returns-imagination-courting-fantasy-%f0%9f%8e%88%f0%9f%8e%88%f0%9f%92%8e/#respond Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:57:37 +0000 https://markgrago.com/?p=156   If we were to suppose that director Rob Marshall was only after one thing, and that it was to take Imagination and color it with Fantasy, then he would win. If, however, you are a servant to the 1964 original, then you still are in for a charismatic treat. This film has all the …

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