With the 21st feature film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios have their first female-led superhero film in Captain Marvel. This is something that should be celebrated but we unfortunately live in a world where internet trolls try and trash a film before it’s even released, the most ludicrous…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews | KONG: SKULL ISLAND
Kong: Skull Island serves as the second film in Legendary’s MonsterVerse, following the monster hit that was Godzilla back in 2014. With an up and coming director at the helm, a mightily impressive cast in tow and, of course, the iconic Kong himself on full show, the ingredients were there for this to be…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews – TRAINWRECK
A female led comedy without Melissa McCarthy involved is something of a rarity these days. Ever since the success of Bridesmaids, McCarthy has been the biggest female comedic actor in Hollywood. With the release of Trainwreck though, there is a new name on the block and a challenger to McCarthy’s reign at the…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews – THE GAMBLER
The Gambler is a drama that stars Mark Wahlberg as Jim Bennett, a literature professor who, due to his views of having it all or having nothing, has a severe gambling addiction. As a result of his addiction, Bennett ends up owing money to Lee (Alvin Ing), the head of an underground…
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