Movie Review: Jumanji: The Next Level 🎮🆙

Jumanji: The Next Level teases new adventures ahead in the future.

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From left to right: Nick Jonas, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, Dwayne Johnson, Awkwafina and Kevin Hart star in Jumanji: The Next Level. CREDIT: Sony Pictures

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Returning two years after Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle became a box office hit, Jumanji: The Next Level (2019, directed by Jake Kasdan) follows the same group of teenagers who return to the video game once again—only this time with new additions to the game and an exciting adventure.

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Movie Review: Charlie’s Angels (2019) 😇

The revival of the Charlie’s Angels franchise brings forth a new feminist-centric plot.

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From left to right: Kristen Stewart stars as Sabina Wilson, Ella Balinska stars as Jane Kano and Naomi Scott stars as Elena Houghlin in Charlie’s Angels (2019). CREDIT: Sony Pictures

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Charlie’s Angels (2019, written and directed by Elizabeth Banks) introduces a cast of new, young and fresh angels—with Kristen Stewart being the most familiar face, Naomi Scott who is high off her Aladdin (2019) fame, and introducing Ella Balinska into the Hollywood industry. This reboot follows Sabina (Stewart), Jane (Balinska) and Elena (Scott), as they go on a European chase to stop the bad guys from weaponising a device called “Calisto”.

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Movie Review: Spider-Man: Far from Home 🕷️💂🏻‍♀️

Spider-Man: Far from Home not only managed to shock audiences, but it teased a very exciting future for the teenage web shooter.

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Tom Holland stars as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Far from Home. CREDIT: Sony Pictures

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Set immediately after the events of Avengers: End Game, Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019, directed by Jon Watts) passes the baton of the Avengers’ legacy to a web-slinging teenager from Queens, New York.

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Trailer Reaction: Jumanji: The Next Level 🎮

Jumanji is probably the only franchise in recent years that rebooted to success.

This official trailer for Jumanji: The Next Level (2019, directed by Jake Kasdan) certainly explains how the story is going to continue after the success of 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.

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Movie Review: Men in Black International 🕶️🌍

Men in Black: International gets laughs from audiences, but was it really a necessary spin-off to make?

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Tessa Thompson (left) and Chris Hemsworth (right) respectively star as Agent M and Agent H in Men in Black: International. CREDIT: Sony Pictures

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Men in Black: International (2019, directed by  F. Gary Gray) features an exciting cast consisting of Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani, Liam Neeson and Emma Thompson—but even with an all-star cast, the movie seems to only generate audience laughter from the well-timed jokes made (mostly) by Nanjiani’s alien character Pawny.

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Movie Review: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 🕷🕸

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a psychedelic and fun-filled movie that is a must-see for all.

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Jake Johnson stars as Peter B. Parker (left), and Shameik Moore stars as Miles Morales (right) in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. CREDIT: Sony Pictures

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I’m sorry Tobey Maguire, and I’m sorry Tom Holland, but this animated Spider-Man movie tops all the live action versions that I’ve seen so far—I won’t apologise to Andrew Garfield because his versions are pure trash. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman) is refreshing as its protagonist is no longer Peter Parker (Chris Pine and Jake Johnson), but instead it focuses on a teenage boy called Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), who is struggling to learn about his powers and cope with the responsibility of being the new Spider-Man.

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