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Django review: A Cold Showcase for Some Hot Jazz

February 2, 2018 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Django review: A Cold Showcase for Some Hot Jazz

One dimensional portrait of musical genius.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Django, Django Reinhardt, Joey Armstrong

Mudbound review: Poetic, Sincere, and a Little Bit Problematic

January 24, 2018 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Mudbound review: Poetic, Sincere, and a Little Bit Problematic

A powerful film, not without problems.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Carey Mulligan, Dee Rees, Joey Armstrong, Mudbound, White moderates

Paddington 2 review: What Sequels Are Supposed to Do

January 12, 2018 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Paddington 2 review: What Sequels Are Supposed to Do

A true delight.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Joey Armstrong, Paddington 2, Paddington Bear

Rescuing Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi from the Clutches of Fanboys

January 5, 2018 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Rescuing Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi from the Clutches of Fanboys

Lets wrestle with the anti-Last Jedi arguments.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Episode VIII, Joey Armstrong, Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Bill Nye: Science Guy review: How a Really Interesting Guy Tried to Bring Down Fundamentalism

November 30, 2017 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Bill Nye: Science Guy review: How a Really Interesting Guy Tried to Bring Down Fundamentalism

No more Mr. Nice Nye.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Bill Nye, Bill Nye Science Guy, Fundamentalism, Joey Armstrong

Rian Johnson developing a new Star Wars Trilogy

November 10, 2017 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Rian Johnson developing a new Star Wars Trilogy

Are you excited? Or overwhelmed?

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Disney, Joey Armstrong, Rian Johnson, Star Wars

Seeing Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey At the Heights Theater: A Lamenting Love Letter

October 31, 2017 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Seeing Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey At the Heights Theater: A Lamenting Love Letter

Joey recounts his trip the local movie palace for one of the greats.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Heights Theater, Joey Armstrong, Stanley Kubrick

Halloween Horror: Antichrist

October 9, 2017 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Halloween Horror: Antichrist

High marks across the board for this twisted picture.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Antichrist, Halloween Horror, Joey Armstrong

Horror Halloween: The Witch

October 6, 2017 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Horror Halloween: The Witch

This month, The Stake is recommending some horror movies for your Halloween watching. We’re trying to find stuff you may not have already seen. You can find all of these on one of three major streaming services (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu).The Witch (Amazon Prime) Robert Eggers’ The Witch: A New-England Folktale is not only a masterpiece of horror […]

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Horror Halloween, Joey Armstrong, The Witch

Isle of Dogs trailer: Wes Anderson. From the mouths of pups.

September 22, 2017 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Isle of Dogs trailer: Wes Anderson. From the mouths of pups.

The plot weirdens.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies, Trailers Tagged With: Isle of Dogs, Joey Armstrong, Wes Anderson

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