Matthew Pejkovic
Movies reviews only
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Kids vs. Aliens (2022) |
Combining Amblin-style adventure with grind house exploitation theatrics, 'Kids vs. Aliens' is the ultimate 80s man-child movie. - We Got This Covered
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| Posted Feb 23, 2023
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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) |
Pretty to look at but shallow deep. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Jan 24, 2023
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The Harbinger (2022) |
Successfully taps into the psychological distress felt during peak-Covid lockdowns in its telling of a horror story that cuts deep with masterful precision. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Jan 24, 2023
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) |
An exercise in superhero mourning done right. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Jan 24, 2023
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Girl at the Window (2022) |
Places classic American horror conventions in an Australian film, resulting in a watchable if at times messy teen slasher movie. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Jan 24, 2023
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The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM (2022) |
Could have made a bigger impact by exploring its subjects with more depth and less bias. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Jan 24, 2023
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Dig (2022) |
A desert set thriller of high stakes and strong performances. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Jan 24, 2023
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Surrogate (2022) |
A chilling ghost story filled with strong characters and palpable dread. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Oct 12, 2022
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Confess, Fletch (2022) |
Not only succeeds as an entertaining whodunnit, but also gives Jon Hamm the perfect role to flex his comedic muscles and natural charm. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Oct 12, 2022
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The Retaliators (2021) |
A blood-soaked tale of morality and vengeance backed by a hard rocking soundtrack. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Oct 12, 2022
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My Son Hunter (2022) |
An often entertaining, surreal, and at times perplexing political satire. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Oct 12, 2022
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Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) |
Proves to be more spoof than smash. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Oct 11, 2022
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) |
Marvel’s insistence on world building synergy storytelling robs this latest strange tale of its identity. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Oct 11, 2022
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Father Stu (2022) |
An adult driven story about faith, adversity, and forgiveness. Just the movie needed for these most trying times. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Oct 11, 2022
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The Northman (2022) |
An intoxicating and epic blend of violence, mysticism, and breathtaking visuals. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Oct 11, 2022
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Clerks III (2022) |
Keeping in mind that the mantra of Clerks III is to live your life with the knowledge that it is precious, don’t waste it watching Clerks III. - We Got This Covered
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| Posted Sep 20, 2022
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Glorious (2022) |
Glorious delivers an intriguing and engrossing horror comedy where subjects of theology and mythology are always in play yet never drag the film down into a pit of pretentiousness. - We Got This Covered
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| Posted Sep 07, 2022
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Pennywise: The Story of IT (2021) |
A fascinating and engrossing deep dive into the 1990 It miniseries and its impact upon a generation of horror fans - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Aug 31, 2022
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Orphan: First Kill (2022) |
Fuhrman is excellent as Esther, inhabiting the character with more personality and cheekiness compared to the first movie, which makes this pint-sized psychopath a tad more human. J - We Got This Covered
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| Posted Aug 23, 2022
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Elvis (2022) |
Butler commands the screen with a primal raw superstardom that comes across once a generation. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Jul 24, 2022
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What Is a Woman? (2022) |
Walsh takes his unflinching poker face and sharp wit into the belly of the beast in a bid to find out how a word as mundane and easily defined as “woman” has become a pride flag draped hot potato. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Jul 24, 2022
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Top Gun: Maverick (2022) |
Top Gun: Maverick repositions Tom Cruise as the world’s biggest movie star in his reprisal of a role that he invests with wisdom and experience without losing that hotshot confidence. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Jul 24, 2022
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Terror on the Prairie (2022) |
The earth, the blood, the isolation, the violence…Terror on the Prairie is as “wild west” as they come. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Jul 24, 2022
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2000 Mules (2022) |
D’Souza has yet to decipher how to present his ideas and theories in a compelling fashion, especially when the “evidence” itself is circumstantial at best. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Jul 24, 2022
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Morbius (2022) |
To call Morbius a corporate corpse of a movie is too kind. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted May 21, 2022
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X (2022) |
While certainly creepy and provocative at times, X stumbles from the pretentious pedestal this “elevated” horror film has propped itself upon. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted May 16, 2022
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Uncharted (2022) |
The blandest action-adventure movie seen in some time. If only we could press the “reset” button. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted May 09, 2022
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Wyrmwood: Apocalypse (2021) |
An energetic and entertaining blend of splatter-house horror and kinetic action mayhem. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted May 07, 2022
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The King's Man (2021) |
Imagine a feature length film of Drunk History where everyone was high on cocaine, and you might understand The King’s Man experience. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted May 06, 2022
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Night at the Eagle Inn (2021) |
A gripping haunted house horror movie with terrific performances and twist filled story. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted May 05, 2022
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The Batman (2022) |
An engaging crime thriller that stars an excellent Robert Pattinson as a brooding, vengeful Dark Knight who dives into the corrupt heart of Gotham City and emerges as a symbol of justice. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Mar 15, 2022
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The Hyperions (2022) |
A surprisingly tender exploration of family and abandonment that embraces the quirky campiness of its 1970s kitsch setting. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Mar 14, 2022
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Sunken Roads: Three Generations After D-Day (2019) |
An experience where history, memory, and the spirit of those who served during WWII are felt in every frame. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Mar 02, 2022
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Minamata (2020) |
Andrew Levitas has crafted a delicate yet passionate human-rights biopic, one where anger and grace balance the scale of a story incredibly powerful in its themes of redemption and injustice. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Feb 15, 2022
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A Man for All Seasons (1966) |
A robust portrayal of one mans stand for virtue against a corrupt tyranny, with the story of Sir Thomas Moore incredibly relevant today. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Feb 13, 2022
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Shut In (2022) |
While Shut In screams exploitation drivel, the high quality of craft is matched by a depth found in its themes of sacrifice, temptation, and rebirth. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Feb 09, 2022
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Licorice Pizza (2021) |
Paul Thomas Anderson takes us on a surreal trip through 1970s Los Angeles with a masterwork display of filmmaking. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Feb 01, 2022
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Gold (2022) |
It is a bleak, uncompromising watch, yet one that provides a well-known actor the chance to strip his movie star sheen and deliver an uncompromising work. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Feb 01, 2022
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House of Gucci (2021) |
A well performed and pretty to look at TV movie of the week. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Feb 01, 2022
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Dune (2021) |
A first chapter to a different kind of space epic that has a maturity to its character that doesn't sacrifice from the spectacle of its action-adventure elements. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Feb 01, 2022
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Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It (2021) |
Works due to the transparent and energetic spirit of Moreno herself. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Feb 01, 2022
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West Side Story (2021) |
Gives tribute to those who dare to love within a world succumbed to hatred. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Dec 28, 2021
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The Matrix Resurrections (2021) |
Proves to be a laborious and often frustrating fourth entry in a franchise that had its day over 20 years ago. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Dec 28, 2021
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) |
Speaks to the little kid in every Ghostbusters fan who wanted to strap on their own proton-pack and hunt down pesky spirits. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Dec 20, 2021
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Don't Look Up (2021) |
McKay's messaging is equivalent to that of a rampaging teenager: all emotion and no filter. The movie might as well have been called "blah blah blah!" - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Dec 20, 2021
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Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) |
Watts' deft handle on the Spider-Man universe results in a film in which novelty, substance, and high-grace pop-culture entertainment blend very well together. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Dec 20, 2021
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) |
An underwhelming yet hyperactive superhero movie that reminds of the pre-MCU bad old days. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Dec 20, 2021
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Last Night in Soho (2021) |
Naïve dreams and horrific nightmares emerge in time-crossing London. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Dec 07, 2021
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Boiling Point (2021) |
An engrossing one-shot wonder wrought with tension and dense in character. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Dec 07, 2021
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No Time to Die (2021) |
A last hurrah cash-in before the eventual reboot. - Matt's Movie Reviews
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| Posted Dec 07, 2021
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