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Top 10 films of 2018…so far

Jeff Mitchell

It is July in Phoenix, Ariz., and the monsoons have begun!  In mysterious, unexplained ways, a sudden and vicious torrent of Arizona rain can cascade equal amounts of wonder, glee and terror into the hearts of desert dwellers all over the Valley. Well, speaking of terror, it feels a bit shocking that half of 2018 has already come and gone.  How did that happen?  Time does fly when one is having fun, because so many terrific movies arrived in theatres this year. This critic watched 143 movies from January through…

‘Ant-Man and The Wasp’ has big laughs and tiny shortcomings

Jeff Mitchell

“Ant-Man and The Wasp” – “It takes two to make a thing go right.  It takes two to make it outta sight.”  – Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock, “It Takes Two” (1988) In a recent “Ant-Man and The Wasp” trailer, the aforementioned classic rap song blasts across the screen in crystal clear apropos action-fashion, as the film’s dynamic duo races around San Francisco’s streets – in a quasi-updated version of 1968’s “Bullitt” – and shakes down a host of bad guys. Actually, the lack of a true noteworthy villain…

‘Eating Animals’ is an important doc and a tough pill to swallow

Jeff Mitchell

“Eating Animals” – “I wonder what my grandkids or generations past me will think about this period, a time when we raise our meat, dairy and eggs in many (compromising) ways.” – “Eating Animals” director Christopher Dillon Quinn, June 14, 2018 during a Phoenix Film Festival interview Quinn is speaking about factory farming.  This current practice mass produces 99 percent of the meat that Americans consume today, and his emotional, eye-opening documentary sheds a light on the highly disturbing state of affairs. Narrated by Natalie Portman, who also co-produced the…