War for the Planet of the Apes
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War for the Planet of the Apes

I'll admit: I was skeptical when I heard they were rebooting the Planet of the Apes series again after the mess that was Tim Burton's attempted reboot, but most of that skepticism had to do with the decision to use entirely computer generated apes instead of modern makeup. I've typically been of the opinion that effects done practically are the best and that CG is often used excessively and done lazily. I also LOVE the original Planet of the Apes. It's one of my favorite movies. But then I actually saw Rise of the Planet of the Apes and that…
Day 3: Dirty Harry (1971)
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Day 3: Dirty Harry (1971)

Welcome back to Day 3 of our Clint Eastwood spotlight where we're talking about Dirty Harry from 1971. It's hard to imagine a more iconic role for an actor, but it's just one of many for Mr. Eastwood in his long and illustrious career. And even though it would eventually become cliched through many knockoffs and bad movies, his anti-hero renegade cop character really broke the mold here. The movie follows that title character as he tries to stop a serial killer named "Scorpio" in San Francisco. It's loosely inspired by the real life serial killer "Zodiac" (which was more…