reviews by brecken hunter wellborn, m.a.
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Breckflix Will Return!
Happy September from your second or third favorite blogger! I am currently living my Elle Woods fantasy in graduate school. In other words, I am both very tired and also very pretty. In order to be less tired and to continue being pretty, I need to sleep. That means, Breckflix will be taking a snooze… Read more
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FeaturedEpisode 6: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
“The amount of screen time dedicated to the horrible, unibrowed Alfrid is just downright disrespectful; that could have just been Legolas close-ups”
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Episode 5: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
“I love the sheer amount of Gandalf this movie has—especially when he shows off his iPhone flashlight powers against Sauron”
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FeaturedReview: Candyman (2021)
“I haven’t stopped thinking about the film since I left the theater, and I don’t plan to any time soon”
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Episode 4: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
“I know The Hobbit films are considered vastly inferior to the LOTR films, but I adored them when they first came out – let’s see if, nearly a decade later, my appreciation holds”
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FeaturedReview: The Suicide Squad (2021)
“Margot Robbie continues to prove she is by far the most valuable asset of the DCEU”
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Episode 3: The Return of the King (2003)
“Everyone always complains about how many endings there are in this movie, but honestly, I would take twelve more endings to stay in this Middle Earth a little bit longer”
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Review: Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
“This movie exists for exactly one reason: to make sure audiences know that Warner Bros. owns all of the IP that Disney doesn’t.”
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Episode 2: The Two Towers (2002)
“You think Sauron is the main villain of these movies, but if you really think about it, the antagonist that seems to trip up our heroes the most is a steep cliff.”
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Review: Black Widow (2021)
“If someone was to ask for the textbook example of an MCU film, I would point them to this movie.”
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Episode 1: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
“Be right back, going to put up all my old Legolas posters, wallpapers, and screensavers.”
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Introducing Screening the Shire!
Meet me in the Middle-Earth.
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Review: F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
“F9: The Fast Soap Opera has everything you’d expect from an eighth sequel: bigger set pieces, unnecessary flashbacks, characters returning from past movies, characters returning from the dead, and John Cena.”
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Review: Spiral (2021)
“Just kidding. But, seriously, Saw 14 is a bad movie on just about every possible level. Now, let’s be clear, the Saw franchise has never been a pinnacle of quality cinema, but the newest entry actually takes the series to a new low. The one thing this movie really gets right is increasing the number of movies in the series – it objectively does that.”
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Review: In the Heights (2021)
“The film’s show-stopping symphony of infectious musical numbers creates an energy that radiates off the big screen.”
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See You This Summer!
Hello, Breckfast Club! With the academic season coming to a close, the Breckster’s plate is fuller than at an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet. Breckflix is going to go on a brief hiatus until I’ve finished grading, turned in my own coursework, and submitted all submissions for publication. New reviews will return in June. Thanks for your… Read more
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FeaturedEpisode 10: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
“Prequel-wise, this falls victim to the most common of prequel tropes: trying way too hard to bring in as many elements as possible that connect to the origin series.”
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Episode 9: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them (2016)
“The man who snorts across a snowy ground in order to attract a bulbus rhino has an actual Academy Award.”
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Episode 8: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011)
“Halfway through this movie, I started tearing up – not for any particular reason, it’s just a lot.”
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Episode 7: Harry Potter and the deathly hallows, part 1 (2010)
“Yes, it’s horrific, but it’s also pretty hilarious that the dark wizards spend a good chunk of their time having evil board meetings.”
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Episode 6: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
“The moment Snape swish-and-flicks Wormtail out of his room is the moment we know this is really Snape’s movie and we’re all just watching it.”
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Episode 5: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
“Dolores Umbridge is one of the wickedest cinematic villains of all time.”
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A Week Away
Due to the unexpected Ice Age that hit Texas this past week, there will not be a Watching the Wizards post this week. Tune in next week when the state is less messed up.
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Episode 4: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
“Okay, I didn’t even read this book, and even I’m irate that Fumbledore spends this entire movie screaming”
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Episode 3: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
“How was there not be an institutional inquiry into this school’s inability to keep a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?”
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Episode 2: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
“This movie has a sense of sheer silliness that the others don’t have, which really works in a movie filled with academic wizards who shoot beams from sticks”
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Episode 1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
Welcome to the first episode of Watching the Wizards!
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Breckflix in 2021
In December 2020, Breckflix turned one! Though I like to joke about the fives of fans who keep up with my blog, I do really want to thank you for your readership. All kidding aside, I have tens of awesome fans, and I do this for you. During Breckflix’s first year, I tinkered with the… Read more
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Review: Promising Young Woman (2020)
“There really is not a level of this film that is not pure fire and that speaks to the visionary direction of Emerald Fennell”
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FeaturedDecember 25: Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
“I’m genuinely curious to know if other people watch this around Christmas, or if this is that holiday thing that we do that’s weird?”
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December 24: A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
“Charlie Brown’s holiday malaise is so hot right now”
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FeaturedDecember 23: Frosty the Snowman (1969)
“Not only is this special based entirely on a three-minute song, the kids also sing that same song about six times in less than half an hour; there’s even a ballad version!”
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December 22: Jingle All the Way (1996)
“I know a lot of people don’t find this movie funny, but I giggle at the majority of Sinbad’s clearly ad-libbed lines”
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December 21: A Christmas Story (1983)
“Re-watching A Christmas Story is a great way to spend ninety minutes going, ‘oh, yeah, that reference comes from this, too!’”
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December 20: White Christmas (1954)
“I’m going to need someone to buy me one of the fans used during the “Sisters” number”
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December 19: Love Actually (2003)
“It’s like a holiday dinner with family, but with Mr. Bean.”
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December 18: Happiest Season (2020)
“I am fully in love with Dan Levy, but he plays, um, me in this movie, so I do feel both seen and narcissistically smitten”
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December 17: The Night Before (2015)
“a love letter to other Christmas movies”
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December 16: The Best Man Holiday (2013)
“Damn, more people in this single friend group have slept with each other than at a gay brunch”
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December 15: LAst Holiday (2006)
“Treat Yo Self: The Movie”
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December 14: The Santa Clause 3: The Escape ClausE (2006)
“Even though the first two Santa Clause movies are my favorite Christmas movies, the third one is, well, not”
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december 13: Elf (2003)
“I would argue this is the most recent Christmas movie deemed a classic for the general Christmas movie-watching population”
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December 12: Gremlins (1984)
“I know they straight up kill people, but the gremlins really know how to throw a party!”
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December 11: 3615 code Père Nöel (1989)
“You know how in Home Alone, Kevin lays booby traps for burglars, and it’s all silly? So Père Nöel is like that, except Thomas’s traps are designed to hunt down a serial killer”
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December 10: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
“Everyone at the North Pole is mean. I get the point is for them all to learn to accept and love Rudolph, but damn, they hate this kid”
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December 9: Die Hard (1988)
“My friends, we’ve arrived at one of the great cinematic debates: Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?”
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December 8: This Christmas (2007)
“New rule: all movies end with the cast doing a soul train.”
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December 7: The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
“This movie has two conflicts introduced at the same time, and then just when you think there can’t be more to put on Santa’s plate – boom! There’s a magical watch that has limited magic. Art.”
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December 6: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
“The Grinch running around naked and alone in his house talking to himself and his pet is The 2020 Mood.”
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December 5: Jack Frost (1979)
“Worst of all, it’s not even Christmas-y! It’s far more Groundhog Day-y!”
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