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Mel Valentin

San Francisco
As seen in: ScreenAnarchy, Medium, UPROXX, The Playlist, AwardsWatch, That Shelf, Cinapse, Next Projection
Writer-for-hire: Cinapse, Screen Anarchy, That Shelf. 🍅meter-approved critic. Member: SFBAFCC, OFCS. He/Him. Progressive. #LGBTQ+ Ally #ReproRights
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Minions & Monsters Review: Mini Mischief Makers Return for A Winning Prequel

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By Mel Valentin
| That Shelf Verified
The world holds few certainties: Death and taxes, of course, but a Minions-related sequel and/or prequel consistently generating a 10:1 return on investment is a close third. Over almost two decades, the yellow-hued, pill-shaped, overall-wearing chaos agents, supporting characters in the long-running Despicable Me series—and the breakout characters of their own profitable spinoffs— continue to enchant slapstick-loving preteens, tweens, and their indulgent-to-a-fault parents.
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Rose of Nevada Review: A Hallucinatory, Time-Bending Mind-Trip

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By Mel Valentin
| That Shelf Verified
Do-it-yourself Cornish filmmaker Mark Jenkin’s (Enys Men, Bait) latest film, Rose of Nevada, ends on an eerie, enigmatic line of dialogue: “There is no time.” Read without context, it suggests endings, departures, and separations, to places, people, and, of course, things. Read contextually, it suggests a temporal shift or break — possibly temporary, likely permanent. That Jenkins splits the speaker and the listener via editing isn’t accidental.
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SUPERGIRL Goes Where Too Many Superhero Flicks Have Gone Before

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By Mel Valentin
| Cinapse
Deservedly or not, superhero fatigue is real. Once an overreaction driven by online, clickbait-chasing commentators (among others), superhero fatigue can’t be considered an abstract idea based solely on cultural backlash. There’s no clearer evidence of that new objective reality than dwindling box-office returns or streaming numbers for the latest Marvel or DC effort.
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