SPOILER-FREE FILM REVIEWS FROM A MOVIE LOVER WITH A HEART OF GOLD!

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Month: July 2022

Movie Review ~ Nope

The Facts: Synopsis: The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Brandon Perea, Michael Wincott, Barbie Ferreira, Donna Mills, Eddie Jemison, Fynn Bachman, Keith David, Wrenn Schmidt, Oz PerkinsDirector: Jordan PeeleRated: RRunning Length: 135 minutesTMMM Score: (7/10)Review: With the commercial…
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July 20, 2022
Movie Review ~ Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

The Facts: Synopsis: When struggling filmmaker Dean moves into an Airbnb, he quickly discovers that he is not alone. Marcel, an adorable one-inch-tall shell, already lives there with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan.Stars: Jenny Slate, Rosa Salazar, Thomas Mann, Isabelle Rossellini, Andy Richter, Nathan Fielder, Peter Bonerz, Jessi Klein, Lesley StahlDirector: Dean…
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July 17, 2022
Movie Review ~ She Will

The Facts: Synopsis: An aging actress travels to a remote retreat in Scotland to recuperate from an operation. Once there, she discovers the dark history of the land and, in doing so, unravels her past with vengeful consequences.Stars: Alice Krige, Kota Eberhardt, Malcolm McDowell, Rupert Everett, Jonathan Arias, Daniel Lapaine, Olwen Fouéré, Jack Greenlees, Layla…
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July 15, 2022
Movie Review ~ Persuasion (2022)

The Facts: Synopsis: Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth—the dashing one she let get away—crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart regarding second chances.Stars: Dakota Johnson, Henry…
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July 14, 2022
Movie Review ~ Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)

The Facts: Synopsis: A seemingly ordinary British housekeeper whose dream to own a couture Christian Dior gown takes her on an extraordinary adventure to Paris.Stars: Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Jason Isaacs, Anna Chancellor, Lambert Wilson, Alba Baptista, Lucas Bravo, Rose WilliamsDirector: Anthony FabianRated: PGRunning Length: 115 minutesTMMM Score: (9/10)Review: I’m a person that regrettably tends…
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July 14, 2022
Movie Review ~ Gone in the Night (2022)

The Facts: Synopsis: When Kath and her boyfriend arrive at a remote cabin in the redwoods, they find a mysterious younger couple already there. After her boyfriend disappears with the young woman Kath becomes obsessed with finding an explanation.Stars: Winona Ryder, John Gallagher Jr., Owen Teague, Brianne Tju, Dermot MulroneyDirector: Eli HorowitzRated: RRunning Length: 90…
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July 14, 2022
Movie Review ~ Don’t Make Me Go

The Facts: Synopsis: After learning he has a fatal brain tumor, a single father takes his teenage daughter on a road trip to find the mother who abandoned her years before and teaches her everything she might need over the rest of her life.Stars: John Cho, Mia Isaac, Mitchell Hope, Jemaine Clement, Stefania LaVie Owen,…
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July 14, 2022
Movie Review ~ Where the Crawdads Sing

The Facts: Synopsis: A woman who raised herself in the marshes of the deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man with whom she was once involved.Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, Michael Hyatt, Sterling Macer, Jr., David StrathairnDirector: Olivia NewmanRated: PG-13Running Length: 125 minutesTMMM Score: (8/10)Review: I’ve had the…
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July 13, 2022
Movie Review ~ The Sea Beast

The Facts: Synopsis: A legendary sea monster hunter has an epiphany when a stowaway girl befriends the most dangerous monster of all.Stars: Karl Urban, Zaris-Angel Hator, Jared Harris, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Dan Stevens, Kathy Burke, George O’HaraDirector: Chris WilliamsRated: PGRunning Length: 115 minutesTMMM Score: (6.5/10)Review: These past few weeks, there’s been a bit of a neck…
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July 7, 2022
Movie Review ~ Dreaming Walls

The Facts: Synopsis: The end of a long upmarket renovation of the legendary Chelsea Hotel is partly longed for and partly dreaded by the artists who still live there. The film grants us access to their apartments and interweaves the past with the present.Director: Maya Duverdier, Amélie van ElmbtRated: NRRunning Length: 80 minutesTMMM Score: (8/10)Review: …
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July 7, 2022