Author: The MN Movie Man
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Movie Review ~ Things Heard & Seen
The Facts: Synopsis: An artist relocates to the Hudson Valley and begins to suspect that her marriage has a sinister darkness, one that rivals her new home’s history. Stars: Amanda Seyfried, James Norton, Natalia Dyer, Karen Allen, Rhea Seehorn, Alex Neustaedter, F. Murray Abraham Directors: Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini Rated: NR Running Length: 119 minutes TMMM…
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The Silver Bullet ~ West Side Story (2021)
Synopsis: An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Release Date: December 10, 2021 Thoughts: While Oscar night was abuzz with much anticipation over who would win, when the news leaked the teaser trailer for Steven…
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Movie Review ~ The 2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Animated
BEST ANIMATED SHORT This category always manages to surprise me because of the range of tone and animation styles. While the other shorts categories can sometimes feel like they are checking off boxes to meet particular criteria, you never know quite what you’re going to get when the animated shorts come your way. Sure, now…
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Movie Review ~ The 2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Live Action
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT In the past few years, this category has been growing slightly more uneven but these five nominees were unusually off-kilter this year, only one stuck out like a sore thumb as truly bad, though. I purposely didn’t read any synopsis about the films first so I could be surprised by what…
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Movie Review ~ The 2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Documentary
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT Oh, how I’ve come to love this category. Documentaries have always been a favorite of mine and once I started to become an Oscar completist, looping in these Documentary Shorts unlocked another level of insight into subjects that may not be meaty enough to fill out a feature length endeavor but can…
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Movie Review ~ Together Together
The Facts: Synopsis: When young loner Anna is hired as the surrogate for Matt, a single man in his 40s, the two strangers come to realize this unexpected relationship will quickly challenge their perceptions of connection, boundaries and the particulars of love. Stars: Ed Helms, Patti Harrison, Rosalind Chao, Julio Torres, Tig Notaro, Nora Dunn,…
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Movie Review ~ Wildcat (2021)
The Facts: Synopsis: After militants ambush her convoy in the Middle East, an ambitious reporter is taken captive and held hostage. Now forced to confront her troubled and traumatic past, she desperately searches for a way to bring down her captors and survive with her life intact. Stars: Georgina Campbell, Luke Benward, Mido Hamada Director:…
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Movie Review ~ Mortal Kombat (2021)
The Facts: Synopsis: Washed-up MMA fighter Cole Young, unaware of his heritage, and hunted by Emperor Shang Tsung’s best warrior, Sub-Zero, seeks out and trains with Earth’s greatest champions as he prepares to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe. Stars: Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano,…
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Listen Up! Best Original Song
For years, I’ve been a staunch defender of the Best Original Song category at the Academy Awards even as a number of naysayers have claimed it’s become less relevant with each passing ceremony. Throughout the history of the awards, the Oscar has been given to (and snubbed) a bevy of timeless tunes while at the…
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Movie Review ~ Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
The Facts: Synopsis: Following five years in the life and career of an independent filmmaker, supported by dozens of interviews, posing one question: how does an indie filmmaker survive in the current film business? Stars: Justin McConnell, Tim League, Guillermo del Toro, Michael Biehn, Jovanka Vuckovic, Sid Haig, Paul Schrader, Tom Savini, George A. Romero, Larry Fessenden, Lloyd Kaufman, Heather Buckley, Uwe Boll, Todd Brown, Jennifer Blanc, Zack Bernbaum, Justin Benson, Yazid Benfeghoul, Charles…
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Hi Bruce, I think it definitely ranks in strong PG level, especially near the finale where it gets pretty intense.…
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