Category: Why Haven’t You Seen This Movie?
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2018 – Best of the Best, Worst of the Worst, Grand Totals
Hello! Wow! Here we go into our year EIGHT of The MN Movie Man. I can’t believe it! Below I’ve compiled my list of the best and worst of 2018. As is typically the case, by the time it came to make this list things became a bit of a jumble and I decided to choose the…
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Why Haven’t You Seen This Movie ~ This is My Life
The Facts: Synopsis: A stand-up comic neglects her two daughters in the midst of her newfound fame. Stars: Julie Kavner, Samantha Mathis, Gaby Hoffmann, Carrie Fisher, Dan Akyroyd Director: Nora Ephron Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 93 minutes TMMM Score: (6.5/10) Review: Shortly after writer/director Nora Ephron passed away in the summer of 2012 I began…
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Joe’s Favorite Movie ~ Jaws
Synopsis: When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it. Stars: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Susan Backlinie Director: Steven Spielberg Rated: PG Running Length: 124 minutes TMMM Score: (11/10)…
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Mid-Day Mini ~ Indian Summer
The Facts: Synopsis: Seven friends reunite for a week-long reunion at a summer camp in Ontario they used to attend as children which is now threatened with being closed down. Stars: Alan Arkin, Matt Craven, Diane Lane, Julie Warner, Vincent Spano, Sam Raimi, Elizabeth Perkins, Kimberly Williams, Kevin Pollak, Bill Paxton Director: Mike Binder Rated:…
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Mid-Day Mini ~ Mermaids
The Facts: Synopsis: An unconventional single mother relocates with her two daughters to a small Massachusetts town in 1963, where a number of events and relationships both challenge and strengthen their familial bonds. Stars: Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder, Christina Ricci, Michael Schoeffling Director: Richard Benjamin Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 110 minutes TMMM Score: (7.5/10)…
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Mid-Day Mini ~ Smooth Talk
The Facts: Synopsis: Based on the short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates, this film chronicles 15-year-old Connie Wyatt’s sexual awakening in the Northern California suburbs. Stars: Treat Williams, Laura Dern, Mary Kay Place, Levon Helm, Margaret Welsh, Elizabeth Berridge Director: Joyce Chopra Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 92…
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Why Haven’t You Seen This Movie? ~ Stella
The Facts: Synopsis: Stella is determined, courageous, vulgar, unfashionable…and all her daughter has. Through the trials of teenagehood, to the problems of adulthood, Stella will do anything for Jenny…ending in an selfless, unforgettable sacrifice. Stars: Bette Midler, John Goodman, Trini Alvarado, Stephen Collins, Marsha Mason Director: John Erman Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 109 minutes TMMM…
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Why Haven’t You Seen This Movie? ~ Follow Me, Boys
The Facts: Synopsis: Lem Siddons is part of a traveling band who has a dream of becoming a lawyer. Deciding to settle down, he finds a job as a stockboy in the general store of a small town. Trying to fit in, he volunteers to become scoutmaster of the newly formed Troop 1. Becoming more…
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