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

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Category: Why Haven’t You Seen This Movie?

  • 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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  • 2017 – Best of the Best, Worst of the Worst, Grand Totals

    Well hello there!   So here we are about to start the SEVENTH year of this blog!  Hard to believe it and boy, does time fly.  Below I’ve compiled my list of the best and worst of 2017.  As is typically the case, by the time it came to make this list things became a…

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  • 2015 – Best of the Best, Worst of the Worst, Grand Totals

    Well hello there!  I wound up skipping my Best of 2014 list because when 2015 rolled around there were still too many “2014” movies that I hadn’t been able to catch.  Then one thing lead to another…and it was March! So here we are starting the fifth year of this blog!  Hard to believe it…

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  • Movie Review ~ This is My Life

    Mid-Day Mini This is My Life 6.5/10 The Facts Synopsis: A stand-up comic neglects her two daughters in the midst of her newfound fame. Director: Nora Ephron Stars: Julie Kavner, Samantha Mathis, Gaby Hoffmann, Carrie Fisher, Dan Aykroyd Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 93 minutes The Thoughts Shortly after writer/director Nora Ephron passed away in the…

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  • Movie Review ~ Indian Summer

    Mid-Day Mini Indian Summer 8.5/10 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. Director: Mike Binder Stars: Alan Arkin, Matt Craven, Diane Lane, Julie Warner, Vincent Spano, Sam Raimi, Elizabeth Perkins, Kimberly Williams,…

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  • Movie Review ~ Mermaids

    Mid-Day Mini Mermaids 7.5/10 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. Director: Richard Benjamin Stars: Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder, Christina Ricci, Michael Schoeffling Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 110…

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  • Movie Review ~ Smooth Talk

    Mid-Day Mini Smooth Talk 8/10 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. Director: Joyce Chopra Stars: Treat Williams, Laura Dern, Mary Kay Place, Levon Helm, Margaret Welsh, Elizabeth Berridge…

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  • Movie Review ~ Stella

    Why Haven’t You Seen This Movie? Stella 7/10 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 a selfless, unforgettable sacrifice. Director: John Erman Stars: Bette Midler, John Goodman, Trini Alvarado, Stephen Collins, Marsha…

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