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Movie Review ~ Virunga
The Facts: Synopsis: A group of brave individuals risk their lives to save the last of the world’s mountain gorillas; in the midst of renewed civil war and a scramble for Congo’s natural resources. Director: Orlando von Einsiedel Rated: NR Running Length: 100 minutes TMMM Score: (7/10) Review: Browsing your Netflix queue you may lock
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Movie Review ~ Last Days in Vietnam
The Facts: Synopsis: During the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army closes in on Saigon as the panicked South Vietnamese people desperately attempt to escape. On the ground, American soldiers and diplomats confront the same moral quandary: whether to obey White House orders to evacuate U.S. citizens only–or to risk
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Movie Review ~ The Boxtrolls
The Facts: Synopsis: A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator. Stars: Ben Kingsley, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Elle Fanning, Dee Bradley Baker, Steve Blum, Toni Collette, Jared Harris, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade, Tracy Morgan, Simon Pegg Director: Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable Rated: PG Running
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The Silver Bullet ~ Aloha
Synopsis: A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and re-connects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog assigned to him. Release Date: May 29, 2015 Thoughts: Had I not known before seeing this first look at Aloha who wrote and directed it, I
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The Silver Bullet ~ Crimson Peak
Synopsis: In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds…and remembers. Release Date: October 16, 2015 Thoughts: There are very few
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Movie Review ~ Fifty Shades of Grey
The Facts: Synopsis: Literature student Anastasia Steele’s life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey. Stars: Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson, Victor Rasuk, Marcia Gay Harden, Callum Keith Rennie, Jennifer Ehle, Max Martini, Luke Grimes, Eloise Mumford, Rita Ora Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson Rated: R Running Length: 125 minutes Trailer Review: Here TMMM Score: (5/10) Review: Sex sells. Period. End of story.
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The Silver Bullet ~ Poltergeist (2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViWTPto3atU Synopsis: A family’s home is haunted by a host of ghosts Release Date: July 24, 2015 Thoughts: I’ve so many thoughts and feelings about this particular instance of Hollywood remaking one of its tried and true classics. I’m not usually precious about a property but the original Poltergeist is one of my all-time favorite
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The Silver Bullet ~ Magic Mike XXL
Synopsis: The continuing story of male stripper, Magic Mike. Release Date: July 1, 2015 Thoughts: I wasn’t the biggest fan of 2012’s stripper-palooza Magic Mike, finding it to be one of director Steven Soderbergh’s (Side Effects) worst looking and worst sounding films to date. Between the garish production design and general stupidity of the entire
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The Silver Bullet ~ Child 44
Synopsis: A disgraced member of the military police investigates a series of nasty child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union. Release Date:Â April 17, 2015 Thoughts: Originally published in 2008, the novel this Cold War thriller is based off of is the first in a trilogy involving Soviet agent Leo Demidov, played here by Tom
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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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