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

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  • Movie Review ~ Still Alice

    The Facts: Synopsis: Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested. Stars: Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth Directors: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 101 minutes

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  • Movie Review ~ Song of the Sea

    The Facts: Synopsis: Two children must embark on a fantastic journey across a fading world of ancient legend and magic in an attempt to return to their home by the sea. Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Fionnula Flanagan, Lisa Hannigan, Pat Shortt, Liam Hourican, David Rawle, Jon Kenny, Lucy O’Connell, Colm O’Snodaigh, Kevin Swierscz Director: Tomm Moore

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  • Movie Review ~ A Most Violent Year

    The Facts: Synopsis: In New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family during the most dangerous year in the city’s history. Stars: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, Albert Brooks, Alessandro Nivola, David Oyelowo Director: J.C. Chandor Rated: R Running Length: 125 minutes Trailer Review: Here TMMM Score: (8/10) Review: Fans

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ It Follows

    Synopsis: After a strange sexual encounter, a teenager finds herself plagued by disturbing visions and the inescapable sense that something is following her. Release Date:  March 27, 2015 Thoughts: If early buzz and trailer/poster quotes can be believed, It Follows could make a bloody little splash in the ever shrinking pond of indie horror films.

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  • Movie Review ~ Cake

    The Facts: Synopsis: Claire becomes fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain support group while grappling with her own, very raw personal tragedy. Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Felicity Huffman, Sam Worthington, Anna Kendrick, Adriana Barraza, Chris Messina, William H. Macy. Britt Robertson Director: Daniel Barnz Rated: R Running Length: 102 minutes TMMM Score: (7/10) Review: Though she’s getting

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  • Movie Review ~ The Boy Next Door

    The Facts: Synopsis: A woman falls for a younger man next door, but their torrid affair takes an obsessive, dangerous turn. Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, Kristin Chenoweth, John Corbett, Ian Nelson Director: Rob Cohen Rated: R Running Length: 91 minutes TMMM Score: (2/10) Review: Sometimes when I’m sick in bed I can’t resist putting on one

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  • Movie Review ~ American Sniper

    The Facts: Synopsis: Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle’s pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can’t leave behind. Stars: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Jonathan Groff, Kyle Gallner, Keir

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  • Movie Review ~ The Wedding Ringer

    The Facts: Synopsis: Two weeks shy of his wedding, a socially awkward guy enters into a charade by hiring the owner of a company that provides best men for grooms in need. Stars: Josh Gad, Kevin Hart, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Cloris Leachman, Jenifer Lewis,  Olivia Thirlby, Mimi Rogers, Ken Howard Director: Jeremy Garelick Rated: R Running Length: 101 minutes

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  • Movie Review ~ Blackhat

    The Facts: Synopsis: A furloughed convict and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta. Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Viola Davis, Tang Wei, Wang Leehom Director: Michael Mann Rated: R Running Length: 135 minutes Trailer Review: Here TMMM Score: (4/10) Review: Director Michael Mann hasn’t released

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  • Movie Review ~ Paddington (2014)

    The Facts: Synopsis: A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven Stars: Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Broadbent, Nicole Kidman, Ben Whishaw, Peter Capaldi, Julie Walters, Imelda Staunton, Michael Gambon Director: Paul King Rated:

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