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  • Movie Review ~ Lift

    Movie Review ~ Lift

    Lift Synopsis: An international heist crew races to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet. Stars: Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D’Onofrio, Úrsula Corberó, Billy Magnussen, Jacob Batalon, Jean Reno, Sam Worthington Director: F. Gary Gray Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 104 minutes Review: Growing up, whenever we would visit my

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  • Streaming Review ~ Loki (Episodes 1 & 2)

    The Facts: Synopsis: After stealing the Tesseract during the events of Avengers: Endgame, an alternate version of Loki is brought to the mysterious Time Variance Authority who give Loki a choice: face being deleted from existence due to being a “time variant” or help fix the timeline and stop a greater threat. Stars: Tom Hiddleston,

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  • Movie Review ~ A Wrinkle in Time (2018)

    The Facts: Synopsis: After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him. Stars: Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling, Reese Witherspoon, Storm Reid, Gugu Mbatha Raw, Chris Pine, Zach Galifianakis, Andre Holland, Levi Miller, Deric McCabe, Bellamy Young, Rowan Blanchard, Will McCormack,

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ A Wrinkle in Time (2018)

    Synopsis: After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him. Release Date: March 9, 2018 Thoughts: Madeleine L’Engle’s celebrated 1963 novel has been on my bookshelf for years and holds a special place in my heart.  I’ve seen high school

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  • Movie Review ~ Beauty and the Beast (2017)

    The Facts: Synopsis: An adaptation of the Disney fairy tale about a monstrous-looking prince and a young woman who fall in love. Stars: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Sir Ian McKellen, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Luke Evans, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Dan Stevens, Audra McDonald, Stanley Tucci, Ewan McGregor, Emma Thompson, Hattie Morahan Director: Bill Condon Rated: PG Running

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  • Movie Review ~ Miss Sloane

    The Facts: Synopsis: In the world of political power-brokers, Sloane takes on the most powerful opponent of her career and will do whatever is required to win. Stars: Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alison Pill, Jake Lacy, Sam Waterston, John Lithgow Director: John Madden Rated: R Running Length: 132 minutes TMMM Score: (7/10) Review: Miss Sloane is a timely

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Beauty and the Beast (2017) – Trailer 2

    Synopsis: An adaptation of the classic fairy-tale about a monstrous prince and a young woman who fall in love. Release Date: March 17, 2017 Thoughts: No, YOU teared up when you were watching this look at Beauty and the Beast…ok…I did too.  One of Disney’s most beloved animated fairy tales comes to live action life

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Beauty and the Beast (2017)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqcZ41yxp94 Synopsis: An adaptation of the classic fairy-tale about a monstrous prince and a young woman who fall in love. Release Date: March 17, 2017 Thoughts: Gosh darn it, there’s no denying that Disney is sure on a winning streak with re-purposing their animated fairy-tale canon as live action films. After the winning success of

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  • Movie Review ~ Concussion

    The Facts: Synopsis: In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play. Stars: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Luke Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Arliss Howard, Paul Reiser, David Morse, Albert Brooks Director: Peter Landesman Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 123 minutes TMMM Score: (7.5/10) Review: In recent years,

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Odd Thomas

    Synopsis: In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces. Release Date: February 28, 2014 Thoughts: It’s never a good sign when a movie finishes production and then sits on the shelf for over two years.  Usually, it’s indicative of a troubled

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