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Tag: Mary Steenburgen

Movie Review ~ Book Club: The Next Chapter

The Facts: Synopsis: Four elderly best friends take their book club to Italy for the fun girls’ trip they never had. When things go off the rails, and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure.Stars: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Andy Garcia, Don Johnson, Craig T. Nelson,…
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May 12, 2023
Movie Review ~ Nightmare Alley (2021)

The Facts: Synopsis: An ambitious carny with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is. Stars: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen, David Strathairn, Holt McCallany Director: Guillermo del Toro Rated:…
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December 21, 2021
Movie Review ~ Happiest Season

The Facts: Synopsis: A young woman with a plan to propose to her girlfriend while at her family’s annual holiday party discovers her partner hasn’t yet come out to her conservative parents. Stars: Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, Mary Holland, Victor Garber, Mary Steenburgen Director: Clea DuVall Rated: PG-13 Running…
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November 24, 2020
Movie Review ~ Book Club

The Facts: Synopsis: Four lifelong friends have their lives forever changed after reading Fifty Shades of Grey in their monthly book club. Stars: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Andy Garcia, Don Johnson, Alicia Silverstone, Katie Aselton, Wallace Shawn, Richard Dreyfuss, Ed Begley Jr. Director: Bill Holderman Rated: PG-13 Running…
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May 17, 2018
Movie Review ~ A Walk in the Woods

The Facts: Synopsis: After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends. Stars: Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson, Nick Offerman, Kristen Schaal, Mary Steenburgen Director: Ken Kwapis Rated:…
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September 1, 2015
The Silver Bullet ~ A Walk in the Woods

Synopsis: After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends. Release Date: September 2, 2015 Thoughts: Based on Bill Bryson’s popular memoir of traversing the Applachian Trail with his…
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May 28, 2015
The Silver Bullet ~ Last Vegas

Synopsis: Three sixty-something friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal. Release Date: November 1, 2013 Thoughts: Headlined by four Oscar winners, Last Vegas is a movie your mom will probably ask you to take her to. That’s not necessarily a…
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June 4, 2013