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Tag: Winona Ryder

  • Movie Review ~ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

    Movie Review ~ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

    Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Synopsis: After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife. Stars: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Jenna Ortega, Willem Dafoe,

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  • Movie Review ~ Haunted Mansion (2023)

    Movie Review ~ Haunted Mansion (2023)

    The Facts: Synopsis: A single mother and her son move into a New Orleans mansion, only to find that it isn’t quite as empty as expected. To combat the spirits, they hire a grieving widower who works as a ghost tour guide, a psychic, a priest, and a local historian to exorcise the spirits from

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  • Movie Review ~ Gone in the Night (2022)

    Movie Review ~ Gone in the Night (2022)

    The Facts: Synopsis: When Kath and her boyfriend arrive at a remote cabin in the redwoods, they find a mysterious younger couple already there. After her boyfriend disappears with the young woman Kath becomes obsessed with finding an explanation.Stars: Winona Ryder, John Gallagher Jr., Owen Teague, Brianne Tju, Dermot MulroneyDirector: Eli HorowitzRated: RRunning Length: 90

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  • Movie Review ~ The Iceman

    The Facts: Synopsis: The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor daughters have any clue about his real profession. Stars: Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Chris Evans, Ray Liotta, David Schwimmer, Robert Davi, Danny Abeckaser, Stephen Dorff, James Franco Director: Ariel Vroman

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  • Movie Review ~ Homefront

    The Facts: Synopsis: A former DEA agent moves his family to a quiet town, where he soon tangles with a local meth druglord. Stars: Jason Statham, James Franco, Winona Ryder, Kate Bosworth, Frank Gillo, Izabela Vidovic Director: Gary Fleder Rated: R Running Length: 100 minutes Trailer Review: Here TMMM Score: (6/10) Review:  What possessed the

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  • In Praise of Teasers ~ Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

    I have a serious problem with movie trailers lately.  It seems like nearly every preview that’s released is about 2:30 minutes long and gives away almost every aspect of the movie, acting more like a Cliff Notes version of the movie being advertised rather than something to entice an audience into coming back and seeing

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Homefront

    Synopsis: A former DEA agent moves his family to a quiet town, where he soon tangles with a local meth druglord. Release Date:  November 27, 2013 Thoughts:  Just looking at the poster for this thriller you’d get the impression that this was merely another Jason Statham (Parker, The Expendables 2) beat-down movie.  While the latter

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  • Mid-Day Mini ~ Star Trek (2009)

    The Facts: Synopsis: The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father’s legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful, time-traveling Romulan creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time. Stars: John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder,

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  • Mid-Day Mini ~ Mermaids

    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. Stars: Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder, Christina Ricci, Michael Schoeffling Director: Richard Benjamin Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 110 minutes TMMM Score: (7.5/10)

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