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Latest Reviews
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What chance did a poor boy from Tupelo, Mississippi (pop. 38,000 in 2022) in 1935 have of becoming a world-famous singer and movie star? Positively none, until Elvis Presley was born there in a two-room shack on January 8, 1935, the living half of twin boys (Jesse was the stillborn...
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Would I miss a film co-starring Chris Hemsworh and Miles Teller? Not on your life. Hemsworth won me over with his comic performances in Thor: Ragnarok and Ghostbusters. Plus, Teller became a favorite of mine because of his terrific work in Whiplash. I was so ready for ...
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A large part of the fun and playfulness of the Toy Story films has always been the self-aware recognition that a human child’s playthings are inanimate objects that come to life when humans aren’t around – a great bit that has always served the franchise well.
The new Pixar movie&nbs...
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Whenever a movie is a hit, there is immediate talk at the studios to make a sequel. This frequently causes confusion when a film such as Marlon Brando’s The Godfather is suggested to be made as a musical, Part II, or the scary clown chiller It be resurrected as a Mary...
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Latest Features
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Below are more soundtrack reviews of recent and archival releases.
The Curse of La Llorona (Joseph Bishara, 2019) **** The Curse of La Llorona was the first time Joseph Bishara's music stood out to me. Even The Conjuring was not...
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Many movies have been made about the father-child relationship. And most people would probably name films like Father of the Bride, Cheaper by the Dozen, To Kill a Mockingbird as their favorites. However, my unusual three choices are listed below. The first one tells...
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I don't envy eleven-to-fourteen year-old ("tween") girls in this day and age. On the one hand, they are bombarded with corporate media pleas to consume what may already moderately interest them -- clothes, pop music,...
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