Category: Film Reviews
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5 Favorites Redux #10: Favorite Christmas Movies
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. A day late and a dollar short, I’m giving you my ultimate list of…
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Review: The Farewell (2019)
The Farewell Rating Director Lulu Wang Screenplay Lulu Wang Length 1h 40m Starring Awkwafina, Shuzhen Zhao, X Mayo, Lu Hong, Lin Hong, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Yang Xuejian, Becca Khalil, Jiang Yongbo, Chen Han, Aoi Mizuhara, Li Xiang, Liu Hongli, Zhang Shiming, Zhang Jing, Liu Jinhang MPAA Rating PG for thematic material, brief language and…
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Review: Waves (2019)
Waves Rating Director Trey Edward Shults Screenplay Trey Edward Shults Length 2h 15m Starring Taylor Russell, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Alexa Demie, Renée Elise GOldsberry, Sterling K. Brown, Clifton Collins Jr., Lucas Hedges MPAA Rating R for language throughout, drug and alcohol use, some sexual content and brief violence-all involving teens Original Preview Click Here
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The Morning After: Dec. 23, 2019
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: The Irishman Martin Scosese is…
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5 Favorites Redux #9: Favorite Star Wars Properties
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. Friday, or really Thursday evening these days, is the beginning of the end of…
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The Morning After: Dec. 16, 2019
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: Parasite Bong Joon-ho is a…
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5 Favorites Redux #8: Favorite Films Starring the Cast of Jumanji 2
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. With a cast like this, you have to look at what they’ve done and…
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The Morning After: Dec. 9, 2019
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: Waves Trey Edward Shults steps…
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5 Favorites Redux #7: Films Starring Scarlett Johnasson
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. This week, Noah Baumbach’s critically acclaimed Marriage Story releases to cinemas with Scarlett Johansson…
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The Morning After: Dec. 2, 2019
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: The Farewell Lulu Wang’s second…
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5 Favorites Redux #6: Favorite Films Starring the Cast of Knives Out
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. With Knives Out, director Rian Johnson tries to go small after the blockbuster Star…
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5 Favorites Redux #5: Disney Animated Heroines
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. Frozen II enters multiplexes this weekend, so I’m going to take a look at…
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The Morning After: Nov. 18, 2019
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: Abominable When the film begins,…
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5 Favorites Redux #4: TV Show Adaptations
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. This weekend, the latest cinematic adaptation of a small screen venture makes its way…
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The Morning After: Nov. 12, 2019
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: Us Jordan Peele’s sophomore outing…
