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“The Maze Runner” Movie Review

(A-MAZE-ing Survival Story) – – Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) arrives, without his memory, in an enclosed wilderness surrounded by a wall that opens up in the morning into a maze and closes at night. Greeting Thomas are a number of boys some of whom have been here for 3 years. Â They have learned to adapt to…
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"Dial A Prayer" Movie Review and Trailer

(Advice From the Heart) – – Cora (Brittany Snow) was raised in a religious family, but, started hanging out with an anti-religion group of miscreants. One night, with the group, Cora desecrated a statue of Mary and burned a church down. Unfortunately, she was the only one of the group that was caught, and even…
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5 Years Ago Today We Lost Carol, Chris, Kassy, and Bobby

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“Wild” Movie Review

(Pacific Crest Trail Therapy) – – Cheryl Strayer (Reese Witherspoon) is battling some serious demons. One way to confront herself and those demons, she decides, is to hike over 1,000 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail. 94 days later she finds herself and excises (hmmm, exercises?) her demons. The death of her mother (Laura Dern)…
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My First Few Weeks at Cal State Long Beach Among Other Things :-)

Claire Guite, our 2015 Carol Phan College Scholarship recipient, sent in this blog entry talking about her first few weeks at Cal State Long Beach! — My First Few Weeks at Cal State Long Beach Among Other Things đ By claireguite When I entered for this scholarship, I thought for sure I wasnât going to win…
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“Welcome to Me” Movie Review

(Wacky, Weird, Quirky) – – Alice Klieg (Kristen Wiig) has won $86 million in the lottery. She has borderline personality disorder and, since she is now rich, she stopped taking her meds and said goodbye to her psychiatrist. Alice wants to host a TV talk show. Â But this is a talk show unlike any other…
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“The Skeleton Twins” Movie Review

(Suicidal Twins Reunite) – – Maggie Dean (Kristen Wiig) is just about to swallow a handful of pills when her cell phone rings. She answers it and finds out that her brother, Milo (Bill Hader), is in the hospital after slashing his wrists. Maggie travels to visit her brother even though the two of them…
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“Woman in Gold” Movie Review

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“Taken 3” Movie Review

(Particularly Skillful) – – Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) and Lenore St. John (Famke Janssen) want to get closer again. They are just waiting for Lenore to leave her current husband, Stuart St. John (Dougray Scott). Problem is…..Lenore is murdered before that can happen and Mills is the suspected murderer. With the cops and the Russian…

