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Movie Review: “Wish”
During an interview for an assistantship with sorcerer and King, Magnifico (Chris Pine), Asha (Ariana DeBose) realizes that the benevolent Magnifico is nothing but a controlling, power hungry, wish stealing, evil person. Not getting the job, Asha, with her companion goat Valentine (Alan Tudyk), makes a wish upon a star. Much to her surprise a…
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Movie Review: “The Marvels”
Kree leader, Dar-Benn (Zawe Ashton), has just found the bangle that will give her the power to save her people from the effects of the Annihilator 30 years before. She wonders where the second bangle is, but we know (because we watched Disney+) that the “missing” bangle belongs to Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) aka Ms.…
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Movie Review: “Peter Pan & Wendy”
Wendy Darling (Ever Anderson) is the oldest of three children in the Darling family. Wendy is about to head off to boarding school which marks, to her, the end of her happy childhood and approaching adulthood. Wendy does not want to go, nor does she want to grow up. That night the Darling kids are…
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Movie Review: “Haunted Mansion”
A Doctor, Gabbie (Rosario Dawson), and her son, Travis (Chase Dillon), are moving to a new home. Unfortunately, that new home is not what they expected and after a run-in with several ghosts, they leave. Smart move! Except that a few ghosts hid in their car and forced them to return. Yikes! Stuck in the…
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Movie Review: “The Little Mermaid”
Mermaid Ariel (Halle Bailey) is fascinated with the “above world” of humans. Ariel collects human artifacts that have made their way into the sea and desperately wants to go on land to learn more about that world. A great example of what Ariel has found, and learned what it is from her friend Scuttle (Awkwafina),…
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Movie Review: “Elemental”
After a windstorm destroyed everything they had made together a family left their home and country to start fresh in Elemental City. Not understanding the language and with virtually nothing in their pockets this family started a store, had a baby girl, and succeeded in the Firetown section of Elemental City. (Exchange the words, Firetown…
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Movie Review: “Rio 2”
Tulio (Rodrigo Santoro) and Linda (Leslie Mann) travelled to the Amazon jungle to release a bird in it’s native habitat. While there, they spot a blue bird and pick up a feather. Tasting it, Tulio determines it is a blue macaw! How can that be? They are nearly extinct. Meanwhile back at home, Blu (Jesse…
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Movie Review: “Rio”
15 years ago Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) was taken from his jungle home and brought to America where he met, and fell in love with, Linda (Leslie Mann). As Linda grew up, Blu and Linda were inseparable. Owning a bookstore: The Blue Macaw…..Linda and Blu lived a happy uneventful life in Minnesota. Then one day a…
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Movie Review: “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 3”
The High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji) is trying to build the perfect civilization, and wants his greatest creation back to help him. Rocket (Bradley Cooper)! The Guardians (Star Lord / Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), Rocket, Mantis (Pom Klementieff), Drax (Dave Bautista), Nebula (Karen Gillan), and Groot (Vin Diesel)) are living a peaceful life on a peaceful…
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