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“Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas” Movie Review
This is the first Christmas for Zoey (Jane Levy) and her family since her Dad, Mitch, (Peter Gallagher) died. Zoey is struggling to come to grips with his being missing, but, the rest of the family seem to be moving on and doing their own things. But…Zoey wants everyone to cancel their plans so she…
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“Hearts Beat Loud” Movie Review
Widower Frank Fisher (Nick Offerman) has kept his love of music alive by having weekly jam sessions with his teenage daughter, Sam (Kiersey Clemons), and, for the past 17 years, running his vinyl record store. Sam is about to leave New York City for UCLA Med School and the jam sessions mean the world to…
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“Meet Me Next Christmas” Movie Review
Layla (Christina Milian) is on her way home to go to this years Pentatonix concert with her BF. Unfortunately, the weather has decided to turn ugly and all the flights have been cancelled! Sitting in the airport lounge she meets James (Kofi Siriboe) they hit it off and decided to meet at next years Pentatonix…
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“In the Heights” Movie Review
Washington Heights in New York City is, according to Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), a dying neighborhood. Living is this neighborhood are four friends: Usnavi’s dream is to move back to the Dominican Republic, fix up the hurricane damaged home and business he knew as a boy, and live in tropical bliss for the rest of his…
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Movie Review: “Wicked Little Letters”
Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley) recently moved to Littlehampton with her pre-teen daughter. Rose made friends with her neighbor, prim and proper Edith Swan (Olivia Colman), who lives with her controlling father, Edward (Timothy Spall). Then the wicked letters started! Edith blames Rose and the authorities agree with her as Rose has a filthy mouth…just like…
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Movie Review: “The Long Game”
I asked Google Gemini AI to write a 250 word summary of this movie. I added italics and pictures for completeness. The Long Game is a heartwarming and inspiring drama based on a true story set in 1950s Texas. The film follows a group of young Mexican-American caddies, led by Joe Trevino (Julian Works), who,…
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Movie Review: “Leo”
Classroom pets, Leo the lizard (Adam Sandler) and Squirtle the turtle (Bill Burr) have been in the same 5th grade classroom since 1949. Leo just overheard a parent visiting the classroom telling another parent that his species of lizards live for 75 years. Calculating his age as 74, thanks to help from a 2nd grade…
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Movie Review: “The School for Good and Evil”
Best friends since they were very young, Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia Wylie) both love to read, but, other than that….they could not be more different. Sophie, a seamstress, yearns to leave her oppressed upbringing in Gavaldon and become a Princess. Agatha is being groomed by her mother to be a witch. One…
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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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