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Movie Review: “Cheaper by the Dozen”
First of all…..everyone growing up on Gardiner Dr in Bay Shore, NY knows damn well that the Bakers had 12 kids (I lost count /moved away at Kim) and 2 parents (Sam and Lila)…..that made 14! But, I digress to my childhood, sorry…..:-) Divorced, Paul Baker (Zach Braff) met, and eventually married divorced marketing graduate,…
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Movie Review: “Modern Persuasion”
Wren Cosgrove (Alicia Witt) works for a company that is struggling and has instituted austerity measures. Luckily the company is about to meet with a potential client who has the resources to keep Wren’s company in business for at least another year. As the meeting is about to begin, Wren finds out that the client…
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Movie Review: “Better Nate Than Ever”
Nate (Rueby Wood) has a dream: To be a huge Broadway star! Unfortunately, he has to survive 7th grade (where he is bullied) first, and it would be nice if he could land a part in the school play. Well…..he lands the part: That of a tree. Nate supposes that his career is ending at…
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Movie Review: “Top End Wedding”
Lauren (Miranda Tapsell) and Ned’s (Gwilym Lee) lives are about to change. Lauren just landed a huge account at work and is promoted to associate! Ned quit his job! At home that night, Ned asks Lauren to marry him. She accepts and they decide on a quick wedding in Darwin, where Lauren is from. They…
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Movie Review: “Go Back to China”
Shasha Li (Ana Akana) graduated from fashion school over a year ago and, although she has been diligently looking for a job, she has not found one because she has no work experience. Typical catch-22 of a person new to the job market. Nevertheless, Shasha keeps trying to find a job, then spends her nights…
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Movie Review: “Wedding Season”
Sisters Asha (Pallavi Sharda) and Priya (Arianna Afsar) are slowly breaking with Indian traditions. For example, Priya is about to marry a “white guy” (who she is living with!), Nick (Sean Lleier), and Asha and Priya have confessed to us that they have snuck out of the house to watch R rated movies, party, and…
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Movie Review: “Look Both Ways”
What if…….I did not go to the University of Kansas……where I met a professor who helped me land a job at AT&T Bell Labs after graduation……where I met Lori…….and the rest is history……at least, in this multiverse. Everyone has turning points in life and then at some point in their life they will look back…
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Movie Review: “Breaking News in Yuba County”
Sue Buttons (Allison Janney) has been ignored most of her life. No more so than now. At the grocery store to buy herself a birthday cake, her name is spelled “Suc” instead of Sue, and the folks in the store don’t give a shit. Walking in the door at home we find out that her…
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Movie Review: “Hollywood Stargirl”
After spending years in Mica, Arizona, Stargirl Caraway (Grace VanderWaal) and her (new) mother, Ana (Judy Greer), headed off for a new job for Ana, leaving all of Stargirl’s friends behind. See my review of “Stargirl” here. Several jobs later, Stargirl is tired of bouncing around and makes her mother promise her that they will…
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