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“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” Movie Review
UPDATE: May 27, 2025 We watched Season 2 of “Andor” on Disney+ then watched “Rogue One”. Still an awesome, if very depressing, movie. We decided to to keep up the Star Wars streak, and, we are now watching the original “Star Wars” movie from 1977, renamed “A New Hope” episode 4 after the three prequels…
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“Gone Baby Gone” Movie Review
(Twisty Thriller) Helene McCready (Amy Ryan) tells everyone she visited her neighbor for about 30 minutes after putting her baby Amanda (Madeline O’Brien) to bed. When she returned home, Amanda was gone. Kidnapped. Helene’s sister-in-law freaked out and called the police, the news outlets, and eventually she and her husband hired local native and private…
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“Inside Man” Movie Review
Detective Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) is a hostage negotiator under investigation for possibly stealing $140,000. A bank robbery in downtown Manhattan turns into a hostage situation with somewhere between 20 and 50 hostages taken. Being the only negotiator on duty, Frazier is reluctantly assigned to the case. Dalton Russell (Clive Owen) is the mastermind of…
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“Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” Movie Review
Retired Army Major, Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise), is working as an independent contractor for Major Turner (Cobie Smulders) in the Army CID (Criminal Investigation Command). After busting a small town sheriff for human trafficking (on Army property), Reacher makes a dinner “date” with Turner the next time he is in D.C. Arriving in D.C. a…
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“The Do-Over” Movie Review
Charlie (David Spade) is at a class reunion watching his attractive wife dirty dance with her ex when old friend, Max (Adam Sandler) chats him up and, for awhile, makes him forget this miserable reunion. We learn that Charlie is stuck in a non-loving, boring, existence. He still drives his old Gremlin, is the bank…
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“Star Wars The Force Awakens” Movie Review
(The Next Generation) – – (Some spoilers included) Thirty years after the events of “Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi” we learn that the last remaining Jedi, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), has gone into hiding. His sister, Leia (Carrie Fisher), who is now the leader of the resistance against the new dark force (The…
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“The Loft” Movie Review
(Five Cheaters and a Dead Woman) – – Architect Vincent Stevens (Bones…..errr, Karl Urban) is proud of the new building he designed. During the grand opening party, he takes his four best friends to see the loft. The loft is a beautiful space that the five of them can use for whatever they desire…without their…
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“Survivor” Movie Review
(Taut, Tense, Terrorizing) – – Kate Abbott (Milla Jovovich) is a hot shot security agent sent to London to act as the last line of defense for filtering possible terrorists seeking visas to the U.S.A. She does her job well and as such is targeted to die. Sent to kill Abbott is the assassin called…
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“Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life” Movie Review
– – An earthquake in Greece uncovers a long lost temple under the Mediterranean Sea. Adventurer Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie), investigates and finds that within the ruins lies an orb (from Alexander the Great) that provides directions to the long lost, and much feared, Pandora’s Box. Evil Nobel Prize winning scientist, Mance Rayder…..errrr, Jonathan Reiss…
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