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“The Great Gilly Hopkins” Movie Review
Gilly Hopkins (Sophie Nelisse) is on her last chance foster home. If she messes this up, the social services department will find alternative living arrangements for the difficult Gilly. Maime Trotter (Kathy Bates) is a foster home veteran who knows the ropes and is very good at taking care of difficult cases such as Gilly…
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“The Nanny Diaries” Movie Review
“Captain America” and “Black Widow” hook up! 🙂 Annie Braddock (Scarlett Johansson) just graduated with a degree in Anthropology, but, she does not have a clue about what she wants to do with her life, or who she is. Walking in the park one day, she decides she will be a Central Park Bag Lady. …
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“Carrie Pilby” Movie Review
Carrie Pilby (Bel Powley) is a gifted child who attended Harvard at 14 and graduated at 18. But being gifted does not mean Carrie has the abilities to navigate the complexities of life and relationships. She over-thinks everything (we know, we have one…..and lost one 😦 see the picture over there ——>). With the help…
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“Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” Movie Review
Jake (Asa Butterfield) is an ordinary teen growing up in Florida. Working at his job one day, he gets a call to go help his grandfather, Abe (Terence Stamp), who has dementia. Arriving late, Jake finds his grandfather near death in the woods behind his house….his eyes are missing. Before he dies, Abe tells Jake…
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Movie Review: “Broken Flowers”
(Quirky, Quiet, Droll) – – Don Johnston’s (Bill Murray) latest girlfriend just walked out. But, Don takes this life changing event like he seems to take everything else: Quietly. In the foyer, there is a pink envelope among the incoming mail that his now ex-girlfriend thinks is from his current lover. Don opens it and…
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“Lars and the Real Girl” Movie Review
– – Ryan Gosling (as Lars Lindstrom) is outstanding as a shy young man suffering from a very interesting delusion. Lacking a real girlfriend, and also lacking the social skills to find one, Lars (with the help of a friend) orders a lifesize, anatomically correct, doll to be delivered to his house. “Bianca” arrives and…
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“This is 40” Movie Review
– – Reprising their roles from “Knocked Up” Paul Rudd (as Pete) and Leslie Mann (as Debbie) are angst ridden, married, 40 year old’s (with kids) celebrating their nearly concurrent birthdays. But….Debbie is resisting the age. She wants a 38th birthday cake (saying she needs two more years to figure things out), and is determined…
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