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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: “Happiness for Beginners”
Helen (Ellie Kemper) has been separated for a year. Recently, the divorce has been finalized and Helen, instead of celebrating, is filled with renewed angst. Taking her younger brothers advice, Helen signs up for a wilderness survival course hoping to “reset”. Arriving at the course headquarters (a motel in Connecticut) Helen meets her fellow hikers,…
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Movie Review: “A Chance Encounter”
After the death of his mother, emerging poet, Hal Flynn (Paul Peterson), travels to Taormina, Italy for inspiration and time to honor his mother who left him some money to pursue his passion. Arriving in Taormina he happens upon a woman singing and playing guitar in a plaza by the ocean, and recognizes her as…
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Movie Review: “The Sunlit Night”
Frances (Jenny Slate) is an artist, and her world just came unraveled. Her latest art work was dissed by a panel of judges, she just broke up with her boyfriend, her sister announced her engagement, and her parents announced their separation. Frances needs to get away! Luckily, she found work for the summer, painting a…
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Movie Review: “Licorice Pizza”
25 year old Alana (Alana Haim) is working for a photographer taking pictures for the high school yearbook. Five years from now, Alana figures she will be doing the same boring job. 15 year old Gary (Cooper Hoffman) is in high school waiting on line to get his picture taken. Five years now, Gary figures…
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Movie Review: “Along for the Ride”
Auden (Emma Pasarow) is a loner. She prefers being by herself, or with her mother Victoria (Andie MacDowell), rather than with teens her own age. In the fall, Auden is off to college, but, she wants more from this coming summer and decides to spend it with her dad, Robert (Dermot Mulroney) and his new…
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Movie Review: “Love & Gelato”
Lina Emerson (Susanna Skaggs) just graduated high school and is looking forward to attending MIT in the fall after she and her mother go to Italy for a mother / daughter trip. Unfortunately, her mother was very sick and before she passed away she made Lina promise to go to Italy by herself. Wanting to…
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Movie Review: “Your Place or Mine”
20 years ago, Debbie Dunn (Reese Witherspoon) and Peter Coleman (Ashton Kutcher) hooked up for one night. Then Peter said good-bye, but, they stayed friends. Now, Debbie lives in Los Angeles and is on the verge of getting her accounting degree. She has only a few more courses to take that she can complete quickly…
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Movie Review: “About Fate”
Margot (Emma Roberts) and Griffin (Thomas Mann) wake up (at 7:30 am) expecting this day to be the best day of their lives. Margot is expecting Kip (Lewis Tan) to propose to her, and, Griffin is planning to propose to Clementine (Madelaine Petsch). Instead…. Margot got dumped, while eating at Bennigans. and, Griffin got put…
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