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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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Movie Review: “Bros”
Bobby (Billy Eichner) is a very passionate podcaster dealing with LGBTQ issues and history. Bobby is single at 40 years old and proud of that. Well, kinda. He was recently named director of the upcoming LGBTQ History Museum in New York City….a wonderful achievement, and the perfect person for the job considering the passion Bobby…
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Movie Review: “Hello Goodbye and Everything in Between”
Claire (Talia Ryder) and Aidan (Jordan Fisher) meet at a party at the beginning of their senior year. They decide that, no matter what, they will break up at the end of the year (assuming they are still together) so they can be free to lead their lives the way they feel best. Claire is…
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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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Movie Review: “Finding You”
Since her brother died, Finley Sinclair (Rose Reid) has been struggling with her violin failing to get into the college of her dreams. She can play the violin, but, her heart is just not in it. Together with her mother, Finley decides that a change of scenery might be a good thing, and takes summer…
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Movie Review: “The Lost City”
Loretta Sage (Sandra Bullock) has been a romance novelist for many years, and has written many “Lost City……” books all of which have been very successful. Five years ago, Loretta’s husband and “soulmate” passed away. Since then, Loretta has struggled writing her next novel and, in fact, has become a shut-in in her own house.…
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