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I have loved the movies ever since I saw “The Wizard of Oz” as a young boy. When Beatle-mania hit the USA, Rock-N-Roll was my greatest passion, but I haven’t enjoyed the current music scene nearly as much over the past 15 years, so that void has been filled by film. In college and med school, I would see movies with my friends and we would stay up late into the night chatting about them. I still love seeing movies with friends and then having dinner to discuss them. This blog evolved out of my desire to tell my movie-loving friends about movies I thought they would enjoy. The blog allows me to do this in a fun way and to reach movie fans everywhere.

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Terrific Performance By Bill Murray!

On The Rocks: “Sobering” But Hu...

Nov 08, 2020Comments off

This drama/comedy written and directed by Sofia Coppola has two threads subtly woven together in a short 90-minute film.  The most obvious theme is a

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Superb Ensemble Cast!

The Trial of the Chicago 7: A Violent Strol...

Oct 19, 2020Comments off

My oldest of my three sons (Ryan) was born in 1977, so even he wasn’t alive in 1968 when the Chicago riots took place.  Picture

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Excellent Ensemble Cast!

The Boys in the Band: A “Gay” B...

Oct 13, 2020Comments off

“The Boys in the Band,” a play written by Marc Crowley, premiered “Off-Broadway” in 1968.  There was a Broadway revival of the play in 2018

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Terrific Performance By Jessie Buckley

I’m Thinking of Ending Things: A Most...

Sep 17, 2020Comments off

This film is adapted from an acclaimed novel of the same name by Canadian author Iain Reid.  Perhaps, if I had read it, I might

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Terrific CGI!

The One and Only Ivan: Heartwarming True St...

Sep 06, 2020Comments off

Ivan the Gorilla (voiced by Sam Rockwell) is the headliner for a circus located at a Portland shopping mall.  Owned and operated by Mack (Bryan

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Interesting Political Documentary!

Boys State: Documentary about Teenagers �...

Sep 02, 2020Comments off

This documentary (by Director Jesse Moss) is quite compelling and won the Sundance U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize!  The film chronicles the week at the

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Terrific Film! Don't Miss It!

The Hate U Give: Deserves Some Love! (HBO)

Aug 16, 2020Comments off

This film was released in 2018, but I didn’t see it then.  The movie is based on the 2017 novel “The Hate U Give,” by

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Entertaining and Often Funny

I Used to Go Here: Quirky Comedy/Drama

Aug 12, 2020Comments off

Written and directed by Kris Rey, this film is a sensitive and intelligent portrayal of a woman in her mid-30’s struggling to find herself.  Kate

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Charlize Can Kick Ass!

The Old Guard: Fine Action Flick (Netflix)

Aug 05, 2020Comments off

If you’re in the mood for an action movie, this is a pretty good one and it’s free on Netflix.  It’s based on the comic

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I Almost Got Seasick!

Greyhound: A “See”-Worthy Film ...

Jul 24, 2020Comments off

It’s 1942 and it’s a toss-up as to who’s going to win the war.  Although the Pacific is where just about all the WWII movie