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Celebrates the Resiliency of the Human Spirit

Room

Dec 11, 2015Comments off

This film is adapted from Emma Donoghue’s 2010 novel, which is based on similar real-life incidents.  She also wrote the screenplay, and, with the fine

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The final film of the series!

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

Nov 27, 2015Comments off

Although most of us believe in free-will (despite considerable neurological evidence indicating otherwise), I felt eager and compelled to see this film, since I was

7.5

Great Chemistry Between Craig and Seydoux!

Spectre

Nov 19, 2015Comments off

If you are a fan of 007, you will enjoy this film, which I would rate about average for a James Bond movie.  The best

8.5

Informative and Entertaining Film!

Spotlight

Nov 15, 2015Comments off

“Spotlight,” directed and co-written by Thomas McCarthy, is easily one of 2015’s best movies.  It chronicles the arduous investigation by the Boston Globe’s “Spotlight” team of

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Historical Drama That Fails to Inspire

Suffragette

Nov 13, 2015Comments off

This film chronicles the suffering and considerable sacrifices women made in the U.K. in the early 1900’s to win the right to vote. The plot

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A Funny Movie with Depth!

Meet the Patels

Oct 25, 2015Comments off

29-year-old Ravi Patel and his older sister, Geeta, are first generation Asian Indians.  (In India, the last name Patel is like Smith in the US.)

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Very Good Sci Fi Film!

The Martian

Oct 15, 2015Comments off

This movie “blasted off,” with its release and the discovery of water on Mars occurring almost simultaneously. Mark Whatney (Matt Damon) is an astronaut with

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Edge-of-Your-Seat Suspense Thriller!

Sicario

Sep 29, 2015Comments off

If you were thinking of spending your next vacation in sunny Mexico, this picture will probably cause you to change your plans. Kate Mercer (Emily

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A Sci-Fi /Twilight Zone Mystery

The One I Love – Netflix DVD

Sep 27, 2015Comments off

I am a fan of Elizabeth Moss (Peggy from Mad Men) and Mark Duplass (of The League – TV’s funniest show) so I was eager

7.5

Fun Summer Action Movie!

The Man From U.N.C.L.E

Sep 24, 2015Comments off

This film is set in the early 1960’s during the Kennedy administration at the peak of the cold war. Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) is the