A Simple Favor movie review

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Movie Title:   A SIMPLE FAVOR Grade:   A- Rating:  R, 116 minutes In a Nutshell:   It turns out that this mysterious thriller is actually a dark comedy.  Based on the book A Simple Favor [Movie Tie-in]: A Novel, the movie is … Continued

Papillon movie review

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Movie Title:   Papillon Grade:  B+ Rating: R, 136 minutes   In a Nutshell:  I’ve always been fascinated by prison movies.  This gritty remake is well done and is based on the best-selling memoirs by wrongfully convicted prisoner Henri Charriere in … Continued

Searching movie review

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Movie Title:   Searching Grade:  A- Rating: PG-13, 101 minutes   In a Nutshell:  This is every parent’s nightmare.  I remember when my two sons were very little and they ran off in different directions in a grocery store.  The panic … Continued

BlacKKKlansman movie review

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Movie Title:   Blackkklansman   Grade: A   Rating: R, 135 minutes   In a Nutshell:  “History written with lightening.”  Those were the words of Woodrow Wilson, describing the movie The Birth of a Nation (Kino Restored Edition).  Some might say … Continued

The Equalizer 2 movie review

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Movie Title:  Equalizer 2   Grade:   C+   Rating: R, 129 minutes     In a Nutshell:   There is great satisfaction in watching someone kick bad guy butt in a vigilante action thriller.  This “Sequelizer” follows the original movie which … Continued

The Darkest Minds movie review

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Movie Title:  The Darkest Minds   Grade:   C+   Rating: PG-13, 105 minutes   In a Nutshell:   Yep, another teenage dystopian adaptation of a book into a movie. This time, there is an X-Men type of twist and the fighting spirit … Continued

Christopher Robin takes you back to your childhood

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Movie Title:  Christopher Robin Grade:  B Rating: PG, 1 hour 44 minutes In a Nutshell: Sweet and innocent, this adaptation of Christopher Robin and The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh is family friendly, filled with child-like wonder and has … Continued

American Animals showcases American stupidity

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Movie Title:American Animals Grade:  B+ Rating: R, 120 minutes In a Nutshell:   The movie starts out with text on the screen that quotes Charles Darwin in The Origin of Species that says, “We must suppose that American animals slowly migrated … Continued