MOVIE REVIEW: Luxor

(Image courtesy of Samuel Goldwyn Films) LUXOR— 3 STARS LESSON #1: THE MYSTIQUE OF THE EGYPTIAN NILE-- With its vast history and continental importance, the sites and cities of the Nile River are an undeniable draw and grandiose settings for films. The tans of sands and...

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5 Video Games That Deserve a Movie Adaptation

Image Source: Pixabay 5 Video Games That Deserve a Movie Adaptation While many famous video games have enjoyed a cinematic adaptation in the past, there are still many more that have yet to undergo this treatment. Of course not all games can make good movies, but there are...

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MOVIE REVIEW: Mank

(Image courtesy of Netflix) MANK-- 4 STARS The opening pre-credits prologue of Netflix’s Mank sets all the stages you need. Even if you have never seen the highly regarded Citizen Kane or are not well-versed in Old Hollywood history, you can understand the circumstances...

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MOVIE REVIEW: Nomadland

(Image courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures) Official Women in Cinema, Special Presentation, and Closing Night Film of the 56th Chicago International Film Festival NOMADLAND— 3 STARS Right there with “great,” “epic,” “tour de force,” and many other film criticism terms,...

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MOVIE REVIEW: Sound of Metal

(Image courtesy of Amazon Studios) Official Selection of the 2020 AFI Fest SOUND OF METAL-- 5 STARS More often than not, simulating deafness in a movie is achieved by simply turning a knob on a sound mixer. Maybe a little ringing sound effect is added to break the total...

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MOVIE REVIEW: Superintelligence

(Image by Hopper Stone for HBO Max) SUPERINTELLIGENCE— 4 STARS About halfway into HBO Max’s Superintelligence from the husband-wife filmmaking couple of Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy, a classy Seattle apartment manager named Victor concludes showing McCarthy’s astounded...

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Tiana Kocher Drops Debut EP for Thanksgiving

Tiana Kocher’s debut EP takes you on a journey through the rollercoaster ride of love and relationships – from the moment it is ‘open season’ and you are ready to welcome a new relationship, to how you are left feeling ‘insecure’ when the roses no longer smell sweet. The seven songs within this EP are […] The post Tiana Kocher Drops Debut EP for Thanksgiving...

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COLUMN: 7 Money-Related Shows to Binge on Netflix

(Image: esquiremag.com) 7 Money-Related Shows to Binge on Netflix Introduction When COVID hit, the world’s economy was shaken to its core. Many feared that a worldwide recession was about to happen, and while that thankfully didn’t happen, many still fear the possibility...

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COLUMN: 7 Money-Related Shows to Binge on Netflix

(Image: esquiremag.com) 7 Money-Related Shows to Binge on Netflix Introduction When COVID hit, the world’s economy was shaken to its core. Many feared that a worldwide recession was about to happen, and while that thankfully didn’t happen, many still fear the possibility...

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MOVIE REVIEW: Happiest Season

(Image courtesy of Hulu) HAPPIEST SEASON-- 3 STARS Leave it to a character played by newly-minted Schitt’s Creek Emmy winner Daniel Levy to speak the blunt honest truth only to get summarily dismissed. Very early on in the Hulu Original Film Happiest Season, his trusted...

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Film Fans Assemble! Prop Store’s December Auction Has Some Amazing Items Up For Grabs!

We’d be lying if we said we never fantasized about having an actual lightsaber. You don’t even have to be a fan of movies to know what one is. So you can imagine our excitement when we found out you could own one that was actually used in the Star Wars films… Obi-Wan Kenobi’s lightsaber […] The post Film Fans Assemble! Prop Store’s December Auction...

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GUEST CRITIC #47: Holidate

As busy I get from time to time, I find that I can't see every movie under the sun, leaving my friends and colleagues to fill in the blanks for me.  As poetically as I think I wax about movies on this website as a wannabe critic, there are other experts out there. ...

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