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Dysfunctional Families Cast-a-Thon
Jenna and Allie, the ladies over at Flick Chicks are hosting another blogathon, This time it's The Dysfunctional Families Cast-a-Thon. The idea is simple: create your own dysfunctional family using...
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Get on Up
Directed by Tate Taylor.2014. Rated PG-13, 139 minutes.Cast:Chadwick BosemanNelsan EllisDan AkroydOctavia SpencerViola DavisJill ScottCraig RobinsonKeith RobinsonTika SumpterJacinte BlankenshipRalph...
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Dear White People
Directed by Justin Simien.2014. Rated R, 108 minutes.Cast:Tessa ThompsonTyler James WilliamsDennis HaysbertBrandon P. BellTeyonah ParrisKyle GallnerJustin DobiesBrittany CurranMarque RichardsonMalcolm...
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R.I.P. Leonard Nimoy
I discovered Star Trek as a young'un in the late 70s. We had an adult cousin who lived in our basement who watched it every weeknight. It came on late, so I only saw it on Fridays when I would sneak...
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Stranger by the Lake
This review originally posted on Alex Raphael as part of his Guest Poster Series: Foreign Favorites. This certainly is no favorite of mine, but Alex was gracious enough to let me participate anyway....
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Thursday Movie Picks: Black and White Movies Made Since 1970
Happy Thursday! That means it is once again time for Thursday Movie Picks hosted by Wanderer at Wandering Through the Shelves. You can play along, too. Just check out her site and get the particulars....
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Proof of a Movie God: Beverly Hills Cop
The Movie God works in mysterious ways. Every now and again one of us puny humans will get an idea for a great movie and then proceed to try and screw it up through all sorts of bad decisions,...
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Enemy
Directed by Denis Villeneuve.2014. Rated R, 90 minutes.Cast:Jake GyllenhaalMelanie LaurentSarah GadonIsabella RosselliniKedar BrownStephen R. HartJoshua PeaceJane MoffatWe've all watched one of those...
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The Quick and Dirties: Step Up All In, Street Dance, Honey 2, etc.
Boys and girls, I know many of you spent yesterday in your Sunday best. Now it's Monday. Time to get back to work. Once again, it's time to get dirty. Quick and dirty, that is.In my house, dance movies...
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The Purge: Anarchy
Directed by James DeMonaco.2014. Rated R, 103 minutes.Cast:Frank GrilloCarmen EjogoZoe SoulZach GilfordKiele SanchezJustina MachadoJohn BeasleyJack ConleyNoel GugliemiMichael K. WilliamsRoberta...
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Thursday Movie Picks: Live-Action Fairy Tale Adaptations
Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful princess named Wanderer. She hosted a weekly meme. Bloggers joined from every corner of the blogosphere. She lived happily ever after.The End.Okay, so my fairy...
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Movies I Grew Up With: Coming to America
If you've come around here a time of two, you might know that every Thursday I take part in a meme hosted by Wandering Through the Shelves. This past week, the theme was live-action fairy tale...
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The Other Woman
Directed by Nick Cassavetes.2014. Rated PG-13, 109 minutes.Cast:Cameron DiazLeslie MannKate UptonNikolaj Coster-WaldauNicki MinajDon JohnsonTaylor KinneyDavid ThorntonOlivia CulpoCarly (Diaz) has met...
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Thursday Movie Picks: Movies Adapted from Young Adult Novels
Another Thursday, another round of Thursday Movie Picks. For the uninitiated, this is a weekly meme hosted by Wanderer at Wandering Through the Shelves. Click the link to her site to get the details on...
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Pointless Lists: Spike Lee's Top 5 Performances
Happy Birthday, Spike!!!Today, Mr. Lee turns 58. Some of you may know that he is my favorite director of all-time. I understand he has plenty of supporters and detractors and occasionally rubs people...
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Lucy
Directed by Luc Besson.2014. Rated R, 89 minutes.Cast:Scarlett JohanssonMorgan FreemanChoi Min-SikAmr WakedJulian Rhind-TuttPilou AsbaekAnaleigh TiptonWhen we meet Lucy (Johansson), she isn't exactly...
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When the Game Stands Tall
Directed by Thomas Carter.2014. Rated PG, 115 minutes.Cast:Jim CaviezelLaura DernMichael ChiklisAlexander LudwigGavin CasalegnoClancy BrownSer-Darius BlainStephen JamesMatthew DaddarioI've. been an...
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Thursday Movie Picks: Mother-Daughter Relationships
I have a mother. I also have a sister. Throw in a wife and two daughters and it's easy to see that mother-daughter relationships are all around me. Sigh. They still baffle me after all these years.What...
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Jimi: All is By My Side
Directed by John Ridley.2013. Rated R, 118 minutes.Andre BenjaminImogen PootsHayley AtwellRuth NeggaBurn GormanAshley CharlesAmy De BruhnAndrew BuckleyClaire-Hope AshiteyA year in the life of Jimi...
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On My Mind: Picking for 5 & Links!
It's probably not a surprise that I generally pick the movies my family watches together. Once upon a time this was an easy task. I picked a kiddie flick for us all to watch and one for my wife and I...
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