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Mainstream Chick’s Quick Takes: The Legend of Tarzan; The BFG; Hunt for the Wilderpeople

July 2, 2016 0 Comments

The Legend of Tarzan - Does the world need another Tarzan (movie)? No. But at least it’s way better than I - and most everyone around me - expected it…

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Finding Dory

June 16, 2016 0 Comments

#JustKeepSwimming I don’t know why I’m suddenly obsessed with that Dory-inspired hashtag, but it’s my new favorite motto. Finding Dory is a worthy sequel to the 2003 Academy-Award winning animation…

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Mainstream Chick’s Quick Takes: Alice Through the Looking Glass; Maggie’s Plan; A Monster with a Thousand Heads

May 29, 2016 0 Comments

Alice Through the Looking Glass - I didn’t see Tim Burton’s 2010 re-imagining of Alice in Wonderland, but did read up on it a bit before heading into this sequel…

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Mainstream Chick’s Quick Takes: The Angry Birds Movie; The Nice Guys; Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising; Love & Friendship; Sunset Song

May 22, 2016 0 Comments

The Angry Birds Movie - As one adult commented after watching this flick, “It was lamer than I expected. Awful. Though my 6-year-old daughter thought it was great.” There you…

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Mainstream Chick’s Quick Takes: Barbershop: The Next Cut; The Dark Horse; First Monday in May

April 18, 2016 0 Comments

Barbershop: The Next Cut is the second sequel (or maybe the third if you count the spin-off, Beauty Shop) to the 2002 surprise hit, Barbershop, about a day in the…

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CinemaClash Podcast: Batman v Superman; My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2; Marguerite; Eye in the Sky

March 27, 2016 0 Comments

I recorded the latest CinemaClash podcast with Charlie Juhl before I had a chance to actually see Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but I knew it would crush the…

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Miracles From Heaven

March 15, 2016 0 Comments

Miracles From Heaven is like 'a very special episode' of Touched By an Angel or Highway to Heaven or some tv-movie you might see on the Hallmark Channel or ABC…

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Zootopia

March 2, 2016 0 Comments

Zootopia is by far my favorite animated movie since Inside Out and a great choice for the whole family. It’s one of those Disney movies that throws a few bones…

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For the kids: The Peanuts Movie; The Good Dinosaur

November 29, 2015 0 Comments

I'll make this quick since The Peanuts Movie and The Good Dinosaur are the only options out there right now for the under-10 set. Neither movie blew me away, but…

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Woman In Gold

November 5, 2015 0 Comments

As the year comes to a close, I'm catching up on some of the films that slipped through the cracks. Woman in Gold tells the true story of Maria Altmann…

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Bridge of Spies

October 30, 2015 2 Comments

Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Tom Hanks. (Re)written by the Coen Brothers. Start polishing the Oscars. Based on a true Cold War international incident, Bridge of Spies feels like an…

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Pan

October 8, 2015 0 Comments

I wouldn’t normally go out of my way to see this type of fantasy-adventure, “fun for the whole family” movie, but I was sort of roped into it, so here…

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Mr. Holmes

July 19, 2015 4 Comments

Just how many Sherlock Holmeses can the world sustain at once? We've got the Robert Downey Jr. action hero version and the Benedict Cumberbatch Aspberger's take. And now we have…

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Minions

July 12, 2015 2 Comments

Within the context of the Despicable Me movies, minions are a breath of fresh air – entertaining, silly, musical misfits. But give them a movie of their own, and the…

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Inside Out

June 30, 2015 0 Comments

What were the Pixar folks thinking, making a film about the conflicting emotions in a little girl's head? It might seem like a pretty cerebral premise for a kids' flick,…