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Mainstream Chick’s Top Picks of 2016

December 28, 2016 0 Comments

It's that time of year - when friends, family, and strangers in the elevator ask, "Hey, Did you see [fill in the blank]? Is it any good? What's your favorite…

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Neruda

December 15, 2016 0 Comments

Chilean poet Pablo Neruda received a Nobel prize for literature in 1974 and is considered by many to be one of the greatest who ever lived. More poem than biopic,…

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Mainstream Chick’s 2013 Year in Review

January 2, 2014 2 Comments

I don’t particularly like lists – especially where movies are concerned because so much depends on what you're hoping to gain, and the kind of mood you’re in. I generally…

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Battle Royale

September 18, 2012 2 Comments

I am sure that most of you have heard of or read or watched The Hunger Games by now, but when it came out on the screen, I read a…

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Seriously, A Serious Man?

February 11, 2010 4 Comments

Seriously? That’s what I thought when I heard the Coen Brothers film announced as an Oscar nominee for best picture. It’s out on DVD now and I have to admit…

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Sunshine Cleaning

October 13, 2009 0 Comments

I will repeat what I said before; what is the deal with Amy Adams? I don’t get it that she is all over the place, pretty much playing the same…

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Apres Vous

July 14, 2009 0 Comments

If you're looking for a tasty little French romantic comedy, Apres Vous is just the ticket. Nothing deep here, nor laugh out loud funny, but the French have a way…

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Broken English

July 6, 2009 0 Comments

This is the epitome of a chick flick: Nora is 30-something single woman in New York City, friends are all partnered up, she only meets loser guys, she is feeling…

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Australia

June 11, 2009 0 Comments

I kind of wanted to see it when it was in the theaters, but it didn't stay around that long and I missed it. Glad I saved the 9 bucks.…

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Ikiru 生きる & Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles 千里走单骑

June 8, 2009 1 Comments

I rented two films this week that coincidentally both center on older men and fractured relationships with their grown sons. Why do so many men and their fathers have such…