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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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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

December 27, 2013 0 Comments

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is based very loosely on a James Thurber short story. As a lover of old films, I fondly remember the Danny Kaye version from…

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Blue is the Warmest Colour

December 23, 2013 0 Comments

La Vie d’Adèle—Chapitres 1 et 2 aka Blue is the Warmest Colour was the hit of this year's Cannes Film Festival winning top honors and scoring its young stars Léa…

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Frozen

December 22, 2013 0 Comments

Frozen feels a lot like a broadway musical converted into a Disney animated movie. And that’s just fine by me. Case in point: Okay, so the powerful voice of Idina…

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Enough Said

September 26, 2013 0 Comments

Enough Said is really Julia Louis Dreyfus’ movie. She shines as Eva, a funny, cynical, hard-working masseuse who could probably use a massage or two to de-stress. But as soon…

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Austenland

September 22, 2013 0 Comments

Love Jane Austen novels and always imagined yourself finding your very own Mr. Darcy? Then you may enjoy this trifle of a flick about a lovelorn young woman named Jane…

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Admission

September 4, 2013 1 Comments

This one sneaked past us while it was in the theaters, but it feels like a "stay home with a big bowl of popcorn" kind of movie anyway. It's basically…

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The To Do List

July 25, 2013 0 Comments

If you’re old enough to remember Porky’s (1982) or more recently, American Pie (1999), then you know exactly the demographic this movie is aiming for: horny teens and nostalgic Gen…

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Before Midnight

June 3, 2013 0 Comments

Step one: If you haven’t already, go rent/watch Before Sunrise (1995) Step two: If you haven’t already, go rent/watch Before Sunset (2004) Step three: If you haven’t already, go see…

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Take This Waltz

May 11, 2013 0 Comments

Take This Waltz is one of those indies that I kept thinking might have a different sense of pace and was maybe just going to take a bit of breath…

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The Big Wedding

April 25, 2013 0 Comments

Ouch. This movie is getting some harsh reviews. So maybe I missed something – or am simply more forgiving - ‘cause I didn’t hate it. I actually thought it was…

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Amour (Love)

February 19, 2013 0 Comments

Amour has been at the top of a lot of lists this awards season. It is Oscar nominated for Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Feature (that has only happened…

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Safe Haven

February 14, 2013 0 Comments

I’m an easy sell when it comes to cinematic sap. So I had my tissues at the ready for the latest Nicholas Sparks novel-turned-romantic-drama. But alas, not a single tear…

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Beautiful Creatures

February 14, 2013 0 Comments

Beautiful Creatures is based on a popular novel for the ‘YA’ (young adult) crowd. And while I pride myself on being hip to such trends (Twilight, The Hunger Games, Harry…

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Les Misérables

December 19, 2012 0 Comments

I’ve been somewhat obsessed with Les Misérables ever since I saw the show on Broadway circa 1987. And again in London. And Chicago. And Atlanta. So to say I was…