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Review: The Old Guard

July 8, 2020 0 Comments

In the mood for a superhero action movie? Historical fiction? A supernatural flick? A war drama? Sci-fi/fantasy? A message movie? A hint of romance? A high-octane, double-dose of girl power?…

Action/Adventure Adaptation Drama Mainstream Chick

Mainstream Chick’s Quick Takes: Money Monster; A Bigger Splash; High-Rise

May 15, 2016 0 Comments

Money Monster is a satisfying crowd-pleaser that definitely benefits from the established rapport between lead actors George Clooney and Julia Roberts and the solid direction of Jodie Foster. Clooney plays…

Adaptation Arty Chick Chick Flick Date movie Drama Romance

Far from the Madding Crowd

May 28, 2015 1 Comments

What a simply horrid problem Bathsheba Everdene (Katniss's great-great grandmother?) has to contend with! She's young and pretty and has inherited a big old house in the British countryside with…

Arty Chick Award Winning

The Oscar nominated Live Action Shorts

February 15, 2013 0 Comments

The live action shorts are not nearly as short as the animated ones. Some even clock in at over a half hour. (The cut-off is 40 minutes.) I imagine that…

Adaptation Arty Chick Chick Flick Drama French Romance

Rust and Bone (De rouille et d’os )

December 8, 2012 0 Comments

Rust and Bone opens with a man and a little boy hitchhiking, then on a train scavenging food from left-behind scraps. This is Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts) and his young son…