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“Christine” Movie Review
“Christine” (2016) Photo courtesy of The Orchard When we first see Christine (Rebecca Hall), a reporter for a small television station in Sarasota, Florida, she is sitting at an empty table in front...
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“The Edge of Seventeen” Movie Review
“The Edge of Seventeen” (2016) Photo courtesy of STX Entertainment We see Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld) swiftly walk down her high school hallway to Mr. Bruner’s (Woody Harrelson) classroom, then plops...
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“Manchester by the Sea” Movie Review
Manchester by the Sea (2016) Photo courtesy of Lionsgate On a fishing boat, uncle Lee (Casey Affleck) is teaching his nephew, Patrick (Ben O’Brien) about fishing with a rod and reel, while Patrick’s...
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“The Eagle Huntress” Movie Review
The Eagle Huntress (2016) Photo courtesy of Sony Picture Classics There are quite a few documentaries about young women going through their early teen years trying to figure out what they want to...
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“Things to Come” Movie Review
Things to Come (2016) Photo courtesy of IFC Films Nathalie Chazeaux (Isabelle Huppert) is a married philosophy teacher who is awakened in the early-morning hours by the ringing of the phone. She...
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Jacob Latimore talks about “Collateral Beauty”
Photo courtesy of Warner Brothers Collateral Beauty is a film about a successful New York advertising executive (Will Smith) whose life has been in a downward spiral since he suffered a tremendous...
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“La La Land” Movie Review
La La Land (2016) Photo courtesy of Lionsgate Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) is in his aged beaten down convertible, playing a piano jazz solo on an old tape machine, listening to one section of the tape...
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Mike’s 20 Worst Films of 2015
Here are my 20 worst films of 2016 (in no particular order) 1). Why Him? (2016) Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox Ned Fleming (Bryan Cranston) is having a bad year. His printing company may be...
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Mike’s 10 Best Documentaries of 2016
Here are my 10 best documentaries of 2016 (in no particular order): 1). Tower (2016) Photo courtesy of Kino Lober Fifty years ago a man rode the elevator to the 27th floor of the University of Texas...
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Mike’s Top Twenty Five Films of 2016
My Top Twenty Five Films of 2016 Photo courtesy of Lionsgate 1). La La Land (2016) PG-13 A musical about a determined jazz pianist (Ryan Gosling) who falls in love with an aspiring actress (Emma...
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Georgia Film Critics Association Announces 2016 Winners
Georgia Film Critics Association Announces 2016 Winners Photo courtesy of Lionsgate The Georgia Film Critics Association has announced their 2016 winners, with “Moonlight” and “La La Land” dominating...
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“Elle” Movie Review
Elle (2016) Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics The first scene of the movie is a close-up of a cat sitting, unperturbed by the noise of a couple making love. The camera pulls out to see not two...
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“20th Century Women” Movie Review
20th Century Women (2016) Photo courtesy of A24 In 1979 a boy, Jamie (Lucas Jade Zuman) and his mom, Dorothea (Annette Bening), watch through the grocery store front window their car going up in...
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“Julieta” Movie Review
Julieta (2016) Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics We see a middle-aged woman, Julieta (Emma Suarez) in an apartment packing up items into boxes. It’s evident that she is preparing to move soon....
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2017 Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts Review
Photo courtesy of Shorts.tv One of my favorite events is coming up on Sunday, February 26, 2017, the 89th Academy Awards. That means that it’s also time for the Oscar-nominated short films to come to...
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2017 Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts Review
Photo courtesy of Shorts.tv One of my favorite events is coming up on Sunday, February 26, 2017, the 89th Academy Awards. That means that it’s also time for the Oscar-nominated short films to come to...
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Mike’s 2017 Fearless Oscar Picks
Sunday night is the 89th annual Academy Awards. Will La La Land, with its record tying 14 nominations dominate the Oscars or will smaller films like Moonlight or Hidden Figures get in the mix and...
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2017 SXSW Film Festival
The SXSW Conference and Festivals in Austin, TX is almost upon us. It’s the 31st year and the 24th year for the Film and interactive parts of the festival. Not to be outdone it’s the 10th for the...
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“Prevenge” SXSW Film Review
Prevenge SXSW Movie Review Photo courtesy of Shudder The film is being reviewed from the 2017 SXSW film festival. We see Ruth (Alice Lowe) sitting on a bench with a stunned look on her face. Rock...
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“Win it All” SXSW Movie Review
Win It All SXSW Movie Review Photo courtesy of SXSW We first see Eddie (Jake Johnson) working the streets of Chicago as one of those flag guys that tries to get you to park in his parking lot. We see...
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