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     Have recent events made a movie relevant all over again?  If you prefer that can be phrased as kept relevant.  Over the weekend the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe V Wade had its one year anniversary. Over this controversial weekend the 1987 classic Dirty Dancing played on the big screen.    …

    The year is approximately at its half way point.  The summer heat has made itself comfortable and the days are unbeatably long.  In a matter of months I will be displaying my, let’s call it lack of enthusiasm but that is a massive understatement, for the holidays.  I am already dreading those days.…

FILM SUMMARY: Much has been written, but little is known about Johannes Vermeer, painter of iconic paintings and crowd pleasers such as The Milkmaid and Girl with a Pearl Earring. His small oeuvre is almost everything he left behind. Close to Vermeer follows Gregor Weber, a globally renowned Vermeer expert and flamboyant curator at the…

“Life finds a way.”     That iconic quote graced the surround sound of movie theaters thirty years ago.     Earlier this year Jurassic Park roared back into theaters as part of Flashnack Cinema.  Yours truly was front and center with a popcorn and oversized soft drink.     After thirty years I am…

    What makes a movie worthy to be named nest picture, at the Oscars?  For me there are two requirements: 1 The movie must be an excellent movie. 2 The movie needs to speak to some part of the times when it was released.     Some films hit both markers.  The Hurt Locker…

     Memory, for better or worse, is a powerful part of human existence.        Every year on or around June 6 I rewatch the Russel Crowe boxing film Cinderella Man. In memory of my grandma.  The 2005 release was one I took her to see while working at the a local chapter…

SYNOPSIS:  Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero.        3:30pm, Saturday June  third was a sunny and uncomfortably warm afternoon. …

   The furthest thing from a secret is my passion for cinema.  It is a passion I whole heartedly embrace and love sharing with those around me.    Spoiler alert that is a major reason I author this blog!       Included in that oassion is film history and all kinds of movies, ranging…

Synopsis:  A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.      What movie have you sat down to watch where you had less than no expectation and was pleasantly surprised that you enjoyed…

   I like interesting movies.  I like bizaire movies.  At the cross roads of interesting and bizarre is the 2023 release BlackBerry.      The film blurs the Line between fiction and non fiction to tell the story of the creation and rise and fall of the blackberry.      The movie is a snapshot…