Tag: movie-reviews
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Beware Boiúna (2026)
STORYLINE: When a team of young doctors embark on a local humanitarian mission through the Amazon rain forest, it soon becomes clear that not everyone – or everything – is happy to see them. Their arrival draws the attention of an ancient predator, the “Boiúna.” This ancient killer, dominant on land and water, clashes with…
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THE WEIGHT (2026)
STORYLINE: Desperate to save what is left of his family, during the height of the Great Depression a battle-scarred veteran is hired to help smuggle a fortune in gold across 100 miles of impenetrable wilderness. (IMDb) Leonardo DiCaprio trekked through the wilderness, on a mission of revenge, in The Revenant (2016). Emilie Hirsch, went…
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THE 2026 SUMMER MOVIE SEASON
It’s the end of August, and minute by minute, those long summer days have been getting shorter. I live in North Carolina, the heat isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, though. Good thing, I enjoy visiting an air conditioned place, that keeps their beverages cold. The summer movie season kicked off with…
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THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING (2026)
STORYLINE: Amziah King, beekeeper, musician, and anchor of his community, reunites with former foster daughter Kateri after many years apart, and fends off threats to his honey business. (IMDb) One of the best films I have seen this year is the independent movie, Blue Heron. Indie films, such as Blue Heron, inject a unique…
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TUNER (2026)
STORYLINE: A talented piano tuner who suffers from hyperacusis discovers an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down. (IMDb) The 2026 calendar year has yet to reach it halfway mark, and it seems heist films have been lighting up the silver screen. The Mandorlian and Grogu took cinema goers back to…
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EARTH’S GREATEST ENEMY (2025, documentary)
STORYLINE: Abby Martin reveals how the US military, as the world’s largest polluter, impacts the environment while operating with minimal accountability. (IMDb) There are all kinds of movies readily available about the environment, for viewers to watch. Wall E (2008) comes in the family friendly variety while 2004’s The Day After Tomorrow checks…
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MICHAEL (2026)
STORYLINE: The story of “King of Pop” Michael Jackson. From his childhood of being the star of the Jackson 5, through times of abuse by his father Joe Jackson. To his hit Thriller, and the purchase of Neverland Valley, into his tragic and unsuspected death on June 25, 2009. (IMDb) Movies and music, it’s…
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REMINDERS OF HIM (2026)
STORYLINE: After prison, a woman attempts to reconnect with her young daughter but faces resistance from everyone except a bar owner with ties to her child. As they grow closer, she must confront her past mistakes to build a hopeful future. (IMDb) YA novels are a no brainer, as a source for cinematic inspiration.…
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RETRO REWND ~ 1934’s THE THIN MAN
STORYLINE: After a four-year absence, one-time detective Nick Charles returns to New York with his new wife Nora and their dog Asta. Nick re-connects with many of his old cronies, several of whom are eccentric characters, to say the least. He’s also approached by Dorothy Wynant whose inventor father Clyde Wynant is suspected of murdering…
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RETRO REWIND: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
STORYLINE: Jerry Mulligan, a struggling American painter in Paris, is “discovered” by an influential heiress with an interest in more than Jerry’s art. Jerry in turn falls for Lise, a young French girl already engaged to a cabaret singer. Jerry jokes, sings and dances with his best friend, an acerbic would-be concert pianist, while romantic…
