Tag: movie
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THE MOSQUITO BOWL (2026)
STORYLINE: After Pearl Harbor, four star college footballers join the Marines. Before facing Okinawa’s invasion, they participate in a historic game with legendary players – for many, their final match. (IMDb) Flags of our Fathers (2006), and its companion film Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) depicted the events of the battle of Iwo Jima, …
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HOLIDAY RETROSPECTIVE 2026: THE SHINING (1980)
STORYLINE: A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future. (IMDb) As mentioned in my blog for The Nightmare Before Christmas, I want to expand my holiday…
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THE STUNT DRIVER (2026)
STORYLINE: The film chronicles the daredevil stuntman Ken Carter’s quest to execute a bold stunt of launching a rocket car across the St. Lawrence River from Canada to the United States in the 1970s, facing absurd challenges along the way. (IMDb) Ryan Gosling was the Hollywood stunt man who drove the get away…
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RETRO REWIND: GATTACA (1997)
STORYLINE: Vincent, an “In-Valid,” assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation. However, a week before his mission, a murder marks Vincent as a suspect. (IMDb) In 2012, Jessica Chastian led the manhunt to find Osama bin Laden…
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THE WRONG GIRLS (2026)
STORYLINE: Two aimless young women inadvertently gain telepathic abilities after ingesting an experimental drug, pitting them against dangerous rivals pursuing the same powerful substance. (IMDb). In 1978, cinemas were Up in Smoke, with Cheech and Chong. Jay and Silent Bob dealt all the way to Hollywood, in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001). …
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YOUNG WASHINGTON (2026)
STORYLINE: A young George Washington faces war, betrayal, and impossible choices that will forge a leader. (IMDb) 2013’s The Butler spanned multiple presidencies, while Lincoln (2012) focused on one specific event in President Lincoln’s term as President. Oliver Stone’s JFK was a conspiracy film thriller. This past Fourth of July weekend, Young Washington,…
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Retro Rewind – AIR FORCE ONE (1997)
STORYLINE: High-altitude thriller in which the presidential aircraft, Air Force One, is hijacked by Russian communist radicals (Gary Oldman) demanding the release of the Kazakhstani leader (Jürgen Prochnow). With the First Lady (Wendy Crewson) and her family trapped on board, the hijackers threaten to kill one hostage every half-hour until their demands are met. What…
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Retro Rewind: STALAG 17 (1953)
STORYLINE: It’s a dreary Christmas 1944 for the American POWs in Stalag 17. In Barracks 4 there’s a security leak – the Germans always seem to be forewarned about escapes; and in the most recent attempt the two men, Manfredi and Johnson, walked straight into a trap and were killed. For the men of Barracks…
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BEAST (2026)
STORYLINE: MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in ONE Championship against its brutal champion Xavier Grau. (IMDb) In this corner please welcome genre staples such as Rocky (1972),…
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GREENLAND 2: MIGRATION (2026)
STORYLINE: Greenland sequel. In a continuation of the story, the Garrity family, who survive a near-extinction level event when an interstellar comet hits Earth, must leave the safety of the Greenland bunker and embark on a perilous journey across the decimated frozen wasteland of Europe to find a new home. (IMDb) Disaster strikes…
