movie reviews
In 1970, Judy Blume published her third novel, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret elevating her status as an influential voice in young adult literature.
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Judd Apatow co-created this rom-com about two emotionally dysfunctional people trying to make their relationship work in Los Angeles.
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If you want a story that explores the complexities of Marilyn’s life and successful career, “Blonde” probably isn’t for you. However, if you want a movie with many scenes featuring a beautiful (often topless) woman decked out in some of Monroe’s best looks, look no further than this mess of a film.
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While Ang Lee won Best Director, the film losing the Best Picture award to the preachy and overrated “Crash” is considered one of the Academy Awards’ biggest mistakes.
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery: In the sequel to Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out,” Daniel Craig reprises his role as Benoit Blanc, the skilled and sly private investigator that hasn’t met a case he can’t crack.
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All the women in the idyllic 1950s-styled neighborhood of Victory, California, do the same thing every day. They clean the house, go shopping, keep themselves fit at dance class, and prepare dinner for their husbands-all with glowing smiles.
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Truthfully, it’s taken me a long time to warm up to Christmas movies. Every year Hallmark, Lifetime, and most recently, Netflix released a number of cheesy and generic movies following a similar format of a big-city girl finding love and the meaning of Christmas, usually in the form of a quaint small-town guy.
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by Camille Borodey Halloween: While the “Halloween” franchise has stemmed tons of remakes and sequels, and at 63, Jamie Lee Curtis is still kicking ass as Laurie Strode, John Carpenters’…
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Adapting a stage musical into a movie can often be a gamble because certain elements translate better on stage. This is especially true when a musical is based on a movie, which is why filming a live production of a stage show has many advantages. Filmed in London’s West End, “Heathers the Musical,” is based off of the dark and often wacky 1988 cult classic movie starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater.
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The Graduate (HBO Max): After graduating college, a somber Benjamin (Dustin Hoffman) wants some time to relax and think about his future. After being seduced by a longtime family friend, Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft ), Benjamin finds himself stuck in a cycle of lies and confusion, which gets even more complicated when he falls in love with Mrs. Robinson’s daughter Elaine.
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