Dan Skip Allen
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The Sheep Detectives Review – A Wonderful Family Friendly Mashup Of Styles That Had Me Laughing
By Dan Skip Allen British comedies can be a mixed bag. Sometimes you get “The Full Monty”, “Waking Ned Devine” and “A Fish Called Wanda” and other times, you get “Casino Royale”, not the Daniel Craig Bond film, the bad… Continue reading
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The Devil Wears Prada 2 Review – The High End World Of Fashion Has Never Looked This Good On The Big Screen
By Dan Skip Allen Anne Hathaway is an actress who is in for a big year. She’s already had “Mother Mary” the new A24 film come out at Sundance and in this past week in theaters later this year she… Continue reading
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Atropia Review – A Comedy Farce Involving A Fake War Simulation Seems To Hit A Little To Close To Home
“War is God’s way of teaching Americans Geography – “ Ambrose Bierce, 1875, By Dan Skip Allen , There are plenty of movies where there is some kind of absurd war sequence or downright fake war in them. One of… Continue reading
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The North Review – A Gorgeous Film With A Heartfelt Jury Between Friends
By Dan Skip Allen (A phone is not supposed to be used on the trail.) There are a lot of different kinds of subgenres of cinema, and one of those is roadtrip movies, and part of that genre is walking… Continue reading
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The Cinemacon Trailer for Focker In-Law
Meet the Parent was a breakout rom-com that came out back in 2000 from director Jay Roach. It starred Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller as an overbearing father who was a CIA agent and his potential son in law. This… Continue reading
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The Crowd Goes Wild! Power Ballad Full Trailer
John Carney is a director who has given film and music fans things that have won Academy Awards and heartfelt stories for years now. “Once” was a breakout hit, and “Falling Slowly” from the soundtrack won an Oscar for Best… Continue reading
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Desert Warrior Review – A Gorgeous Epic Period Piece With A Great Message
By Dan Skip Allen (1500 years ago in Arabia a vast land where tribes fight over territory and water in a bid to take control, Emperor Kisra II of the Sassanid Empire demands all tribal kings turn over their daughters… Continue reading
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Stranger Things: Tales From 1985 Review – A Prequel Series That Captured Everything I Loved So Much About The Live-Action Show
By Dan Skip Allen Stranger Things has been one of my favorite shows this past century. It captured everything I loved about the 1980s. The kids on bikes, genres, and the angst of kids have always been something I’ve liked… Continue reading
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Omaha Review – A Small Independent Film From Sundance 2025 That Was Well Worth The Wait
By Dan Skip Allen The Sundance Film Festival is one that has launched careers and built up reputations of those who are building from something such as writing a script or making a short film. That’s the case with the… Continue reading
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Michael Review – A Genuinely Phenomenal Performance From Jaafar Jackson As His Iconic Uncle
By Dan Skip Allen I, like a lot of my friends and family, grew up with the music of Michael Jackson. I’ve talked about this before, but it deserves to be said again. My parents took myself and my brothers… Continue reading
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