Dan Skip Allen
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Die My Love Review – Another Film About A Mother Dealing With The Stresses Of Raising A Child And Being A Dutiful Wife
This year seems to be the year that filmmakers are making movies about postpartum depression. First there was “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” from writer/director Mary Bronstein and starring Rose Byrne and now from director Lynne Ramsay there… Continue reading
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Predator Badlands Review – World Building At Its Finest And A Heartwarming Story To Go Along With It. Who Knew?
Dan Trachtenberg made a splash a couple of years ago with his version of Predator called Prey, which aired on Hulu exclusively. He created a Predator Film that longtime fans of the franchise could be proud of. And word of… Continue reading
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Christy Review – A Boxing Biopic That Hits A Little Close To Home For Some Dealing With Domestic Abuse
I’ve seen a lot of boxing films in my day. This is one of the sports that makes for very engaging and interesting stories. Especially when they’re based on a real-life person like Christy is. There have been a few… Continue reading
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Nuremberg Review – A Different Take On This Famous WWII Story
WWII movies are some of the most prevalent kinds of stories in film history. Add to that, so are courtroom dramas. As well as period piece films. When you put all of these genres together you get the latest version… Continue reading
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Star Wars: Visions Season Three Review – To Much Similarities In Stories And Not Enough Variation In The Animation Styles
To say I’m a big Star Wars fan would be the understatement of the year because I’m a massive Star Wars fan. Seeing The Empire Strikes Back as a 6 year old kid changed my life as I knew it… Continue reading
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Anniversary Review – This Film Puts A Mirror Up To Ourselves As A Country And It Doesn’t Look Pretty
I’m a fan of a good political thriller, but “Anniversary” is a political thriller that masks itself as a family drama first. That, to me, is an interesting concept. The director and writer Jan Komosa and Lori Rosene-Gambino pull the… Continue reading
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A House Of Dynamite Review – An Oh Too Close To Reality Scenario That Audiences Need To See As Soon As Possible
“At the End of the Cold War, Nuclear Powers Agreed That The World Would Be Better Without Nuclear Weapons, That Era Has Ended.” I think every American has thought about what nuclear war would be like at some point in… Continue reading
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Regretting You Review- A Passable Romance/Young Adult Movie Based On The Emotional Performance By McKenna Grace
Colleen Hoover might be a name a lot of people might remember. She is an author of romance and the young adult genre. One of her books was adapted last year. It starred Blake Lively in the lead role and… Continue reading
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The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Review – A New Psychological And Seductive Reimagining Of The Classic Suspense Thriller From The 90s
The Original “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” came in 1992 and was directed by Curtis Hanson and starred Rebecca De Mornay, Julianne Moore, and Annabella Scioria. It was a pretty big hit for the time as far as these… Continue reading
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Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost Review – A Documentary That Hit Close To Home In More Ways Than One For Ben Stiller
When I was a kid, I vaguely remembered Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara from various sitcoms or television projects they would guest appear on. I was too young to watch Stiller and Meara, their sketch comedy act in the 1960s.… Continue reading
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