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EMMA. brings charm and brightness to the classic familiar tale by novelist Jane Austen, with humor and mishaps along the way. Before the movie theaters shut down in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, I got a chance to see Emma., the latest rendition of Jane Austen’s classic novel of the same name, without the added […]
When I found out that Disney was planning on making a live-action version of its animated film Aladdin, I thought this might be okay. Then I saw the live-action version of Maleficent and, although it was beautiful, they changed the Sleeping Beauty storyline completely and I wasn’t sure if I liked that idea. Then I […]
We get into the story of MORTAL ENGINES, based on the 2001 YA dystopian novel by Philip Reeve. The Peter Jackson produced movie Mortal Engines was released last December to subpar numbers despite it’s unique concept. The movie was based on the book of the same name published in 2001 and written by Philip Reeve. […]
FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD is expanding the Wizarding World – but can it stand on its new foundation? (Minor spoilers ahead) Here are two things you should know about me: I love Harry Potter and I love movies. So when I bought my ticket to see Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald at my local cinema, I […]
Ready Player One brings back what we enjoyed the most about watching Steven Spielberg’s films of the 70s, 80s, and 90s. The action and adventure and just plain enjoyment of watching movie magic happen. That’s the thing with Spielberg. He just knows how to grab your attention, and he did so plenty of times, most […]
I had the opportunity to see an early screening of Love, Simon, the movie adaptation of Becky Albertalli’s Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Both versions follow closeted Simon Spier as he falls for the mysterious Blue via e-mail, only to be blackmailed by a classmate who accidentally happens upon the email exchange. Simon must […]
Maze Runner: The Death Cure manages to thrill from beginning to end and perfectly wraps ups the series in this final installment. The Death Cure is the third movie in the series based off James Dashner’s The Maze Runner trilogy. Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) and his fellow Glader friends, Newt (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) and Frypan (Dexter Darden), […]