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Fighting with My Family
A feel good, family dramedy, with excellent beats. You don’t have to be a wrestling fan to fall in love with Paige and her crazy, exuberant, dedicated family. I didn’t score it higher only because the traditional sports underdog tropes are not very inventive, yet still effective. I also LOVE that the real wrestler took her stage name #Paige from Rose McGowan’s character from my all time favorite show #Charmed ! “Fighting With My Family is Executive Produced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson based on the 2012 documentary “The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family”, depicting the rise to fame of female WWE star Paige. Much to my surprise we were…
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Isn’t It Romantic
Natalie (Rebel Wilson) is told by her mother at a young, impressionable age to stop watching rom/coms cause life’s not a fantasy and especially not for girl’s that look like her. From that point on, Natalie’s approach to life and how people see her became pragmatic and limited. Until she’s knocked unconscious during an attempted mugging, where she wakes up and and finds herself trapped in the stereotypical romantic comedies that she came to despise. As someone who reveres a good rom/com (although, I think someone should have taken them and soap operas away from me as a kid for my mental health) I was looking forward to seeing a…
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NEMI MEXICAN RESTAURANT + BAR in Philly
Tinsel & Tine’s look at NEMI MEXICAN: Bar and Restaurant By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Got a chance to check out NEMI a new Mexican (Latin American Fusion) restaurant and bar in Port Richmond, Philadelphia (right off Girard Exit from 95). This upscale neighborhood spot opened the weekend between Christmas and New Years. In Spanish, “Nemi” is an expression that stands for life, adventure, and the courage to live all-out and seize the day. That’s a lot for a restaurant to live up to, but I have to say, my first visit did fill me with a desire to return and explore more super chulo culinary delights. Here’s a brief…
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Want Men Want – Spotlight
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor #MiniMovieReview WHAT MEN WANT (dir Adam Shankman) – Taraji and company deliver a solid rom-com with a lot of energy and heart. Nothing groundbreaking, but enjoyable. The wedding scene is hilarious and who knew Erykah Badu was a comedian? But mostly, I fell in love with her love interest the sweetly sexy Aldis Hodge. T&T the Large Association of Movie Blogs (aka the LAMb) rating: 3.5 outta 5 Congrats Taraji P. Henson on your Hollywood star! Much-deserved.
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#WkndBoxOffice Highlights January 31 – Feb 2, 2020
Super Bowl Weekend had BAD BOYS FOR LIFE at the #1 spot 3rd week in a row! To date total $148.1 M Click HERE for T&T Bad Boys #MiniMovieReview The family film DOLITTLE took in another estimated $7.7M, in its 3rd week. GRETEL & HANSEL debuted to an estimated $6.1M. Pretty low. Typically a horror movie does well in early January when all the movies are pretty schlocky. THE GENTLEMEN , a movie I forgot even came out, earned an estimated $6M giving STX $20.4M THE RHYTHM SECTION starring Blake Lively is one I would have gone to see, but I was in Sundance when the Philly press screening took…
