Mini Movie Reviews Archives
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Anatomically Correct: I’M YOUR MAN
At her apartment, she shows him to what looks like a storage closet and then proceeds to her own bedroom and locks her door. I guess it would be weird to know he could roam around at night. There doesn't seem to be an off switch or at least not one she asked about or was told. There's really no instructions, other than his anatomically correct genitalia won't get hard unless there's kissing...
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Puppets & Prayers: THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE
Garfield's performance is very good as Baker when he realizes his desire to run an empire has become overwhelming and you see him rise to a level of panic and try to tamp it down. But Jessica Chastain (Executive Producer) is ALL IN as Tammy Faye, her ability to find a person under all that makeup and over-the-top-ness is astounding...
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ESCAPE TO THE COVE – 5 Questions for Indie Filmmaker Robert Enriquez
Based on the premise it's easy to understand how Robert came up with the idea for Escape to the Cove during COVID-19 lockdown early in 2020. And was able to shoot many of the scenes which require a desolate Los Angeles, in LA when the streets were actually empty...
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Heartless America: BLUE BAYOU
Linda Ronstadt's version of the Roy Orbison classic "Blue Bayou" is still a song I don't mind hearing despite its over familiarity. Alicia Vikander singing it at a Vietnamese picnic, however, was completely unexpected, but enjoyable, never knew she sang...
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10 Things – SHANG-CHI and the Legend of the 10 Rings
I enjoyed the Kaiju and "Fantastic Beast" aspects (except maybe the thing with no face, Morris, was pandering a little too hard to the younger demographic). What Marvel does best is simmer down a large concept into the small and personal. Remove the criminal immortality of the Mandarin and the power of the 10 Rings, and basically the crux of the plot...
