Mini Movie Reviews Archives
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WONDER WOMAN 1984
At any rate, getting a last-minute surprise Wonder Woman 1984 screener link on the 22nd did make it fun, so my sister and I ordered our Indian food and set back to see what writer/director Patty Jenkins (co-writer Geoff Johns) decided Diana Prince/Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) had been up to for the last several decades, and it seems she’s been keeping a low profile. Stopping random crimes and preventing accidents whenever possible, but the world doesn’t know her as Wonder Woman, the way the world accepted the existence of Superman...
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OVER THE MOON
The story centers around a young girl in China, Fei Fei (Cathy Ang ) whose mother loved to tell her stories of a Mythical Moon Goddess named Chang'e (Phillipa Soo) who pines for her one true love Houyi. I re-watched the very beginning when the myth is explained because I thought maybe I’d missed something as I don't understand why she took two immortality pills,one meant for Houyi;
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40 Years A Prisoner Doc on HBO Dec 8, 2020
I got to see this doc during The 29th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival. Check Out my #MiniMovieReview for 40 Years A Prisoner
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HALF BROTHERS
The backstory involving their father’s journey and reasons for not having returned to Mexico is notable. It speaks to the tensions of the US/Mexico relationship and the dignity of immigrants. In many ways Half Brothers also celebrates and acknowledges the importance of telling stories of all races, not in as grand a manner, but in the perspective of Black Panther and Crazy Rich Asians.
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A Holiday Moment with THE PREACHER’S WIFE
His wife Julia (Whitney Houston) is devoted to her husband, the church and their young son, Jeremiah, but she’s not feeling very appreciated in her marriage as Rev Biggs has so much more to contend with than romancing his wife. In pops Dudley (Denzel Washington) he’s not on the scene as an answered prayer by Julia, rather he’s an Angel sent to take some of the burden off of Rev Biggs
