Mini Movie Reviews Archives
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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
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Come Away
I can accept the concept of both these tales having origins from the same family and then diverging into separate stories over time and retelling. For instance, although Alice carries around a big rabbit, she’s also given a tiny bell and told by her mother that it’s really a fairy named Tinker. The children have an overbearing, rich aunt Eleanor (Anna Chancellor) who wants to see they are brought up properly and she’s depicted as the Red Queen. The inciting incident of older brother David’s drowning is both a reason for younger brother Peter to feel it’s his duty to take his brother’s place and grow up quicker. And at…
