Mini Movie Reviews Archives
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TRANSCENDENCE – Not Quite
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Warning, this review has slight spoilers It’s nice to see a movie where Johnny Depp looks like Johnny Depp, or at least like a real person for a change. I read an interview where Depp says he doesn’t like the way he looks, which is why he hides behind elaborate characters. What kind of dysmorphic nonsense is that! In Transcendence, Depp plays Dr. Will Castor, a leading authority on Artificial Intelligence, with a scholarly, science-geek kinda sexy going on. Of course we don’t get to enjoy Depp in the flesh for long, as he’s soon targeted with radiation poisoning and begins to look ghastly. By…
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In My Father’s House: HEAVEN IS FOR REAL
The core of the story deals with the fact that so many people, even ministers and those of the church, find the ideas of Heaven to be for children's stories and fairytales. When we really think about where we'll be after death, and who and what we'll see, none of it seems possible...
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Movie Blog Post: NYMPHOMANIAC Vol I & II
The film starts out with a dark screen for way too long a time. I know it's suppose to be a heightened effect, but really it just gives you time to think about your day and how late it's going to be when this movie is over and because of that you'll probably be late for work the next day etc... When the screen finally fills with images, we eventually see a bloody woman lying prone on a nasty alley floor.
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DIVERGENT (1 of 3 Franchise)
Our fierce, loyal, full of bravery and heart heroine of this futuristic time is named Beatrice (Shailene Woodley), but upon starting her new “Dauntless” life, she changes it to Tris. Okay, we’re going to need a… T&T Synopsis: Like most stories set in the not too distant future, the aftermath of a terrible war precipitated the need to form a new society (and who knows with the whole Putin/Crimea annexed thing, this future may not be too far off). This new society living behind a wall, which we know not what lay on the other side, decided it best to divide people up into 5 categories or Factions: Government…
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The Society of the Crossed Keys: The Grand Budapest Hotel
I was particularly taken with this scene, as I’ve had a recurring fantasy of a similar nature; dining in a fine, old mansion, estate, castle or grand hotel, having course after course of gastronomic wonders, paired with wine and spirits; seated at an elaborately decorated table, across from a fascinating person with an amazing life story to tell.
