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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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BRIDGERTON REVERIE
I binged the series this past weekend and I’m still having a weird sense of PTSD from it. Don’t get me wrong, I delighted in the frothy, regency, costumed, romantic fun of it all. And reveled in everything Simon (Regé-Jean Page) I can just picture the casting call sheet: Looking for a gorgeous, black, rakish, imperious, charmer with a great butt. Boy! did they find their man 😍
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THE PHOTOGRAPH
Mae Morton (Issa Rae) is a museum curator grappling with the death of her estranged mother, a famed photographer who leaves her daughter a letter explaining her journey. The letter leaves Mae unsure of how to proceed, until she connects with journalist Michael Block (Lakeith Stanfield), who is working on his own story about Mae’s mom. The story travels back and forth from present to past in a languorous mode, this is a film, not a movie. The film’s coloring takes on rich neutral tones, which allow the viewer to settle into a touching tale of love – between mother and daughter, romantic love, new love and being in love…
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Best & Worst Movies of 2016 (Top 10 List)
TINSEL & TINE QUICK YEAR IN REVIEW By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor It was a busy, fun year in Philly/Foodie Events too, but you can see a wrap up of those posts on the #PhillySpotlight page. So this is just a run down of some movie highlights from 2016: 1. The First Movie I Saw in 2016 was 45 YEARS starring 2 actor’s actors Charlotte Rampling & Tom Courtenay (it was part of last year’s Awards season, but in Philly it was released in January). 45 Years is one of those unassuming, quiet, yet very powerful and memorable films about an older couple examining their marriage in light of some…
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MOVIE “KETCHUP”: Far From the Madding Crowd
Most everyone thinks the title is Far From the "Maddening" Crowd, once upon a time, I used to think so too. In researching the title, it's not too far off - the word "madding" means to make wild or insane, derived from the word "madden" to drive to distraction. ..
