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Tag: 2.5 stars

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IT CHAPTER TWO

Should we be afraid of the past? For a lot of us, the past comes riddled with bullying, harm, self-doubt, and anxiety. The world around … Read More ›

Posted on September 22, 2019September 22, 2019
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I FEEL PRETTY

Is it enough to look in the mirror and see something different – or should the real desire be to look in the mirror and like what we see?

Posted on May 14, 2018September 22, 2019
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THE DISASTER ARTIST

Franco and Wiseau: Failure, fiasco, love, and a lie.

Posted on December 13, 2017September 22, 2019
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BATTLE OF THE SEXES

Sometimes it’s not about who won the battle, but how they won that matters…

Posted on October 1, 2017September 11, 2020
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THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE

Caro and Chastain go back to WWII to tell a tale of true beauty and true horror.

Posted on April 2, 2017September 28, 2019
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ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

Just how well can the blanks be filled in?

Posted on December 19, 2016September 28, 2019
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THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS

God help anyone that steps between the desperate traveller, and the beacon guiding them to safety

Posted on September 4, 2016September 28, 2019
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LOLO

Relationship approval from our parents is nothing compared to relationship approval from our children.

Posted on June 12, 2016September 11, 2020
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WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT

Sometimes when we run away from things, we run to some pretty strange places.

Posted on March 6, 2016September 28, 2019
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IRRATIONAL MAN

Sometimes Woody plays; sometimes Woody noodles.

Posted on August 9, 2015August 15, 2015
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ANT-MAN

Once we’ve seen a city fall from the sky, can we possibly go back to the beginning?

Posted on July 19, 2015April 30, 2019
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TOMORROWLAND

A memento from our past and a plea for our future, but not as rose-coloured as either era.

Posted on May 24, 2015June 4, 2015

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