WATCH NOW A timeless cinematic masterpiece can be easily overlooked and is oftentimes appreciated only years later. For me and many other movie lovers, the 1990s had the most iconic film offerings. In 1999, the classics The Insider, Boys Don’t Cry, Magnolia, Fight Club, Election, The Virgin Suicides, and Being John Malkovich were all released […]
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WATCH NOW When I pondered over “Sabrina,” I developed some ideas on why the tale is so compelling – there’s a mix of Cinderella and The Ugly Ducking, deep dark Freudian passion, and it is woven into a romantic comedy. If it is halfway decent, it can hardly go wrong. The tale was first narrated
WATCH NOW Franco Zeffirelli is primarily remembered for his 1968 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. The film is remembered as the origin for the next fifty or so years of the works of Shakespeare in the film industry as a reliable source of prestige cinema material! What history seems to have conveniently forgotten is
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WATCH NOW THE FILM Mandy Gilbert (Ashley Tisdale) is about as popular as a wet blanket. Her controlling father (Kevin Pollak) doesn’t help her social standing, at least not until her birthday when he surprises her with contacts and the best video phone available on the market. Things take a twist for the worse though:
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WATCH NOW This movie is a mix of different genres – romantic, comedy, and drama. No doubt, “Crazy Stupid Love” has its darker sides, but most of the time, it manages to remain stress-free and heartwarming. The film possesses a lot of satire which in fact, aims to heal. No character in the movie has
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WATCH NOW Pro-Indians, social commentary, neo-westerns as well as melodramas are all amazing to explore, but I just could not leave the 1950s out without discussing the one film from the decade that becomes a timeless classic. The 50s is the decade where Teen Age Culture came into being. This was not only limited to
WATCH NOW Blue Crush” has something to teach its audience that most surfing movies ignore: the fact that so many non-professional surfers work mundane jobs to support their surfing lifestyle. In layman’s terms, they forget about life’s troubles when they are out riding the waves. Previously in films, surfers are stereotyped as golden boys or
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WATCH NOW Two different kinds of stories can be derived from “The Red Shoes.” Those stories create a balance that may be unique for any movie made about ballet. One story could be A Haliwood musical, a ballerina becomes an overnight star when she falls in love with the composer of the ballet, she is
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WATCH NOW Fans of Jason Momoa might want to take note regarding The Last Manhunt considering it has his name and face on the poster. Primarily, he does not actually feature much in the film. His character of “Big Jim” has about three scenes, none of which carry any weight of context. he simply pops
WATCH NOW My daughter and her friend watched one of the new releases in Hollywood. As they came out of the theater, Bob said, “…it made my heart hurt.” It was not meant to be a sad movie, but for some reason, it was just so devoid of any moral content that it was …
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