By: Amanda Guarragi It’s hard to believe that action-adventure comedies are scarce nowadays but whenever one does come out it’s always a good time. We meet reclusive author Loretta Sage (Sandra Bullock), who writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan (Channing Tatum). While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by … Continue reading ‘The Lost City’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi Not many understand that words carry so much weight and have emotional depth when trying to connect with another human being. What Ryusuke Hamaguchi does in Drive My Car is create a connection to the creation of stories and where these words stem from. What inspires others to connect with the words flowing out of their mouth to emotionally connect a string … Continue reading ‘Drive My Car’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi There are two ways to look at the adult film industry, as a job or as something morally wrong. Ti West explores sexuality and religion in the late 70s with the rise of the adult film industry in X. In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts … Continue reading ‘X’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi There is truly nothing more important than family and family is whoever you want it to be. The new Cheaper by the Dozen shows a completely different family dynamic that involves two sets of divorced parents living cohesively and trying to make it all work. Of course, we were all apprehensive about this remake because of how much we loved the 2003 … Continue reading ‘Cheaper By The Dozen’ (2022) Review
The 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards are on tonight and it is the fourth big award show of the Oscar season! Will we be able to finally tell who’s frontrunner for Best Actress at the Oscars? Will others become a lock? We’ll find out tonight. Here are my picks ahead of tonight’s telecast! Should win: PURPLE Will win: RED Locked winners highlighted only in RED Film Best … Continue reading Amanda’s Picks: 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards
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