Category: Movies
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An actor mistreated by the industry
Djimon Hounsou is “struggling to make a living” despite his Hollywood success
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The Fire Inside
A great new film starring Ryan Destiny, Brian Tyree Henry and Idrissa Sanogo, in a true story about a young, female, African American boxer, who stunned the world.
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It’s a curious thing
Is it because I’m trying to walk with Christ that I’m sensitive to cussing? Probably, but where there are a lot of swear and cuss words, it distracts me from the writing, and it dilutes the (bad but striking) impact of the bad words as well.
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Interesting Movie
There are some very good moments in Conclave. I am not sure how I feel about the story or the denouement, but if you are wanting a Hollywood view into the machinations of the papacy, Conclave might be for you.
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What I am currently reading…
I am currently reading an important book about a man who suffered greatly for Christ, as well as a an actor bio and an excellent mystery novel
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Paging Uncle Billy
So remember Uncle Billy from Frank Capra’s faith-filled Christmas classic, It’s a Wonderful Life? The one who loved to commune with a raven, some rabbits and others of God’s creatures?
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Not My Favorite Genre
Potential Spoiler Alert I saw Alien: Romulus today; not my favorite genre, but I’ll admit the first one onscreen, up close, in 1979 at the age of twelve was exciting. This time out there were fresh young unknown faces, good acting, excellent effects, and some startling fresh surprises. I don’t like to tell the plot…
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So I had a life again
At the movies seeing A Quiet Place: Day One Mild spoiler alert: Today I ventured back to the cinema for the first time since seeing The Fall Guy… well actually I did see the Kevin Costner Western (part of it), but I went alone, felt both out of place and terribly bored and walked out.…
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Oppenheimer
A thorough review with spoilers: I went to see Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer a couple of weeks ago, and was not thrilled, given the acting, story and cinematography were outstanding. I will spoil things right here by saying that it has two to three very graphic sex scenes. While I am not anti-sex, I don’t need…
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More than meets the eye…
I enjoyed Sam Witwicky, and the original Transformers movie, but today’s viewing of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, was fresh and original. For all the awesome effects and sounds, the movie is fun and exciting, but it’s the human interactions that I enjoy most, particularly in this film, with a family where the older son…
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