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“The Wedding Plan” – an open-hearted story about finding Orthodox love in a non-Orthodox way
Nutshell: With hints of Pride and Prejudice and Muriel’s Wedding, The Wedding Plan is a sweet, quirky, and heartfelt look at women, men, marriage, and faith. Faith in yourself, faith in your family and friends, and faith that everything will … Continue reading
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Tagged 7 Pieces Of, Foreign Films, Indie Films, Movie Reviews
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Guy Ritchie’s “King Arthur” is a walk on the wild side of Camelot
Nutshell: Arthurian Legend as heist caper. Ritchie’s take on the legends of Arthur and the gang is more gang and less legend as he fashions his tale for the 21st Century. Strap in for the usual Ritchie dizzying jump cut … Continue reading
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” gives more awesome and MOAR GROOT
Nutshell: Hey, remember how Guardians of the Galaxy was an amazeballs kickass good time? Well, get ready for more of the same. The gang is a more cohesive unit this go-round, and the set design and FX are a trippy … Continue reading
“Tommy’s Honour” – a golf film that swings for your heart
Nutshell: A bit too light of a touch with Tommy’s backstory starts the film off with a slight handicap, and a lack of character development (as well as golf basics for non-players) often lands the plot in the weeds. But with … Continue reading
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Tagged 7 Pieces Of, Biopics, Movie Reviews, Sports Films
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“Their Finest” – a touching historical piece that’s a damn fine movie about making movies
Nutshell: With hints of the charming, hopeful UK propaganda films of WWII, Their Finest can be labeled a comedy, but doesn’t shy away from showing the agonies of wartime Britain. A powerful, sweet, and sometimes heartbreaking comedy. In this instance, yes … Continue reading
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Tagged Book to Film, Historical Fiction, Movie Reviews
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“Gifted”: Evans is a superhero of an uncle in this engaging story
” 3+3? REALLY? What kind of school is this?” Nutshell: A sweet, simple tale of a little girl who is far from simple, but very sweet. Director Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) and an extremely talented cast elevate this … Continue reading
“Life” – be prepared to have it scared out of you with this suspenseful space story
“This isn’t your buddy.“ Nutshell: Alien meets Gravity in a well thought out, well acted genre film that hits all the right buttons. While I hated the all-but-boilerplate-in-this-genre ending, there’s no denying it’s not necessarily a bad way to send … Continue reading
“Beauty and the Beast” – a beastly good live-action adaptation
“A life sentence for a rose?” Nutshell: Like Jungle Book before it, Beauty and the Beast is a live adaptation that is quite possibly even better than the original. Grade: A Story: A girl that feels like an outsider in … Continue reading
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“Logan”: a fitting swan song for Jackman’s Wolverine
Nutshell: A fitting goodbye to Jackman’s Wolverine, as well as an amazing introduction to Laura “X-23” Kinney. Logan gives you everything you want in a big-screen re-imagining of the “Old Man Logan” story…and while everything means the film goes on … Continue reading
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“The Cure for Wellness” is a whole lot of bad crazy. With eels.
Nutshell: Bojan Bazelli’s beautiful cinematography and Eve Stewart’s picture-perfect production design are wasted in this derivative horror mishmosh. Speaking of criminal wastes of talent, Celia Imrie, Dane DeHaaan and Jason Isaacs turn in wonderful performances that this film just doesn’t … Continue reading
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