Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza – “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”!

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Denise

Ready watch Tom Cruise do what he loves – mainline adrenaline? Synopsis!

In Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan’s past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission – not even the lives of those he cares about most.

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza – “Joyride”!

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Denise

Put the pedal down y’all! Synopsis!

From the producers of Neighbors and the co-screenwriter of Crazy Rich Asians, JOY RIDE stars Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Oscar® nominee Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu. The hilarious and unapologetically explicit story of identity and self-discovery centers on four unlikely friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure. When Audrey’s (Ashley Park) business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo (Sherry Cola), her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat (Stephanie Hsu), her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye (Sabrina Wu), Lolo’s eccentric cousin. Their no-holds-barred, epic experience becomes a journey of bonding, friendship, belonging, and wild debauchery that reveals the universal truth of what it means to know and love who you are.

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Columbia Screening Pass-palooza – “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”!

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Denise

Ready for Adventure with a capital Indy? Synopsis!

Harrison Ford returns to the role of the legendary hero archaeologist for this highly anticipated final installment of the iconic franchise– a big, globe-trotting, rip-roaring cinematic adventure.

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Father’s Day Movies – “10 GREAT Films to Watch With Your Dad” from The Kino Corner!

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Denise

And hey, several of these I haven’t seen! So if you’re trying to figure out what to watch with/in honor of your dad? Go be cooler than me, and check these out… Not that being cooler than me is tough. But that’s another conversation for another day. Enjoy!

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza – “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken!

Posted on June 17, 2023 by Denise

Okay, so I I’m loving this movie based solely on this fan poster. You too? Sweet. Synopsis!

Sweet, awkward 16-year-old Ruby Gillman (Lana Condor, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before franchise) is desperate to fit in at Oceanside High, but she mostly just feels invisible. She’s math-tutoring her skater-boy crush (Jaboukie Young-White, Ralph Breaks the Internet), who only seems to admire her for her fractals, and she’s prevented from hanging out with the cool kids at the beach because her over-protective supermom (Oscar® nominee Toni Collette, Knives Out), has forbade Ruby from ever getting in the water.

But when she breaks her mom’s #1 rule, Ruby will discover that she is a direct descendant of the warrior Kraken queens and is destined to inherit the throne from her commanding grandmother (Academy Award® winner Jane Fonda), the Warrior Queen of the Seven Seas.

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Folkmanis’ Puppets Dragon Wristlet, Pearl

Posted on June 17, 2023 by Denise
Originally at The Green Man Review!

The How to Train Your Dragon series of films has a place in my heart. Toothless is such an adorable cutie, I Cannot Even. But let’s not forget the adorable Light Fury that becomes Toothless’ mate. If you wish you could have one of your very own, the time is now; Folkmanis’ Pearl is an absolute delight.

This particular puppet is part of their Wristlet Puppets collection, along with the Phoenix, Sea Nymph, and Midnight Dragon. And while I adore their larger puppets? When I see this wee puppet wrapped around my wrist, there’s something that tugs at my cold, dead heart. Am I succumbing to the sweetness of this little face? It’s gloriously shiny silver wings? That suede-like patch on her torso? Or perhaps the silver hair that runs down the back of her pearlescent body? (Pearlescent. Pearl. I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE FOLKMANIS.)

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Elsewhere Review – Scharffen Berger 62% Semisweet Dark Chocolate Bar

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Denise
Originally at The Green Man Review!

Scharffen Berger is an American chocolatier that’s been crafting all sorts of chocolatey goodness since 1996. They’re very popular in the restaurant community, but I’ve rarely seen them in stores. What can I say, I don’t frequent the gourmet establishments.  For I am cheap. But getting a hold of this bar has me wanting to check out more from this company.

Why? Well, it’s simple. They’ve got a way with their chocolate. This bar has got a nice creaminess to it, while still keeping the “snap” of a seriously good dark chocolate. (Okay, so true dark chocolate is typically touted as relatively healthy at 70%, but stay with me for a sec.) Then there’s the quick & dirty list of ingredients. Five ingredients, to be specific. Chocolate, sugar, sunflower lecithin, and whole vanilla beans.Which makes it not only comforting to snack on – hey, I understand every word in that list – but makes it unintentionally vegan. Note to hardcore vegans; as this company makes lots of stuff with dairy items, it might not be 100% vegan. But at least the recipe is. Win? Win-ish? It’s also gluten-free, for folks who look for that bit of info.

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Columbia Screening Pass-palooza – “No Hard Feelings”!

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Denise

Time for some shenanigans? You bet! Synopsis!

Maddie (Lawrence) thinks she’s found the answer to her financial troubles when she discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to “date” their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, and bring him out of his shell before he leaves for college. But awkward Percy proves to be more of a challenge than she expected, and time is running out. She has one summer to make him a man or lose it all.

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“The Blackening”

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Denise

“Happy Juneteenth!”

Story: A group of friends gather together for the first time in ten years…in a cabin (actually a pretty sweet house) in the woods. Sounds familiar? Well, this time Our Gang is gathering to celebrate Juneteenth. That’s right; they’re black. But instead of their sheer numbers giving the Big Bad apoplexy, and thus saving their lives? They’re told they need to sacrifice one of their friend group. How to choose: “Who’s the blackest?” Aaaaaaand GO.

Genre I’d put it in: Comical Cabin Horror
Release Date: 2023
Remake, Sequel, Based-On, or Original: Parodies the slasher movie subgenre, and a short film by the comedy group 3Peat.

Gotta say: “The following is based on true events… That never happened.” That’s what you’ll see at the very start of this film. So get yourself prepped for a eye-winking, self-aware, horror satire that centers the fun on showing every bit of the nonsense horror tropes actually are. All the while crafting whipsmart comedy that will have you guffawing first, then thinking hard later.

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Columbia Screening Pass-palooza – “Elemental”!

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Denise

Ready to get your Pixar on? Synopsis!

Disney and Pixar’s “Elemental” introduces Ember, a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade challenges her beliefs about the world they live in.

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