Monthly Archives: October 2017

Ghost Wars (SYFY) Rated TV-14

Posted on October 17, 2017 by laurarachel4

 In a small remote Alaskan town, an outcast must come to terms with his abilities to save the town from paranormal forces. Starring  Avan Jogia, Kim Coates, Vincent D’Onofrio, Meat Loaf, Sarah Giles, Allison James, Kristin Lehman This show surprised me. It’s not the best show … Continue reading →

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New This Week on DVD, October 17, 2017

Posted on October 17, 2017 by laurarachel4

 Spider-Man: Homecoming (PG-13) Peter Parker balances his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens with his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man, and finds himself on the trail of a new menace prowling the skies of New York City. Starring Tom Holland, Michael … Continue reading →

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Easy Money (2010) Rated R

Posted on October 16, 2017 by laurarachel4

JW becomes a drug runner in order to maintain his double life when his life becomes entwined with a fugitive on the run from the Serbian mafia and a mafia enforcer. Starring Joel Kinnaman, Matias Varela, Dragomir Mrsic. I’m sitting on the fence with this … Continue reading →

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Ghosted (FOX) Rated TV-PG

Posted on October 15, 2017 by laurarachel4

A skeptic is forced to work with a believer in paranormal activity to work on unexplained occurrences in Los Angeles. Starring Craig Robinson, Adam Scott, Ally Walker, Adeel Akhtar, Amber Stevens West. This is the silliest, stupidest show on TV.  It has potential, but it … Continue reading →

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Admissions (2004) Rated PG

Posted on October 14, 2017 by laurarachel4

The Brighton family has its share of secrets which are about to be uncovered. Emily Brighton is intellectually disabled due to a fall when she was young, and her mother blames herself. Evie is Emily’s sister, who loves to read … Continue reading →

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Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) Rated R

Posted on October 13, 2017 by laurarachel4

 A  centuries’ old vampire heads to London to seduce his lawyer’s fiancée. Based on the book, Dracula by Bram Stoker. Starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Cary Elwes, Billy Campbell, Sadie Frost. Francis Ford Coppola used old film techniques for his special effects, trying to … Continue reading →

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New This Week in Theaters, October 12, 2017

Posted on October 12, 2017 by laurarachel4

 Marshall (PG-13) Opens on Friday, October 13 Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson, Sterling K. Brown About a young Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases.  Gnome Alone (PG) Opens … Continue reading →

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) Rated PG-13

Posted on October 12, 2017 by laurarachel4

With the help of Captain Jack Sparrow, Henry Turner searches for the trident of Poseidon to save his father from his curse. Starring Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Paul McCartney. This is an attempt to reboot a series by moving on to the … Continue reading →

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Christmas Miracle (2012) Rated NR

Posted on October 11, 2017 by laurarachel4

During a road closure a group of strangers take refuge in a church. Starring Allison Hossack, Aaron Pearl, Dan Payne. This was a thoroughly disappointing film. Mundane and hardly miraculous, it takes a familiar context (people stranded in a snowstorm) and treats it … Continue reading →

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Wind At My Back (CBC) Rated NR

Posted on October 10, 2017 by laurarachel4

A recently widowed woman during the Depression is forced by her mother-in-law to give up her children. Starring Shirley Douglas, Kathryn Greenwood, Dylan Provencher, Tyrone Savage. This is a show I have had on my to watch list for a long time. After finally … Continue reading →

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