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Critics’ Choice Award Winners 2018

BEST PICTURE The Shape of Water BEST ACTOR Gary Oldman for Darkest Hour BEST ACTRESS Frances McDormand for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Sam Rockwell for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Allison Janney for … Continue reading

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Air America (1990) Rated R

A young pilot is recruited for a CIA operation in Laos. Starring  Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., Nancy Travis. This is one of those action films where you know exactly what you’re going to get: good acting, decent one-liners, and … Continue reading

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BAFTA Film Awards Nominees 2018

Best Film Call Me by Your Name Darkest Hour Dunkirk The Shape of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Film Not in the English Language Ah-ga-ssi Elle First They Killed My Father Forushande Nelyubov Best Leading Actor Daniel Day-Lewis … Continue reading

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Golden Globe Awards Winners 2018

Best Motion Picture – Drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Motion Picture – Animated Coco Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language In the Fade Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Lady Bird Best Performance by an Actor in … Continue reading

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) Rated TV-G

Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi.  Based on the novel by Mark Twain. Starring Tommy Kelly, May Robson, Walter Brennan. This is the first film adaptation of the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer that was … Continue reading

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24 Hours to Live (2017) Rated R

 An assassin gets another chance at life after dying on the job.  Starring Paul Anderson, Ethan Hawke, Rutger Hauer, Liam Cunningham. This film does have action galore that is fun to watch. What it lacks is good writing. There are several plot holes … Continue reading

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Return to Nim’s Island (2013) Rated PG

Nim and her father receive a message that some people are going to buy the island and build an attraction. Starring Bindi Irwin, Toby Wallace, John Waters, Matthew Lillard. This film was made mostly to showcase Bindi Irwin and her message about protecting … Continue reading

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Against a Crooked Sky (1975) Rated G

When Charlotte Sutter gets kidnapped by a group of Indians, her brother and a drunk prospector go in search for her. The film is a remake of The Searchers.  Starring Richard Boone, Stewart Petersen, Henry Wilcoxon. This is an engaging story as we follow … Continue reading

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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974) Rated TV-G

When a town learns that Santa isn’t coming to visit them this year because of an insulting letter, they band together to make it right. Starring Joel Grey, Tammy Grimes, John McGiver, George Gobel. This is the perfect retelling of the classic book ‘Twas … Continue reading

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The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina (2002) Rated G

Two people are reunited 15 years after their village was destroyed and learn they are special. Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Elijah Wood, Peter Gallagher, Michael Chiklis, Rachel Griffiths. I was looking forward to this story of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina, but it failed to … Continue reading

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