Category Archives: Movie reviews

Austin Found (2017) Rated TV-MA

Posted on April 3, 2024 by laurarachel4

A woman attempts a scheme to make her family into celebrities, but things don’t go as planned. Starring Linda Cardellini, Skeet Ulrich, and Craig Robinson. This film is interesting to say the least. The mother fakes the kidnapping of her … Continue reading →

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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023) Rated TV-14

Posted on March 30, 2024 by laurarachel4

 A documentary of the work of Max Roach as his groundbreaking sounds and ambitions challenged his career. Starring Maya Angelou, Gary Bartz, and Harry Belafonte. This film gives us the highlights of a life well lived. The talking heads tell … Continue reading →

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American Ripper (2017) Rated TV-14

Posted on March 29, 2024 by laurarachel4

This docuseries examines the life of H.H. Holmes, one of the first serial killers in the US. Starring Jeff Mudgett, Amaryllis Fox, and Conor Hall. While this series lacks on factual points, it is educational in who Holmes was. I … Continue reading →

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An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) Rated G

Posted on March 28, 2024 by laurarachel4

 Fievel’s family decides to go west, thinking it’s safer from the city cats. Starring Phillip Glasser, James Stewart, and Erica Yohn.  When I first watched this film years ago, I remember not being impressed and wasn’t sure if the original … Continue reading →

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Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely (2023) Rated TV-14

Posted on March 26, 2024 by laurarachel4

 Floyd Abrams is an attorney at law that fights for the first amendment rights. Starring Floyd Abrams, Dan Abrams, and Ronnie Abrams. This film takes us down the road of Abrams’ life, the start of realizing that there is a … Continue reading →

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Affectionately Yours, Screwtape: The Devil and C.S. Lewis (2007) Rated PG

Posted on March 25, 2024 by laurarachel4

A volume of letters between two devils that gives insight to the spiritual struggle around us. Starring Scott Calhoun, Carissa Dallis, and Bruce L. Edwards. This is an interesting film. I do think that The Screwtape Letters should be made … Continue reading →

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A Merry Friggin’ Christmas (2014) Rated PG-13

Posted on March 23, 2024 by laurarachel4

A father and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged relatives and he realizes that he left his son’s gifts at home. Now, he must make an eight-hour trip before Christmas morning with his father in order to make … Continue reading →

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Ah Wilderness! (1935) Rated NR

Posted on March 22, 2024 by laurarachel4

 A story of small town America where an adolescence boy struggles with the problems of teen love. Based on the play by Eugene O’Neill. Starring Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, and Aline MacMahon.  This film brings the middle of America to … Continue reading →

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Young Guns II (1990) Rated PG-13

Posted on March 21, 2024 by laurarachel4

Billy the Kid and his band head to Mexico while being followed by Sheriff Pat Garrett, which comes to a face off at the border. Starring Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, and Lou Diamond Phillips. This a sequel to the first … Continue reading →

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Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen (PBS) Rated NR

Posted on March 20, 2024 by laurarachel4

 Lucy Worsley walks through the life of Agatha Christie, finding out how she became the writer she was and the mysteries that surround her life. Starring  Lucy Worsley, Elena Pischikova, and Edgar Jones.  This series focuses on three areas of … Continue reading →

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