Hardball (2001) Rated PG

Posted on October 29, 2023 by laurarachel4

 A gambling addict agrees to coach a little league team in order to get a loan. Starring Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane, and John Hawkes. 

This film isn’t one of the best. It has heart but lacks consistancy of the script. The film changes from a man who lives a tough life to one that is redeemable. That’s also what makes this film enjoyable to watch. It’s a great film for preteens or teens and presents the reality of yourh living in the inner city. It does a great job at weaving the realities of life with the redeemable characters. Everyone is doing the best that they can. Of course, it shows more adult behavior in the children, but it is truthful in the respect that these are inner city kids that grow up faster than their suburban counterparts. This film is worth the watch. 

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Jack (1996) Rated PG-13

Posted on October 27, 2023 by laurarachel4

Due to a disorder, Jack ages four times faster than everyone else. He starts public school as a fifth grader that looks like he’s 40. Starring Robin Williams, Diane Lane, and Brian Kerwin.

This film has heart and it tries to do right. While Robin is his usual best self in the character of a boy who is in the body of a man, I did feel that this film bit off more than it could chew. The film tends to drag in length. It has the presense of Big, but this revolves around a disorder, so you have to be careful with the jokes. They do a fairly good job at that. It helps that he has a talent with his size in basketball. The film, overall, does a wonderful job at holding to the sentimental aspect of a boy living in a man’s body. It doesn’t, on the other hand, make the film a masterpiece, thus it is not worth the watch.

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New This Week in Theaters, October 26, 2023

Posted on October 26, 2023 by laurarachel4

 

 

Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) - IMDb Five Nights at Freddy’s (PG-13)
Opens on Friday, October 27
Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Mary Stuart Masterson, Lucas Grant 

A troubled security guard begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. During his first night on the job, he realizes that the night shift won’t be so easy to get through. Pretty soon he will unveil what actually happened at Freddy’s.


Freelance (2023) - IMDb Freelance (R)
Opens on Friday, October 27
Starring: Alison Brie, Alice Eve, John Cena 


An ex-special forces operative takes a job to provide security for a journalist as she interviews a dictator, but, a military coup breaks out in the middle of the interview, they are forced to escape into the jungle where they must survive,


After Death (2023) - IMDb After Death (PG-13)
Opens on Friday, October 27
Starring: Koko Marshall, Michael Jovanovski, Kate Duffy 

Based on real near-death experiences, After Death explores the afterlife with the guidance of New York Times bestselling authors, medical experts, scientists, and survivors that shed a light on what awaits us.


Suitable Flesh (2023) - IMDb Suitable Flesh (NR)
Opens on Friday, October 27
Starring: Heather Graham, Judah Lewis, Barbara Crampton

A psychiatrist becomes obsessed with one of her young clients with multiple personalities.


Inspector Sun (2022) - IMDb Inspector Sun (PG)
Opens on Friday, October 27
Starring: Jesús Barreda, Andrea Villaverde, Catherina Martínez 

Inspector Sun boards a seemingly normal plane for a much-needed vacation, but when an enigmatic millionaire receives a threat on his life, Sun is back on the case. Trapped in a web of lies, Sun must find the culprit before it’s too late.

Full Circle (2023) - IMDb Full Circle (NR)
Opens on Friday, October 27
Starring: Trevor Kennison

Faced with a traumatic injury that leaves you permanently disabled, how would you reinvent yourself? Trevor Kennison’s life was forever altered by a broken back – for worse and for better, in equal measures.

Syponsis by IMDB. 

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Ice Dreams (2009) Rated TV-PG

Posted on October 26, 2023 by laurarachel4

Years after a tragic accident, a former figure skater takes on a coaching job that brings on the healing and demons from the past. Starring Jessica Cauffiel, Shelley Long, and Brady Smith.

This is one of the worst films from Hallmark. The script is rushed; it doesn’t flow nicely. Then you have the characters responding to scenarios in an unnatural way. While Jessica Cauffiel tries to make the script work, she tends to overact. You also have the typical annoyance of music playing over the dialogue. It’s disruptive. This is not one of Hallmark’s best, making it not worth the watch.

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Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent (2016) Rated TV-G

Posted on October 25, 2023 by laurarachel4

 Antiques guru Jennifer Shannon investigates a murder in which her best friend from High School is the prime suspect. Starring Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic. 

The Garage Sale Mysteries are on a run. The acting and the writing are better with each film. This one has great family chemistry with the wonderment of how Jennifer always find herself involved in the murders. She finds them more than the cops. It’s an inside joke. The writing isn’t bad. The mystery isn’t much of a mystery, but none of these are. I did find it interesting that her teenaged son seems to be involved in grade hacking in his High School. Granted, he’s trying to be the better man. This film is still worth the watch. 

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Gandhi (1982) Rated PG

Posted on October 24, 2023 by laurarachel4

 The film chronicles the life of an Indian lawyer turned activist. Starring Ben Kingsley, Rohini Hattangadi, and Roshan Seth. 

The performance of Kingsley as Gandhi is excellent. There are a number of things I dislike about the film that aren’t film related. One, the film makes Gandhi out to be someone trying to become a famous public figure. Granted, he wanted to make a point, but I feel he was doing it more for the notoriety and was insincere. Everything he did was making a point. All throughout the film we have Ghandi quoting the Bible, though he never accepts the gift God gave. At the end of the film, it’s sad that he believes only God can make the decision to send someone to Hell, yet he doesn’t accept Christ as the Messiah. At least, we don’t know if he did or not, but it’s sad to think that he believes in works, not faith. It’s even sadder to think he could be in Hell for all that he did. 🙁 It’s a good film documenting a life that was interesting, making the movie worth a watch. 

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New This Week on DVD, October 24, 2023

Posted on October 24, 2023 by laurarachel4

 

 Meg 2: The Trench (PG-13)

A research team encounters multiple threats while exploring the depths of the ocean, including a malevolent mining operation. Starring Jason Statham, Jing Wu, Shuya Sophia Cai

 Blue Collar TV: The Complete Series (NR)

Sketches featuring three of the Redneck comedians from “The Blue Collar Comedy Tour”. Starring Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Larry the Cable Guy 

 The Boys: Season 3 (TV-MA)

A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers. Starring Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr 

 Mayor Of Kingstown: Season Two (TV-MA)

The McLusky family are power brokers tackling themes of systemic racism, corruption and inequality in Kingstown, Michigan, where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry. Starring Jeremy Renner, Dianne Wiest, Hugh Dillon 

Synopsis by IMDB. 

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Hot Shots! (1991) Rated PG-13

Posted on October 23, 2023 by laurarachel4

A parody of Top Gun, where a unstable fighter pilot must over come the ghost of his father and save a mission. Starring Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, and Valeria Golino.

This film is a wonderful parody of Top Gun; it does throw in a couple of other movies in, but the main one is Top Gun. It’s true that the acting by Sheen and Elwes makes the film. Sheen takes the serious side of the comedy, and Elwes knows his timing. The film also has a great story, so we aren’t just laughing at jokes. Of course, some jokes were not funny but others make you laugh. I like that the jokes aren’t always about body fluids. This is one of the smart comedies. It’s worth the watch.

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G.I. Jane (1997) Rated R

Posted on October 22, 2023 by laurarachel4

 A female senator enrolls a woman into the Combined Reconnaissance Team training. Starring Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, and Anne Bancroft. 

This film is excellent in the fact that it shows what it’s like for a woman in a male-dominated military unit. It also highlights how corrupt our government is. Although, there is no need to showcase the final battle. We already know that Jane would’ve been a good leader and protected her team. There’s no need to include the military operation. The acting by Demi Moore is brilliant. She brings the determination and work to becoming the first woman to pass CRT training. The film is an enjoyable watch that is brilliantly written with acting that deserves recognition. This film is worth the watch. 

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New This Week in Theaters, October 19, 2023

Posted on October 19, 2023 by laurarachel4

 

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) - IMDb Killers of the Flower Moon (R)
Opens on Friday, October 20
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone 

Members of the Osage tribe in the United States are murdered under mysterious circumstances in the 1920s, sparking a major F.B.I. investigation involving J. Edgar Hoover.


Dicks: The Musical (2023) - IMDb Dicks: The Musical (R)
Opens on Friday, October 20
Starring: Josh Sharp, Aaron Jackson, Nathan Lane

A pair of business rivals discover that they’re identical twins and decide to swap places in an attempt to trick their divorced parents to get back together.


The Other Zoey - Wikipedia The Other Zoey (PG-13)
Opens on Friday, October 20
Starring: Josephine Langford, Drew Starkey, Archie Renaux

Zoey Miller, a super smart computer nerd who is uninterested in romantic love, has her life turned upside down when Zack, the school’s soccer star, gets amnesia and mistakes Zoey for his girlfriend.


The Canterville Ghost (2023) - IMDb The Canterville Ghost (PG)
Opens on Friday, October 20
Starring: Toby Jones, Freddie Highmore, Hugh Laurie 

An American family moves into Canterville Chase, a stately countryside mansion that has been haunted by the ghost of Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years.

Malibu Horror Story (2023) - IMDb Malibu Horror Story (NR)
Opens on Friday, October 20
Starring: Dylan Sprayberry, Robert Bailey Jr., Valentina de Angelis

Terror strikes when a team of paranormal investigators search a sacred cave for clues in the unsolved disappearance of four Malibu teens.

Synopsis by IMDB. 

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