Tag Archives: acted

Snake & Mongoose (2013) Rated PG-13

Posted on April 24, 2019 by laurarachel4

The untold story drag racers, Don “The Snake” Prudhomme and Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen, who helped change the face of drag racing. Starring Jesse Williams, Richard Blake, Ashley Hinshaw. This film has a documentary feel to it as it tells … Continue reading →

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X-Men: First Class (2011) Rated PG-13

Posted on March 26, 2019 by laurarachel4

In the 1960s, friends, Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr, work together to find other mutants like them, but Erik has a vengeful pursuit of finding the one that ruined his life. Starring James McAvoy, Laurence Belcher, and Michael Fassbender. This … Continue reading →

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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) Rated PG

Posted on February 6, 2019 by laurarachel4

A girl is transported to a world with gingerbread soldiers, an army of mice, and sugar plums. Starring Mackenzie Foy, Tom Sweet, and Meera Syal. This is not the ballet version of The Nutcracker, and although I would have loved to … Continue reading →

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Instructions Not Included (2013) Rated PG-13

Posted on January 20, 2019 by laurarachel4

When a bachelor finds a baby on his doorstep, he takes on the challenge of raising her until six years later when the birth mother comes knocking. Starring  Andrés Vázquez, Hugo Stiglitz, and Eugenio Derbez. This is one of those … Continue reading →

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Affectionately Yours (1941) Rated NR

Posted on November 27, 2018 by laurarachel4

A married reporter is used to traveling the world and flirting with the women in every port, but when he’s in Lisbon working on the latest female, he gets word that his wife wants a divorce and is seeing another … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Place (2018) Rated PG-13

Posted on July 30, 2018 by laurarachel4

Set in the future, a family must live in silence to survive against monsters who hunt by sound. Starring Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, and Millicent Simmonds. This film is amazing. The acting was brilliant across the board, and the suspense has … Continue reading →

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Enlightened (HBO) Rated TV-MA

Posted on February 22, 2017 by laurarachel4

A self-destructive woman takes a new approach to life by becoming enlightened, which wreaks havoc at work and home. Starring Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Sarah Burns. A quirky comedy with an unlikable lead character, this show has its work cut … Continue reading →

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Oslo, August 31st (2011) Rated NR

Posted on February 4, 2017 by laurarachel4

A day in the life of Anders, a drug addict who leaves his treatment center to interview for a job and catch up with friends. Based on the novel, Will O’ the Wisp by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle. Starring Anders … Continue reading →

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Hell on Wheels (AMC) Rated TV-14

Posted on October 26, 2016 by laurarachel4

Cullen Bohannon, a former soldier and slaveholder, follows a group of Union Soldiers, bent on revenge for the killing of his wife and child. Starring Anson Mount, Colm Meaney, Robin McLeavy. I loved this show. It’s brilliantly written and much … Continue reading →

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The Attack (2012) Rated R

Posted on January 13, 2014 by laurarachel4

An Arab surgeon discovers that his wife not only died in a suicide bombing but that she may have been a part of it. Starring Ali Suliman, Reymonde Amsallem, Evgenia Dodina This film brings out the troubling Israeli-Palestinian relationship. The film doesn’t … Continue reading →

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