This is a passionate adaptation of Helen MacDonald’s memoir, a scholar and environmentalist. It’s a beautiful story you’ll want to stick with, even though it can be monotonous, and slow to almost to a crawl at times before picking back up, once again gaining your trust and attention. ​
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In the style of “Tropical Thunder,” “Atropia” pokes fun at what an actor will do to get a decent role, and what the military will do to make sure their soldiers are ready for war before they get there.​
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​In “Mercy,” it’s 2029, Los Angeles. Privacy? There is none. We’re told that there’s so much crime and civil unrest that prison overcrowding is an issue that needs to be addressed, and so is the homeless population.
​“The Testament of Ann Lee” is an intense movie with a noteworthy performance by Amanda Seyfried, who is completely devoted to this role.
This movie is about, for lack of a better way to say it, two grumpy old men who live next door to one another. They finally meet and realize they have incredible differences. Can they move beyond those differences is what you’ll be finding out, especially when you find out what they have in common.
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“The Plague” is a deep dive into a pool of peer pressure and emotional pain. The young boys at a summer swim camp are left with minimal supervision. This allows the bully group leader to punish others with fear of exclusion and force the ‘new kid’ to choose a side. Read more
​Bradley Cooper knows a lot about relationships and does an outstanding job of putting them on the screen for us. With his insightful directorial debut, he gave us “A Star is Born, followed up with “Maestro,” and now he arises triumphantly with his third film, “Is This Thing On.”
This movie is based on the 2008 somewhat fictional documentary, also titled Song Sung Blue, directed by Greg Kohs. ​
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