Tag: Netflix
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‘Monsoon’ Review: Hazy Memories of Home
A moving tale, Monsoon follows Kit (Henry Golding) as he returns home to Saigon, Vietnam. After his family fled to England after the Vietnam war when he was six, Kit hasn’t looked back. However, after the loss of both of his parents, Kit heads back to Saigon thirty years later not only to scatter their ashes, but…
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“Terrace House”: The Kinder, Gentler Japanese Alternative to Reality TV
“Terrace House” improves on the standard reality TV format by affording its cast privacy, freedom, and respect.
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Netflix’s “Self Made”: What’s Fact and What’s Fiction?
Netflix takes some liberties in its portrayal of Madame CJ Walker, a trailblazing Black entrepreneur.
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Involuntary Self-Isolation: Stranded On a Desert Island in “Sweetheart”
We all need some alone time now and then, but I think even the most introverted of introverts will be happy to have some real human contact when this is all over. Meanwhile, Sweetheart (2019, Netflix, directed by JD Dillon) provides a stark example of self-isolation to the extreme, while exploring the question of whether…
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“Sand Castle” Movie Review: Is This Yet Another Unrealistic War Drama?
Overall, Sand Castle was another lack luster war drama that will eventually fade into the many similar war dramas I have seen throughout my life.
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Opposing the Reviews for “Horse Girl”
One of the great achievements of this film is its ability to challenge the mind and to force you to try to process information in a different way than you’re used to.
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‘Outside the Wire’ Review: Netflix’s Latest Mediocre Sci-Fi Flick
Netflix’s first original film of the year is the sci-fi thriller Outside the Wire. Before any comments, let’s set the scene: The year is 2036, and a destructive civil war has broken out in the middle of Eastern Europe. Not too much is revealed, only that US forces were deployed to Russia to act as peacekeepers.…
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East Side Sushi- Movie Review
So you know when Netflix is going to take down underrated films and they warn you? East Side Sushi will only be on Netflix until March 13 and if you haven’t seen it yet you should go watch it RIGHT NOW! East Side Sushi is the story of a Mexican mother/ very talented chef named…
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Rejecting “The Prom”-posal – Movie Review
Despite everything it was capable of, all of these poor choices strung together amount to nothing more than a counter-productive film.
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The Lovebirds: It Doesn’t Soar, But It…Glides?
After months of nonstop excitement, the moment is finally here. I finally get to talk about The Lovebirds. I’m not saying this ironically. I have been dying for this movie to come out, along with My Spy. Why these films in particular? Because something awakened in me when I saw last year’s Stuber. I sat…