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Movie Review – Charlotte’s Web
Director: Charles A Nichols, Iwao Takamoto Starring: Henry Gibson, Debbie Reynolds, Paul Lynde Year: 1973 One of the classic childhood musicals of our time, Charlotte’s Web is, of course, also a classic book, but comes to life so well in this simple film that both can exist and be magnificent at the same time. E.B.
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Movie Review – Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Director: Tad Stones Starring: Scott Weinger, John Rhys-Davies, Robin Williams Year: 1996 We can skip right over Return of Jafar, since it doesn’t have Robin Williams in it anyway, and go right to King of Thieves, because at least it feels like a Disney movie, if a sub-par, farmed-out sequel that you should lower your
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Movie Review – The Matrix Reloaded
Director: The Wachowski Brothers Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss Year: 2003 If Equilibrium is what happened when someone watched The Matrix, copied it, and did a terrible job, Matrix Reloaded is what happened when the creators of Matrix watched Equilibrium, copied it, and did such a terrible job that it made all three
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Movie Review – The Matrix
Director: The Wachowski Brothers Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss Year: 1999 The Matrix was, at the time, a groundbreaking sci-fi event, a milestone of the genre that marked the beginning of a new era in film. It seems dramatic now, but at the time it felt dramatic, this movie that pushed limits and
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Movie Review – Housesitter
Director: Frank Oz Starring: Goldie Hawn, Steve Martin, Dana Delaney Year: 1992 Housesitter is basically What About Bob 2, but how could that possibly be a bad thing? What About Bob is one of the (if not the) greatest comedies of all time, so bringing that style back to the big screen is a smart
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Movie Review – The Swan Princess
Director: Richard Rich Starring: Michelle Nicastro, Howard McGillin, Jack Palance Year: 1994 In the 90s, my dad, who is a career salesman, worked for Nest Family Entertainment, selling and advertising their series of animated bible stories and also their collection of animated American hero tales. He would travel to trade shows and expos, play the
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