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New Western Hell or High Water in Theatres

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  • Post published:August 23, 2016
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Hell or High Water: The Return of the Western By Sandra Olmsted Hell or High Water is a tongue-in-cheek, thrillingly fun, darkly comic, and heart-felt gallop through the Western genre.…

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End of Summer Movie Reviews

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  • Post published:August 9, 2016
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Dog Days of Summer Movie Recap by Sandra Olmsted Although, according to the calendar and the path of the sun, summer continues until Sept. 21, the return of the students…

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Up and Coming Movies

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  • Post published:July 28, 2016
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Mid-Summer’s Movie Recap; Some Entertaining Films in Theaters Now! By Sandra Olmsted Ghostbusters (2016) Years ago, Dr. Erin Gilbert (Kristen Wiig), now an untenured Columbia University professor, and her former…

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Moview Reviews

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  • Post published:July 15, 2016
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The Dog Days of Summer: 3 Films to Relief the Doldrums By Sandra Olmsted In the case of Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (Fox release), Mike (Adam Devine) and…

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New or Upcoming Summer Movies

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Films for 4th of July Weekend by Sandra Olmsted In addition to The BFG opening in time for the summer holiday, several other films opened recently or will open this…

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The BFG Falls Short

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The BFG is Not Such A Friendly Adaptation    by Sandra Olmsted   Director Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The BFG has wonderful moments, some excitement, and always terrific…

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The Good and the Bad of Summer Movies

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Summer Romances and the Movies by Sandra Olmsted In the summer, amidst the hopefully blockbuster and the tried-and-true kid flicks, a few romantic films always make an appearance; however, relationships…

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The Nice Guys: Epic Fun – Fingers Crossed for a Sequel!

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  • Post published:May 25, 2016
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By Sandra Olmsted While writer/director Shane Black’s parody of 1970s film noir and buddy cop films has its problems, all of them can be overlooked because The Nice Guys is just…

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Captain America: Civil War Becomes a Belabored Dispute

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  • Post published:May 11, 2016
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By Sandra Olmsted The latest installment in the Marvel Studio’s Avenger franchise toys with the theme of acting within the law vs. behaving in an ethically manner, and directors Anthony…

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Mother’s Day: A Little Fun, Not Much More

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By Sandra Olmstead   Director Gerry Marshall continues his exploration of holidays with Mother’s Day, which celebrates moms and at the same time reduces them and those they mother, marry,…

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