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Review of Love & Mercy

Review of Love & Mercy rating ***** Before I was flying for a major airline, I spent several years flying for charter companies. One company operated Learjets, and I ended up flying a lot of famous people around the country. On one charter, we used three Learjets to fly members

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Song Sung Blue Documentary vs Film

Song Sung Blue Documentary vs Film There have been many movies made from books and plays, but you don’t often see movies based on documentaries. After watching both versions of this story in the past couple of days, I’m hoping to see more films based on documentaries. If this had

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Review of Nuremberg

Review of Nuremberg written by James Vanderbilt and Jack El-Hai and directed by James Vanderbilt Rating **** This film starts slow but gains momentum thanks to great performances by Russell Crowe and Rami Malek. There were some things about this story I knew beforehand and a few things I picked

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My Pick for Oscars 2025 Best Picture

The author reviews ten best picture nominated films, sharing opinions on each. Favorites include “I’m Still Here” and “A Complete Unknown,” praised for their powerful storytelling and performances. Other films are critiqued for pacing issues or unclear plots. The author invites readers to comment on their own favorites within the discussion.

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Review of the Hulu Aaron Hernandez series

Review of American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez Rating ***** I have a solid pick for you if you are lucky enough to have a Hulu subscription. The ten-part dramatic series portraying Aaron Hernandez’s tragic story is worth the price of admission. Every aspect of this well-crafted series is top-notch, starting

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