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Review of Air
Review of Air written by Alex Convery and directed by Ben Affleck Rating ***** It wasn’t that long ago when a young Ben Affleck and a young Matt Damon stood on stage to accept an Oscar for their screenplay Good Will Hunting. They have since become major power brokers in
Review of the Netflix Film True Spirit
Review of the Netflix Film True Spirit Rating ***** This film tells the story of sixteen-year-old Jessica Watson’s attempt to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe. I wrote about Jessica way back in 2009 when she was making her attempt. She had satellite communications and was able to
All The President’s Women
Review of She Said written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz and directed by Maria SchraderRating ***** In 1976, Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford made investigative reporters look cool when they appeared in the movie All The President’s Men. The film, and the book it was based on, tells the story of how
Review of The Netflix series Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Review of the Netflix series Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Rating ***** Nurture vs. nature. What caused Jeffrey Dahmer to turn into a serial killer? This Netflix ten-part series tries to answer that question. On the nurture side of the equation, there is his dysfunctional family life. His parents divorced
Review of Thirteen Lives the Film
Review of the film Thirteen Lives Directed by Ron Howard Rating ***** There are only a handful of directors whose films I would see because they directed a particular film. Ron Howard is one of those directors. The movie 13 Lives, free on Amazon Prime, could easily have had a
Review of the Last Duel Book vs Film
The Last Duel written by Eric Jager rating ****The Last Duel written by Nicole Holofcener, Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck directed by Ridley ScottRating **** Book or film? I chose to do both. It’s been a while since I had a chance to read a book and then head out