As a pop culture enthusiast, I’m fascinated by the filmmaking process. Chalk it up to when I was younger, and I worked as an extra (aka background actor) during college. While waiting around on set, I enjoyed watching all of the behind-the-scenes production workers. Fast forward to the present day and as I was watching a movie at home, I turned to the featurette on the production crew, one who happened to be a locations manager. I’ve always … [Read more...]
Migration Will Have You Quacking Up! {Movie Review}
Recently my family was invited to see an early screening of “Migration” an animated movie made by Illumination, the creators behind the Minions, Despicable Me, Sing and The Secret Life of Pets comedies. In the film, you meet the Mallards, a family of ducks who live in a New England pond. Mack Mallard the dad (voiced by Kumail Nanjiani), mom Pam (Elizabeth Banks), teen son Dax (Caspar Jennings) and little Gwen (Tresi Gazal) go on an … [Read more...]
The Creator: Own It On Blu-ray and DVD
“The Creator” is the best sci-fi movie of the year. If you didn’t catch it in the theater, then make sure you view it at home because it’s a must-watch! The film is a bold take on artificial intelligence. From 20th Century Studios, New Regency and Entertainment One comes The Creator. Set 15 years after a nuclear detonation in Los Angeles and a war against artificial intelligence, the film stars John David Washington as an ex-special forces … [Read more...]
Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key {Book Review}
In elementary school, I read a lot of mystery books like the Nancy Drew series and The Hardy Boys mystery novels. As a grown-up, I look back and wonder how my world view as a child would have been different had I read books with diverse characters. Fortunately for my daughter and her younger cousins, things have changed and there are books written that better reflect the world we live in. One such book is “Montgomery and the Case of the Golden … [Read more...]
A Haunting in Venice: Own It On Blu-ray/DVD
As a child, I loved reading mystery novels. It started with the books featuring Nancy Drew and later I read Agatha Christie’s novels with Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Naturally my love for reading mystery books lends itself to watching movies, so I was excited to watch "A Haunting in Venice," which is based on the 1969 Agatha Christie novel, Hallowe’en Party. Kenneth Branagh reprises his role as Hercule Poirot (“Murder on the Orient … [Read more...]
Dumb Money: The GameStop Story {Giveaway Contest}
“Dumb Money” is based on the true story of the rise and fall of GameStop stock in 2021. I vividly remember being glued to the news during this time because of the pandemic. In between watching reports on the coronavirus, there news stories on how GameStock shares were climbing higher and higher. What I didn’t really understand, and what the movie expertly lays out, is how this was a battle between the business savvy hedge fund investors and the … [Read more...]
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