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January 25, 2020

Sarah’s Top Ten of 2019

I don’t know if I would say that 2019 was a great movie year, but I think it had some great highlights. It was a good year for horror movies like Us, Ready or Not, and Escape Room. It was...

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July 5, 2019

Phil: Routine Check-Up, by Sarah Brinks

Socrates said, “An unexamined life is not worth living.” This is the central theme of Greg Kinnear’s directorial debut, Phil. The film doesn’t break any new ground but it is sweet and asks some interesting questions about how we live...

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March 14, 2019

Finding Steve McQueen: A Rumble Amongst Men, by Sarah Brinks

Finding Steve McQueen feels like a piece of music where everyone is playing the right notes but you just don’t like the tune. The film is well made, the acting is mostly good, the script is funny in places but...

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February 4, 2019

The 2019 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts: Family Time, by Sarah Brinks

There’s a surprisingly consistent theme across the animated short films nominated this year: The many phases families experience throughout a lifetime. Four out of the five films explore this theme in different ways. Animal Behaviour “Animal Behaviour” is the one...

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January 9, 2019

SGT. Will Gardner: Bad Breaks, by Sarah Brinks

People often say that movies should show, not tell. SGT. Will Gardner not only shows, it also tells, and sometimes hammers the point home with a country music song. The film is about a very important topic that needs attention...

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October 2, 2018

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August 31, 2018

Blood Fest: What’s Your Favorite Scary Genre?, by Sarah Brinks

Blood Fest knows exactly what it is. It’s another solid entry in the meta-horror genre. Blood Fest’s closest comparison is probably Cabin in the Woods with a healthy dollop of 1996’s Scream thrown in for flavor. Much like Cabin, it...

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August 27, 2018

Monday Movie: Sunrise, by Sarah Brinks

Admittedly, the silent era is not one I regularly seek out for my own personal viewing but I enjoy silent films and it’s always good to look back at the early days. F.W. Murnau’s Sunrise is an excellent example. Though...

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July 3, 2018

New to Home Video 7/3/18

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June 7, 2018

Hearts Beat Loud: Sing Along, by Sarah Brinks

Hearts Beat Loud is really a lovely film. Sometimes the films at festivals can get a little heavy and dower, so it is nice when a sweet, well-made film comes along and freshens your pallet. Hearts Beat Loud stars Nick...

Tagged: sarah brinks

Sarah’s Top Ten of 2019

Phil: Routine Check-Up, by Sarah Brinks

Finding Steve McQueen: A Rumble Amongst Men, by Sarah Brinks

The 2019 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts: Family Time, by Sarah Brinks

SGT. Will Gardner: Bad Breaks, by Sarah Brinks

New to Home Video 10/2/18

Blood Fest: What’s Your Favorite Scary Genre?, by Sarah Brinks

Monday Movie: Sunrise, by Sarah Brinks

New to Home Video 7/3/18

Hearts Beat Loud: Sing Along, by Sarah Brinks

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