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2020 / movies / sarah brinks

March 29, 2021

Sarah’s Top Ten of 2020

Obviously, 2020 was a weird year for everything, including movies. I will say, for me, it was a fantastic year for discovering movies. I went into knowing nothing about several of the movies on my list this year. That turned...

2019 / movies / sarah brinks

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...

movies / reviews / sarah brinks / Theatrical Review

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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June 6, 2019

Papi Chulo: Cool and Hot in L.A., by Sarah Brinks

According to Google translate, Papi Chulo means “Pimp daddy” in Spanish. However, Urban Dictionary would lead me to believe is means something closer to, “cool or hot daddy.” My obvious lack of fluency in Spanish puts me in good company...

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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...

2018 / movies / sarah brinks

February 14, 2019

Sarah’s Top 10 of 2018

10. Support the Girls Support the Girls looks at a day in the life of Lisa (Regina Hall) and her staff at a Hooters-like sports bar. Lisa is a great manager. She is upbeat, she cares about her staff, she...

movies / reviews / sarah brinks / Theatrical Review

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...

movies / reviews / sarah brinks / Theatrical Review

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...

Category: sarah brinks

Sarah’s Top Ten of 2020

Sarah’s Top Ten of 2019

Phil: Routine Check-Up, by Sarah Brinks

Papi Chulo: Cool and Hot in L.A., by Sarah Brinks

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

Sarah’s Top 10 of 2018

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

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