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Category Archives: Movies

‘Jennifer’s Body’ is finally getting its respect, 10 years later, in intimate conversation with Megan Fox and Diablo Cody

December 12, 2019by rachelannc Leave a comment

Any of you remember a little movie called Jennifer’s Body back in 2009, which starred budding hot A-listers Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried? The movie seemed to be a raunch targeted […]

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‘Brittany Runs A Marathon’ Film Review: A millennial’s guide to turning one’s life around

August 29, 2019by rachelannc Leave a comment

In Brittany Runs A Marathon, we meet 27-year-old Brittany. She’s young, broke, lives in New York with her “social influencer” roommate and feels miserable at her dead-end job. She spends […]

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Brian Logan Dales & Dia Frampton put on their best Landon Carter & Jamie Sullivan in “A Walk To Remember: The Musical”

August 22, 2019by rachelannc Leave a comment

It was a warm, dark Wednesday night in Hollywood.. Dia Frampton (Meg & Dia, The Voice) and Brian Logan Dales (Dales, The Summer Set) took to the stage to put […]

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Response: ‘Yesterday’ Movie Charms a Second Time as a Love Letter to Love and the Beatles

July 11, 2019by rachelannc Leave a comment

Sometimes a movie can take two tries to get you to really understand what’s to love about it. On initial review of this movie, I was a bit unimpressed. Maybe […]

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‘Yesterday’ Film Review: Musical Fantasy Pays Tribute to the Beatles, but Lacks Real Discovery

June 8, 2019by rachelannc 1 Comment

A talented young songwriter is down on his luck. He’s played boardwalks, street corners and cafes for the past 10 years, but has had no strike of luck. His best […]

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‘A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem’ documentary shines light on huge inequality against women today

June 3, 2019by rachelannc 1 Comment

Imagine you’re at the center of a field. The stadium roars and millions of fans are cheering in their seats. The lights cast down. The music starts. You hit your […]

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‘Booksmart’ Film Review: A Goddamn Funny and Revolutionary Female-Fronted Comedy from Olivia Wilde

May 31, 2019by rachelannc 1 Comment

In the world of high school comedies, we’ve seen it all: the athletes and jocks, bad boys, princesses, mean girls, drama kids, detention club-goers and boy meets girl-next-door. But how […]

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‘Aladdin’ Film Review: The stunning remake had me smiling from cheek to cheek

May 25, 2019by rachelannc 1 Comment

The live-action remake of Aladdin has finally arrived — and it made me feel as if I was watching this story for the first time — and that’s a good […]

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‘Yellow Rose’ Film Review: Eva Noblezada, Lea Salonga shine in story of aspiring Filipina country music star

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Yellow Rose provides an intimate coming-of-age portrait of finding your identity through music and the immigrant experience. In the lone star state of Texas, a young Filipina teenager wields her […]

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‘Staycation’ Film Review: The Messiness of Love and Attachment as told through Dir. Chopra

May 7, 2019by rachelannc Leave a comment

By Charles Gray (@charlesjgray | YouTube) Two lovers are laying in bed. A single shot of them alluding to a sexual act before the title card. The camera doesn’t pan or […]

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‘Blinded By The Light’ Film Review: The Indie Coming-of-Age Musical Set to Break Through in 2019

May 2, 2019by rachelannc Leave a comment

Music has the special ability to transport us. Whether it’s to a different place, time, memory or even state of mind, it’s an experience that hits us hard in our […]

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Mandy Moore and Shane West stole my tween heart at her Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony

March 28, 2019by rachelannc 4 Comments

“Welcome to the Mandy Moore roast session,” writer and director Dan Fogelman said at Mandy Moore’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony Monday morning. Moore was inducted into the Hollywood Walk […]

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“Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.” Documentary Gives Intimate Look Behind British-Sri Lankan Pop Star M.I.A.

May 24, 2018by rachelannc 1 Comment

The bio-doc finally understands what the British-Sri Lankan pop star was fighting for all along. Long before M.I.A. was the pop star behind the Clash-sampled smash hit “Paper Planes” — […]

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Hayley Kiyoko celebrates #20GayTeen and “Expectations” release at YouTube Space LA

April 15, 2018by rachelannc Leave a comment

For Hayley Kiyoko, 2018 (or #20GayTeen as fans have rebranded) is all hers. The Disney starlet jumpstarted into 2018 with a catalogue of music videos (“Girls Like Girls,” “Sleepover,” among […]

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Mitski Stars In Poetic Short Film “SITTING”

January 30, 2018by rachelannc Leave a comment

What happens when you’re stuck in a room sitting in for people on drugs? Ask Mitski, because that’s exactly what she does in a new short film called SITTING, which doubles […]

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