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Tag Archives: Film Review

‘RRR’ Review: An Indian cinematic spectacle makes for one of the best action and buddy dramas of our decade

January 26, 2024by rachelannc Leave a comment

RRR is one of the best movies I have seen in the past decade, hands down. Short for “Rise Roar Revolt” (and a play on the three leads’ names), the […]

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‘The Iron Claw’ Review: An emotional tale of brothers and wrestling, helmed by Zac Efron’s powerful transformation

January 24, 2024by rachelannc Leave a comment

Minutes into The Iron Claw, I eagerly awaited to see what was to be Zac Efron’s transformation into a professional wrestling sensation. It’s the early 1980s in suburban Texas and […]

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‘Flora and Son’ Review: Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and John Carney Show us the Love and Joy Music Can Bring, Once Again

January 12, 2024by rachelannc Leave a comment

“This is a gift you can take to your grave, and you can use it however you want,” the distraught yet overly optimistic Jeff (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) says in his video […]

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‘Birds of Prey’ Review: Margot Robbie fantabulously emancipates Harley Quinn from the Joker, and she shines

February 5, 2020by rachelannc 1 Comment

They say to make a good story, you have to start from the beginning. Birds of Prey, the dazzling, female-fronted action epic about the super-heroine sidekick with no real superpowers […]

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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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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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‘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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‘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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“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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“La La Land” Review: A Tale of Two Modern Dreamers

December 30, 2016by rachelannc 1 Comment

“Here’s to the fools who dream,” the tagline reads for La La Land. And for dreamers is true. You know those movies you feel were made just about you? That’s the feeling […]

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“Kubo and the Two Strings” Review: An epic animated tale that brings “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” to life

August 30, 2016by rachelannc 1 Comment

I’m sitting here listening to a rendition of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” by Regina Spektor. The sweeping rhythm of the guitar, animated by the slow plucks of a traditional Japanese shamisen (“three […]

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“Nerve” Review: When a Game of Dare Meets the Online World

July 19, 2016by rachelannc Leave a comment

Okay. I will prelude this review saying that I did not think much of Nerve going into it. It seemed like just another teenage drama with no big names or well […]

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“Lights Out” Review: A Character-Driven Scare that is More On Than Off

July 9, 2016by rachelannc Leave a comment

If you’re anything like me, horror isn’t your friend. Gory blood scenes, creepy dolls, supernatural premonitions and shameless jump scares. It’s all the same formula but it still gets you. Every single […]

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Bradley Cooper stars as lethal U.S. sniper Chris Kyle in Clint Eastwood's "American Sniper."

“American Sniper” Review: Bradley Cooper snipes his best performance yet

January 17, 2015by rachelannc 1 Comment

Firmly situated behind a rifle with feet planted, eyes peering through a narrow lens and finger carefully placed on a trigger, Navy SEAL Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) watches an Iraqi woman […]

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