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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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‘Purple Hearts’ is a Movie about Love and Fear and It Got Me

August 4, 2022by rachelannc 1 Comment

Just like the rest of the world, Purple Hearts got me. And these are the moments that especially hit me hard in the heartstrings. A good love story makes us […]

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‘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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‘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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“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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Off Camera with Olivia Wilde

January 18, 2016by rachelannc Leave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMDr7RyD21U “I’ve always been good at asking advice,” Olivia Wilde tells Sam Jones. “I identify mentors and I’m good at asking them questions.” If you ask anyone working in Hollywood […]

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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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“Whiplash” gives real sweat, blood and tears to become one of this year’s best films

November 22, 2014by rachelannc 9 Comments

There couldn’t be a more fitting name for Whiplash. It haunts your nerves, shakes your bones, and drives you right to your core. The struggle to be the “best of […]

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Intrigued by new dark drama “Third Person” Press Conference at TIFF 2013 (Liam Neeson, Olivia Wilde, Mila Kunis)

July 5, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

Over the progression of the year, I’ve found that I have developed an increasing interest in seeing how films/movies/productions are created from their very raw, bare days into final products, […]

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“Begin Again” beautifully captures the heart, soul and joy of music (Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine)

June 30, 2014by rachelannc 32 Comments

If you’re a music lover, writer, player, listener, savior or even appreciator, Begin Again will surely hit a chord in you. And it will stick. Forged on the New York […]

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THE ALTERNET by Gaby Hernandez [UCI Student Short Film]

June 14, 2014by rachelannc 1 Comment

Me in THE ALTERNET by Gaby Hernandez. One of my dear friends and fellow film students here at UC Irvine ventured to produce a short film for her Production class. […]

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There’s actually some value in the raunch that is Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s “Don Jon”

September 28, 2013by rachelannc 2 Comments

(Photo: Whattalking.com, Picasa) Immediately after watching Don Jon at its midnight premiere, I said to myself, “What the heck did I just watch.” Albeit, the movie was funny. It had this […]

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“The Spectacular Now” is scarily honest, genuine, and entirely familiar

August 24, 2013by rachelannc 2 Comments

This isn’t a movie that introduces you to new characters. It’s a movie that reminds you of people you already know–people you’ve come to know and care about. Its two […]

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