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Some of My Favorites: 3:10 to Yuma (1957 Version)
Review of one of my Favorites: 3:10 to Yuma THE SKINNY Story (from IMDb): Broke small-time rancher Dan Evans is hired by the stagecoach line to put big-time captured outlaw leader Ben Wade on the 3:10 train to Yuma but … Continue reading
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Some of My Favorites: Groundhog Day
Review of one of my Favorites: Groundhog Day THE SKINNY Story (from IMDb): A weatherman finds himself inexplicably living the same day over and over again. Themes: goodness, living a worthwhile life, finding happiness in hopelessness. Age Appropriateness: (Rated PG) … Continue reading
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Little Women, Loneliness, & the Trinity
THE SKINNY Story (from IMDb):Jo March reflects back and forth on her life, telling the beloved story of the March sisters – four young women, each determined to live life on her own terms. Themes: family, accomplishing your dreams, friendship … Continue reading
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1917 And The Wages of War
THE SKINNY Story (from IMDb):April 6th, 1917. As a regiment assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a … Continue reading
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Knives Out and the Sliding Scale of Goodness
THE SKINNY Story (from IMDb): A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family. Themes: family, keeping secrets, kindness, comparison between the beliefs we hold and how we put them in action (or don’t) Age Appropriateness: … Continue reading
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Cats CGI Tails, Tales, and Tolkien
On Christmas day, one of my family’s traditions is to see a movie together. The last couple years we have gone to see musical films. Two years ago, it was The Greatest Showman. Last year we saw the new Mary … Continue reading
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Tagged Cats, CGI, Fairy Tales, God, image of God, Jesus, Lord of the Rings, Movies, Story, technology, Tolkien
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Crawl, Alligators, & True Fear
THE SKINNY Story (from IMDb): A young woman, while attempting to save her father during a category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped in a flooding house and must fight for her life against alligators. Themes: family, inner strength, dealing with … Continue reading
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Tagged Anxiety, Crawl, culture, Family System Theory, Fear, Horror, Movies, U.S. values
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Spider-Man Far From Home & Letting the Young be Young
THE SKINNY Story (from IMDb): Following the events of “Avengers: Endgame” (2019), Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever. Themes: finding one’s place and exploring what it looks like to grow … Continue reading
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Tagged Chap Clark, humanity, Hurt, Marvel, Movies, Psychology, Spider-Man, Teens
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Godzilla King of Monsters & Being Insignificant
THE SKINNY Story (from IMDb): The crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. Themes: This movie looks at the … Continue reading
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