Movies

Guys Guide to Films — James Mandell's Annual Holiday Round-Up

Every year my lovely and talented husband shares his take on the films that get a lot of…

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ROGUE ONE Review — COLLATERAL BEAUTY Review — Opposite Films That Have One Thing In Common

The reason I’ve chosen to combine the Rogue One and the Collateral Beauty review is simple: You’ll either…

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Will THIS IS US Win Best Drama Series? Will LALA LAND Win Best Film? Watch the CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS Sunday to Find Out

Is anyone else as crazy as I am over This is Us and LaLa Land? We’ll find…

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Help Me Decide on My 2016 Critics Choice Awards Votes — Movies

Here are the film nominees for the 2016 Critics Choice Awards. Lobbying is welcome! The film nominations…

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MOANA Review — The Perfect Family Vacation

MOANA Review by Lisa Johnson Mandell @HomeInHollywood My family members, ages one through 68, were among the…

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ALLIED Review — A Sleek, Sexy, Stylish, Soon-to-Be-Classic

ALLIED Review — By Staci Layne Wilson @StaciWilson Brad Pitt has a lot of cinematic experience fighting in…

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FANTASTIC BEASTS Review — J.K. Rowling Goes All Marvel on Us

Fantastic Beasts Review by Lisa Johnson Mandell Harry Potter fans are going to curse me for my…

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ARRIVAL Review – Hauntingly Cerebal, It Will Make You Think and Think Again

ARRIVAL Review by James Mandell @cerealatomic I’m a sci-fi lover, and discovered author Ted Chiang about two…

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DOCTOR STRANGE Review — The Most Marvel-ous of All

DOCTOR STRANGE Review: Worth springing extra for IMAX 3D, but spectacular in any format By Staci Layne…

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HACKSAW RIDGE Review– A Good Old Fashioned WWII Movie

Hacksaw Ridge Review by Lisa Johnson Mandell — C’mon, Mel! Why the R rating? Hacksaw Ridge is…

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INFERNO Review — More Luke Warm Than Blazing

Inferno Review — Not a Circle of Hell, But… by Lisa Johnson Mandell Apparently, all the other…

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JACK REACHER Review — Occasionally Go Back

Jack Reacher Review — Second verse, better than the first  I will say this for it: It’s…

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