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Mamie Gummer and Meryl Streep in Ricki and the Flash

Review: Ricki and the Flash

Leave a Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / August 10, 2015 / #eldersrock, Audra McDonald, BlogHer, Boy Meets Girl, Diablo Cody, Glee, Glynn Turman, Hot Pursuit, Jennifer Beals, Jonathan Demme, Kevin Kline, Meryl Streep, Nashville, Neil Young, Nick Westrate, O. Henry, Perfect Pitch, Proof, Reese Witherspoon, Rick Springfield, Ricki and The Flash, Sebastian Stan, Smash, Sofía Vergara, Sophie's Choice

Lucky for me I’m not a critic. It seems to me that the main job of a critic is to watch a fun and enjoyable movie or TV show and find things wrong with it so as to make it […]

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Review: Song One

Leave a Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / August 5, 2015 / Anne Hathaway, Ben Rosenfield, Johnny Flynn, Jonathan Demme, Kate Barker-Froyland, Mary Steenburgen, Song One, trailers

Song One is about family. Anne Hathaway plays Franny, a PhD student who gets a call to come home when her brother Henry (Ben Rosenfield) is hit by a car. Their mother is played by Mary Steenburgen. Spoilers ahead.

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Watch This: Trailer for Ricki and The Flash

Leave a Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / May 13, 2015 / Audra McDonald, Diablo Cody, elders rock, Jonathan Demme, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer, Meryl Streep, Rick Springfield, Ricki and The Flash, trailers

I am somewhat (okay, a whole lot) excited about Ricki and The Flash. The first excitement is the star Meryl Streep. Next, there’s the writer Diablo Cody. But wait! There’s more! Check this out: “Meryl Streep takes on a whole

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