Tag: Sydney Sweeney
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Reality, a reenactment of Reality Winner’s arrest
Reality isn’t exactly a documentary about Reality Winner, but almost. It’s based on the FBI recording of the search and arrest of Reality Winner, a whistleblower who released files about Russian interference in the 2016 election to the press.
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Christy, biopic about a boxing pioneer
Christy tells the story of Christy Martin, a champion boxer who opened up the sport for women in the 1990s. Sydney Sweeney plays the champ in this biopic.
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Eden, survival in the wild
Eden is a Ron Howard film based on real events. I don’t want to say true events, because the only accounts of the events from those who survived tell very different stories.
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Echo Valley review, how far will a mom go for her child?
Echo Valley is a suspenseful, emotional look at a mother and daughter relationship. When the drug addict daughter arrives home in bloody clothes, how much will the mother do to protect her child? There are some spoilers ahead.
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Madame Web review: how bad is it?
Madame Web is a Marvel origin story. It was trashed horribly when it came out in theaters. In my experience any Marvel film with a woman in the lead gets trashed horribly before it’s released by the Marvel bros who can’t stand women in leading roles. It also has a woman director, S.J. Clarkson, which…
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Anyone But You review: working the tropes and getting laughs
Anyone But You is a rom-com loosely based on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. It uses similar character names, silly misunderstandings, a few quotes from the Bard plastered about the sets, and very broad humor. It’s been modernized to include a lesbian wedding, mixed race couples, lots of skin, and koalas.
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Review: The White Lotus, season 1
The White Lotus tells the story of a group of wealthy white people vacationing at a luxury resort in Hawaii. We know from the first episode that someone died, but we don’t know any details. After we learn that much, we flashback to when this group arrived at the resort. This dark comedy is streaming…
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Review: Everything Sucks
Everything Sucks is a coming of age tale set in Boring, Oregon (a real place). The cast is full of high school kids who are lovable misfits in every way, and who all fall into mad first love with unreachable others. Beware the spoilers.