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New This Week on DVD, May 7, 2024

  The Taste of Things (PG-13) Set in 1889 France, Dodin Bouffant is a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugenie. They share a long history of gastronomy and love but Eugenie refuses to marry Dodin, so the food lover decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her. Starring Benoit Magimel, Juliette Binoche, Patrick d’Assumcao  Altered Perceptions (NR) A psychological…

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The Boss Baby (2017) Rated PG

A baby and his big brother are tasked with taking down the plot of Puppy Co. Starring Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, and Jimmy Kimmel. I was pleasantly surprised with this movie. I think it’s because I went in thinking it was just about a talking baby that rules over the household. I was not impress with that scenario. However, this script is smarter. They have the babies be undercover agents that…

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Fatal Family Feuds (Oxygen) Rated NR

 This docuseries looks at family feuds that boil into murder, featuring interviews with family members, friends, and investigators. Starring Krizia Bajos, April Audia, and Hunter Linton.  This is a typical docuseries on true crime, following families that murder. Most cases are older so they don’t have much in digital film.  Thus, the show’s production is low, but it still tells the story.  The…

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TMZ Live (2011) Rated NR

The live version of the news show TMZ. Starring Kimberly D. Worthy, Amadi Ugonna, and Ryan Satin. I used to watch a lot of the celebrity entertainment shows. I’ve grown out of them now. I watched the first episode of this show, and I really thought this was an adult version of the news program that was before. The adult version meaning smarter, realistic, and level-headed, not potty humor or…

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Destination Wedding (2018) Rated R

Two wedding guests, who have given up on love, learn to have mutual affection for each other. Starring Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, and DJ Dallenbach. While this film is slow-paced and, at times, cringe worthy, I love how cynical both characters are. I also loved how Keanu Reeves plays a typical guy rather than the heart throb he can be. Ryder is just as wonderful as the cynical woman. They both…

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New This Week in Theaters, May 3rd, 2024

   The Fall Guy (PG-13)Opens on Friday, May 3rdStarring: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Winston Duke Fresh off an almost career-ending accident, stuntman Colt Seavers has to track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy and try to win back the love of his life while still doing his day job.  Tarot (PG-13)Opens on Friday, May 3rdStarring: Harriet Slater, Adain Bradley, Avantika Vandanapu When a…

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Monte Walsh (2003) Rated TV-14

Monte has been a cowboy all his life and now big business is trying to take over the rancher’s land. Based on the book by  Jack Schaefer. Starring Tom Selleck, Isabella Rossellini, and Keith Carradine. This film is a quintessential western. It has everything that a western should have: beautiful scenery, great shootouts, and cowboys. The pacing is a little on the slow side. However, the actors…

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New This Month on Streaming, May 2024

  Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar: Season 1 (Netflix) Rated NR Sanjay Leela Bhansali brings his majestic signature flair to stories of love and betrayal in the lives of courtesans in pre-independence India. Starring Anuj Sharma, Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha  Release Date: May 1 Acapulco: Season 3 (Apple TV+) Rated TV-14 A young Mexican man’s dream comes true when he gets the job of a lifetime…

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De La Calle (MTV) Rated NR

 This show takes us through the Latin musical revolution of Rap, Reggaeton, Latin trap, and Cumbia through South America up to North America. Starring Aczino, Aleman, and Nick Barili.  This show celebrates the life of Latin musical styles that brings the culture to life. Barili hosts the show as he travels and gives us insight into the land that brought us this music. It’s a mixture of land and…

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New This Week on DVD, April 30, 2024

   Mean Girls (PG-13) New student Cady Heron is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called ‘The Plastics,’ ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George and her minions Gretchen and Karen. However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels, she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take…

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Fun Mom Dinner (2017) Rated R

Four moms decide to have a fun mom dinner. Starring Rob Huebel, Caleb Paddock, and Matthew Paddock. At first glance this film is looks like one of the fun mom films that allows the women to get out and enjoy themselves. They do get out and have fun, but it also involves drugs, which doesn’t end well. There are moments of humor, but mostly I thought how un-mom-like these characters are. Granted, I…

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New Summer TV Shows 2024

   The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Peacock) Rated NR Based on the eponymously titled novel, this is the powerful real-life story of Lale Sokolov, a Jewish prisoner who was tasked with tattooing ID numbers on prisoners’ arms in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during World War Two. Starring Anna Próchniak, Melanie Lynskey, Harvey Keitel  Release Date: May 2  Selena + Restaurant (Food) Rated…

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D.C. Cab (1983) Rated R

 A group of streetwise cabbies work for a decrepit taxicab company. Starring Max Gail, Adam Baldwin, and Mr. T.  I feel that this film didn’t know which way to go. It has crude humor mixed with nudity, which, to me, is pointless. In fact, the whole film is rather pointless. It’s hard to figure out the storyline. It starts great by following one line, but then you run into the crazies: both…

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Elvis '56 (1987) Rated NR

A documentary of the year Elvis went from a singer to a world famous superstar in 1956. Starring Levon Helm, Elvis Presley, and Steve Allen. This documentary takes us through the life of Elvis as he goes from a little-known singer to a world famous star. It focuses on clips of his life from being in the studio to on the stage and the talk shows. It is interesting to see the transformation that…

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New This Week in Theaters, April 25, 2024

   Challengers (R)Opens on Friday, April 26Starring: Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, Mike Faist Tennis player turned coach Tashi has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him into a world-famous Grand Slam champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she signs him up for a “Challenger” event — close to the lowest level of pro tournament — where he finds himself standing across the net from…

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Daddy's Home 2 (2017) Rated PG-13

 Now that the blended family has learned to work together, they add in the grandfathers this Christmas. Starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, and Mel Gibson. I really enjoy the premise of these films with the mix of a blended family and working together for the good of the children. I appreciate the concept of how not to be hateful or angry at the exes but rather focusing on how to be the bigger…

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Army Wives (Lifetime) Rated TV-14

Four women and a man share in their love/hate relationship of having a spouse in the Army. Starring Brian McNamara, Wendy Davis, and Catherine Bell. This show has both the realness of military life and at the same time has very blatant inaccuracies. It’s warm and funny with characters that you can relate to and come to love. It’s brilliantly written, showing the military in a better light than…