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Onward (PG) My daughter Emma and I were sitting in the Venice B&B Galleria, leaning back in our spiffy new recliners, ready to watch the latest Pixar film “Onward.” We were only one of about six people in the auditorium so lots of social distancing, and just days later the theaters were closed down.  Thursday, March 26, 2020 click to read more

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Seberg (R) and JoJo Rabbit (PG-13) If you recall, for a short period of time, Amanda specialized in French Spaghetti Westerns, like Justice de Cow-Boy and Les Chèvres de Provence (The Goats of Provence). While I’m not particularly proud of this period of my career, I did learn the Can-Can and became quite gifted at making Coq au Vin. Thursday, March 12, 2020 click to read more

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Dump Months There’s a reason that January and February are referred to as “dump months” in the movie biz. According to Wikipedia, this is when we’re treated to “movies the studios are contractually obligated to release but believe to have limited commercial prospects at best.” ... Wednesday, February 26, 2020 click to read more

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Parasite (R) In preparation for the Academy Awards on Sunday, and not wanting to leave my house to see “1917,” I took advantage of technology and watched “Parasite.” in my pajamas... Thursday, February 13, 2020 click to read more

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The 2020 Academy Award Nominations: Amanda is not happy. Back in September, I saw “The Farewell,” a charming and poignant story about a young Chinese-American woman and her family. This is the only five-star movie I would see all year. I loved “The Farewell” and predicted the Oscar authorities would too. Oh, and I wasn’t alone. The movie had a 98% “Fresh” rating on rottentomatoes.com...  Friday, January 31, 2020 click to read more

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Bombshell (R)  Little Women (PG) After an extended QFD (quality film drought), we are currently in award season and you know what that means. Amanda is very busy and her popcorn intake has skyrocketed.  Thursday, January 16, 2020 click to read more

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