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Amanda's Picks

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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'Knives Out' and 'Unbelievable' Remember those old-school all-star whodunit movies that were popular in the 1970s and 80s, like “Murder on the Orient Express,” “Clue,” “The Mirror Crack’d” and “Murder by Death?” You don’t see those much anymore. The last one my movie-loving daughter and I recall is the 2017 remake of “Orient Express.”... Thursday, December 19, 2019 click to read more

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The Good Liar  (R) and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (PG) As you may know, I once lived and worked in Britain, playing the upstairs parlor maid of questionable virtue in the series “What’s All This Then?” It was at this time that I became convinced that British actors are superior to American actors. I still feel this way, especially when you take Meryl Streep out of the equation... Thursday, December 5, 2019 click to read more

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Amanda’s Guide to Holiday Movies My daughter Emma and I kicked off our holiday movie season with the most yuletidy movie of the year, “Last Christmas.”  Why did this movie come out in early November, leaving it almost no chance to still be out on Christmas day? You got me... Friday, November 22, 2019 click to read more

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Terminator “Dark Fate” (R) You certainly don’t have to have seen all five films in the “Terminator” franchise to enjoy “Terminator: Dark Fate.” In fact, this Terminator movie pretends the last three never happened....  Wednesday, November 6, 2019 click to read more

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"Zombieland: Double Tap" (R) and "The Laundromat" (R)... Thursday, October 24, 2019 click to read more

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