Comedy, Drama, Movies

Entourage

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I watched every episode of the eight seasons of Entourage when it ran from 2004-11 HBO. It was fun entertainment, particularly for men, helping to get one’s mind away from the problems of the day and relax for half an hour. Four years after the popular show ended, the producers made a movie based on the [Read More]
Movies, Phantasy

Inside Out

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What makes my personality? Why do I sometimes feel so happy and at other times sad? Why can I not completely control my emotions? What is determining how I feel in a particular moment? Why am I not as irritable as the fellow next door who the other day screamed to his girlfriend at the [Read More]
Movies, Phantasy

The Martian

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The Martin is the third Hollywood film in little over a year about space travel. So I was a bit worried. Would it be too similar to Gravity or Interstellar to be enjoyable? Yes, there is overlap in their storylines: In all three movies the space travelers run into life threatening problems. But The Martian takes [Read More]
Documentary, Movies, Music, The Rest

Buena Vista Social Club

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An alternative title for this music documentary could be, “Grandpa and Grandma rock!” For music lovers this documentary by the German filmmaker Wim Wenders is a charmer. Ry Gooder, an American guitar player, visited Cuba in the 1970s. He fell in love with Cuban music and wanted to do something with Cuban [Read More]
Documentary, Drama, Movies

American Sniper

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Not everyone was happy that Clint Eastwood made a film following a very skilled American navy seal, Kris Kelly, on his four military tours of Iraq. Eastwood was accused of glorifying killing. Kelly is so good at hitting targets at long distances that he becomes the most successful sniper in US history. If you have [Read More]
Drama, Movies

Woman in Gold

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Adele two nieces take a significant place in her life filled with high culture. When the Nazis take over Vienna, the life of the Jewish population is destroyed Many reviewers of this film were disappointed because the film covers familiar stories about the Holocaust. Similarly I felt that film at times became melodramatic and lame. Particularly [Read More]