Music Break: INCEPTION soundtrack by Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer is one of the most commercially successful composers working today. I've listed some of my favorite scores that he did on this post, though I should update that at some point as that list is over a decade old now. One of those on the list is INCEPTION, which was released exactly 11 …

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Musings on EMMY 2021 Nominations – The Good, the Bad + the WTF

Ok, though I've been blogging for over a decade, I actually haven't really blogged much at all about the Emmys. But y'know, given we're cooped up all of last year, my hubby and I did watch quite a bit of TV, so I thought I'd post about it after its nominations were announced yesterday morning. …

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TV Review: The Little Drummer Girl (2018) mini series starring Florence Pugh

One of my TV viewing highlights in May I mentioned in my monthly recap was The Little Drummer Girl. I happened to watch quite a bit of TV that month (seven different series to be exact) and this spy thriller was definitely a standout. The fact that it's based on John le Carré's novel appealed …

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Argentinian Indie Horror Review: Rock, Paper and Scissors (Piedra, papel y tijera)

Directors: Martín Blousson, Macarena García Lenzi Cast: Agustina Cerviño, Valeria Giorcelli, Pablo Sigal When Ruth asked me if I wanted to watch a screener for a thriller called Rock, Paper, and Scissors, I was a little hesitant; after the disaster that was 2018's Truth or Dare, I've been wary of any horror movie named after …

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FlixChatter Review: Black Widow (2021)

When Natasha Romanoff was first introduced in the MCU 11 years ago in Iron Man 2, I didn’t immediately warm up to the character. Even Scarlett Johansson herself admitted Romanoff was portrayed more as a sex object, albeit a bad ass one. Thankfully, she continues to evolve for the better in the subsequent movies, as …

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Dreaming of Cannes – Musings on Leos Carax’s ANNETTE … and Adam Driver

Given the Cannes Film Festival was canceled last year, the 2021's ceremony's red carpet returns with an extra dose of glamor. I was listening to NPR's French correspondent Eleanor Beardsley in the car yesterday and wish I were at Promenade de la Croisette or somewhere on Côte d'Azur this week, especially after seeing this clip… …

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Double Reviews: The Tomorrow War (2021)

Because of the pandemic, Paramount Pictures has pulled some of their big films from theatrical releases. Two were sold to Amazon, Without Remorse and a new sci-fi action/adventure called THE TOMORROW WAR. It’s understandable why they’ve decided to do that, these were already expensive films to produced and selling them to a big company, they …

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