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Coraline (2009) Reviewed by Anita ****

Posted on August 16, 2019

If you are in the mood for a kid’s movie, or the kids need to watch something different I recommend Coraline 100%. Directed by Henry Selick, it’s a dark, stop-motion, fantasy, horror film. Based on a novel by Neil Gaiman, … Continue reading →

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Women of the House (1995) Reviewed by Anita ***

Posted on August 12, 2019

1 season 12 episodes comedy Normally I avoid politics these days; one never knows when the person they are discussing things with will turn into a raving lunatic. With that in mind I can’t recommend enough Women of the House. … Continue reading →

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May Day (2013) Miniseries-Reviewed by Anita ***

Posted on July 28, 2019

Found another way to kill an afternoon bingeing on a miniseries on Amazon Prime. May Day has five really spooky episodes each at about an hour per show. Think of it like Twin Peaks, WA meets Dorking, Surrey with a … Continue reading →

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The First Wives Club (1996)-Reviewed by Anita ***

Posted on July 28, 2019

Considering today’s political climate regarding women and their empowerment, I strongly suggest you and your gal pals watch The First Wives Club. Hugh Wilson directs a brilliant American comedy based on the best selling novel (1992) same name. Goldie Hawn, … Continue reading →

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Summer Nights in July, 2019 – Comment by Anita

Posted on July 27, 2019

So here we are mid-point of the summer and I have to say I’ve landed in a sort of bad TV rut. Analog has limited choices sometimes. Such as weekends and prime time week nights. Even my favorite network METV … Continue reading →

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The Lost Boys (1987) Reviewed by Anita ***

Posted on July 6, 2019

The 80’s was a fabulous decade of hair bands, plastic everything, day-glow colors, and the  best vampire movie ever called The Lost Boys–directed by Joel Schumacher. Schumacher is the director who totally nailed the teenage vampire genre. He blended horror, … Continue reading →

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Wine Country (2019) Reviewed by Anita **

Posted on July 2, 2019

Netflix is streaming Wine Country, Amy Poehler’s directorial debut, an American comedy set in the beautiful wine country of Napa Valley, California. Loaded with tons of comedic talent, sadly Wine Country is not so funny. Six close middle-age gal pals … Continue reading →

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Commentary by Anita: Sesame Street Parodies Game of Thrones (2019)*****

Posted on June 27, 2019

Maybe the last season of GoT was a bust but Sesame Street has made up for it 100 times fold, trust me. I ran across it by accident while flipping channels. I watch a great deal of public TV as … Continue reading →

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Good Omens (2019) Reviewed by Anita *****

Posted on June 27, 2019

This is an enchanting tale of bungling Armageddon. This particular interpretation of how the world would come undone (aside of the actual Biblical version) was first a novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Every chapter is hilarious, I laughed … Continue reading →

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Game of Thrones (05-19-2019)-Reviewed by Anita **

Posted on June 15, 2019

Really? Did you honestly feel the last episode of this epic story was justified in how it was done? Have you read the books? Yes, I did like it-like it, but then again I hated it. I come to this … Continue reading →

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