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Dark Places (2015)

Dark Places (2015)

Reviews Done Quick Dark Places lives up to its name and is a dark film. The light, sets, and plot are all dark and eerie. However, and perhaps because of this, I found it difficult to keep my attention. The flashbacks to 1985, the time of the murders, were a little too haphazard and sloppy. […]

Posted September 19, 2022 by Whitney in movie review / 1 Comment
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

I have one question, who is Tinker, Tailor Soldier Spy? Technically that is four questions and with that opening sentence, I proclaim that I was thoroughly confused. I went with my parents and two friends, we all had trouble remembering the name of the film we were about to see (never a good sign) and […]

Posted June 13, 2022 by Whitney in movie review / 3 Comments
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Gaslight 1940 and 1944 Adaptations

Gaslight 1940 and 1944 Adaptations

In 1940 Thorold Dickinson directed Gaslight starring  Anton Walbrook and Diane Wynyard, in which a husband drives his wife slowly insane while he scours the house looking for her late aunt’s hidden jewels.  This was a great thriller, with wonderful acting and pacing.  Although, I discovered this treasure by mistake, thinking I was ordering the […]

Posted June 7, 2022 by Whitney in movie review / 1 Comment
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La Belle et la Bete (1946)

La Belle et la Bete (1946)

Children believe what we tell them.  They have complete faith in us.  They believe that a rose plucked from a garden can plunge a family into conflict.  They believe that the hands of a human beast will smoke when he slays a victim and this will cause the beast shame, when a young maiden takes […]

Posted May 23, 2022 by Whitney in movie review / 4 Comments
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Cleopatra (1963)

Cleopatra (1963)

The two things it is known for is being a bomb and having the biggest budget film at the time, starting with 2 million and spending 44 million at closing. It is also the film in which Richard Burton and Liz Taylor hooked up. I got Cleopatra through the library as I was unable to […]

Posted June 23, 2021 by Whitney in movie review / 2 Comments
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