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Category: Family

November 21, 2019November 22, 2019 Jana J. Monji

‘Frozen II’: Romance, Fashion and Family Secrets ☆☆☆

September 27, 2019 Jana J. Monji

‘Abominable’ Is Adorable! ☆☆☆☆☆

June 13, 2019June 21, 2019 Jana J. Monji

‘Toy Story 4’: What I Do for Love

May 22, 2019May 27, 2019 Jana J. Monji

‘Aladdin’ : Charming Cast Searches for a Better Director ☆

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 Jana J. Monji

‘How to Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World’: Love and Family ☆☆☆☆☆

December 14, 2018 Jana J. Monji

‘Mary Poppins Returns’: Cheery Note for Our Times ⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎

November 24, 2018 Jana J. Monji

‘Wreck-It Ralph’: Some Bad Guys Are Good✮✮✮✮

November 2, 2018November 2, 2018 Jana J. Monji

‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’: Window Dressing Without Substance ✮

June 11, 2018June 11, 2018 Jana J. Monji

Worth the Wait: ‘Incredibles 2’ ✮✮✮✮✮

November 24, 2017 Jana J. Monji

‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’ Not Inventive Enough ✮✮

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  • AFI FEST 2020: ‘Sound of Metal’ ☆☆☆☆ October 21, 2020
    British Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed stars in a movie about loss and discovery: “Sound of Metal.” As you can probably guess from the title, this is about heavy metal. Ahmed, with an artistic goatee and bleached blond hair with defiantly black roots, plays punk-metal drummer Ruben Stone, who lives in a classic retro motorhome with […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • AFI FEST 2020: ‘The Father’ ☆☆☆☆☆ October 21, 2020
    Watching “The Father,” I felt both envy and empathy. “The Father” deals with universals that transcend gender and culture; it is one of those few plays that is improved by its transition to cinema. The journey of “The Father,” to the screen was guided by its playwright, Florian Zeller, in his directorial debut. The French […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • AFI FEST 2020: ‘I’m Your Woman’ ☆☆ October 20, 2020
    AFI FEST kicked off with a world premiere that almost requires an introduction. According to writers Julia Hart and Jordan Horowitz, “I’m Your Woman,” is inspired by a 1981 James Caan film, “Thief.” I could tell you to watch that film, but it is currently available only if it start up a free seven-day trial […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • Netflix ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Volume 2 October 20, 2020
    In this second season of the rebooted “Unsolved Mysteries,” the most high profile story is the first episode–the guy was a former aid to a president and still who murdered him is unknown. “Unsolved Mysteries” drops on Netflix 19 October 2020.  For flights of fantasy, mystery writers will find “A Death in Oslo” intriguing because […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • Netflix ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Volume 1 October 20, 2020
    The reboot of “Unsolved Mysteries” doesn’t feature any actor/host and who could compete with The Untouchables (1959–1963) star Robert Stack?  If you love a mystery, or want to do some cybersleuthing or want to be a good citizen and help solve something, or if want some material for future fiction, then you have to watch […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • Netflix ‘Grand Army’ Takes on Rape Culture ☆☆☆ October 16, 2020
    If you haven’t already canceled your Netflix subscription over “Cuties,” then “Grand Army” might give you another reason because this is about high school teens dealing with sex, race and economics in Brooklyn (although it was filmed in Toronto, Canada).  “Cuties” director and costumer might have made the mistake of making pre-teens and young teens […] […]
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  • ‘The Lie’ : A Frosty Tale of a Frightful Girl ☆☆ October 13, 2020
    Writer/director Veena Sud’s “The Lie” delivers a frosty tale about a frightfully bad girl, a petulant teen who is annoying and not nearly endearing enough for us to care. She’s also not hateful enough that one derives any pleasure at the thought of her being punished. As both writer and director Sud has failed to […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • Everyday Adventure in ‘Evil Eye’ ☆☆☆ October 13, 2020
    “Evil Eye” is one of the disquieting stories out of Blumhouse Productions for your October chills and draws upon writer Madhuri Shekar’s own cultural traditions. This twisted tale focuses on the connection between a mother, Usha Kharti (Sarita Choudhury), and her daughter Pallavi (Sunita Mani). Usha has returned to India while her 29-year-old daughter remain […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • ‘Tortilla Soup’: Tasty Take on Taiwanese Film ☆☆☆ October 13, 2020
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    Jana J. Monji
  • Tips for the Blumhouse Live Event October 13, 2020
    If you’ve attended comic-con or other TV or movie promotional events, you’ll know how they work. If the program hasn’t premiered yet, then it is to give you the feel, the atmosphere of the show or movie. When you see it, you’re likely to have a deja-vu experience. If the show or film has already […]
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