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Verdinger Review

Verdinger was a simple yet effective documentary from Switzerland as it allowed one man to tell his tragic story. Verdinger focuses on Alfred Ryter, an 82-year-old Swiss man who at the age of seven was forced to work as a farmhand. Alfred recounts the physical and emotional abuse he suffered and how even in his golden years […]

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Cruella Review

In recent years Disney has gone back to their animated back catalogue so they can turn these classics into live-action films. Their latest film, Cruella, focuses on one of Disney’s greatest villains and sets the record straight for her. Estella Miller (Tipper Selfert-Cleveland) is a creative, forthright, yet disruptive child. After her mother’s death, Estella […]

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Lisey’s Story Review

Lisey’s Story has one of the best television casts ever constructed: Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Joan Allen, Ron Cephas Jones, Dane Dehaan, Michael Pitt. I mean, come on, three of those actors in a show would be incredible, but all of them? It’s an embarrassment of riches! And each one is acting […]

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The Friends Reunion – Review

Much like death and taxes, the former NBC comedy series Friends has become a constant in modern life. For Gen X and elder Millennials, it’s a series that evokes the nostalgia of their youth; for younger Millennials and Gen Z, it’s that show they binged on Netflix and may have followed over to HBO Max […]

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The Underground Railroad Review

Despite warnings to the contrary, I was fully convinced I could binge Amazon’s harrowing limited series The Underground Railroad when it premiered nearly two weeks ago. Boy, was I wrong. Before I get into what works and what was less successful in the series, I want to warn those who are on the fence about […]