Movie Review: Hot Fuzz (2007)

Sergeant Nicholas Angel is a London police officer with an arrest record 400% higher than any other officer. His superiors think he's making them look bad so they transfer him to Sandford, a boring, "crime-free" town. Once there, on his first night there, Angel notices something suspicious in the pu

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Movie Review: Wild Hogs (2007)

Four middle-aged men, who belong to a weekend warrior "gang" called the Wild Hogs, feel that they've grown old and lame so one of them talks the group into going on a road trip on motorcycles to become real bikers. They have fun at first, until they meet true bikers in a New Mexico bar belonging to

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Movie Review: The Sea Inside aka Mar adentro (2004)

Review of 2004 Disabled Movie, The Sea Inside aka Mar adentro The Joys of Life Found in Death This is the life story of Spaniard Ramón Sampedro, who fought a 29-year campaign to earn the right to end his life with dignity through assisted suicide. Ramón had non-sexual relationships with two wome

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Movie Review: Rocky Balboa (2006)

While this can be considered a "guy" movie, it really has something for everyone. There's no fighting until the end and this is really a good drama, with great lessons for viewers of all ages. Rocky Balboa has now been retired for some time and decides to step back into the ring against local boxe

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Movie Review: Borat (2006)

Kazakhstani TV personality Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the "greatest country in the world." With a documentary crew in tow, Borat becomes more interested in locating and marrying Pamela Anderson than on his assignment. I loved this movie just from the trailers. It caused

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Movie Review: Rory O’Shea was Here: Inside I’m Dancing (2004)

A personal commentary and review. Michael is a 24-year-old man who has cerebral palsy and resides at the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled. His life is changed when outspoken Rory O'Shea moves in. Michael is stunned to find out that Rory, who can move only his right hand, can understand

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Movie Review: Eragon (2006)

A farm boy finds a dragon's egg, leading him on a journey, where he discovers he's a dragon rider and the only person who can defend his home against the evil king who had killed off most other dragon riders. When I first saw the trailer for this movie I thought that the dragon looked really fake

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TV Review: Prime Time Network New Fall Shows

There were several new prime time network television programs debuting this fall and I decided to view as many as caught my interest- a little comparison shopping if you will. I don't have the ability to tape shows, so if two good ones aired at the same time, I had to choose one. Here are the progra

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TV DVD Review: “LOST, The Complete Second Season: The Extended Experience” and “LOST: The Complete First Season”

Now that it is commonplace for current prime time network television shows to become available on DVD, one might wonder why you would want to view episodes already airing weekly. The answer is simple: bonus features! And fortunately for fans of "LOST", the recently released Season 2 DVD set provides

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Movie Review: “Catch Me If You Can”

Have you ever wanted to pretend to be someone else, if even for a day? Ever wondered what it would be like to be a doctor, a lawyer, an airline pilot? Ever dreamed about being wealthy and admired? Believe it or not, someone exists who did all these things....before his 21st birthday! "Catch Me If

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