Regrets and Redemption Arcs

“Roadhouse” should be a holiday movie.  Hear me out.I really only watched “Road House” on Amazon to hype myself for Conor McGregor’s future return to the Octagon before

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The Long, Arduous Journey of Women in Sports

The Paris Olympics has always served as a special backdrop to women’s sporting history.  (Infographic above from the International Olympics Committee website Olympics.com.)When the first Olympics was held

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Inside Out 2 is a Roller Coaster You Can Ride with Mixed Feelings

Inside Out 2 is not the heartwarming, emotional processing exercise that its predecessor was, it’s still entertaining and could be somewhat educational if you have tweens or teenagers.In 2020,

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The Idea of Being an Older Woman

“Oh right, did I not warn you? People hate happy women.” - Tracy (The Idea of You)While the romance is forgettable in “The Idea of You,” it makes

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Easter’s Theme of Redeeming Love

As faith-based films go, “Redeeming Love” is not your usual family-friendly fare, as it is rated R16 and for good reason. It is a period romance between a

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A Damsel’s Lessons for Women’s Month

I wanted to like this supposedly empowering twist on the token damsel in distress more than I actually did, but you can still squeeze some valuable Women's Month

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Unlikely Combinations

SPOILER ALERT: ElementalBased on its initial box office returns, Elemental didn’t immediately find its footing, compared to previous Pixar blockbusters. But a few weeks in and it was

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Is It Ever Too Late to Bounce Back from Failure?

It’s nearly the end of January… and if your New Year’s Resolution has survived up to this point, congratulations!If you keep at it until February, you’ve already outlasted

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“All the Light We Cannot See” and the Power of Hope

“How are we going to get there? No one’s going to give us a ride because kindness is dead and all the people in the world have become

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Heart of Stone and the Lost Gravitas of the Spy Thriller

This ad by Netflix was the most interesting line in the entire movie. Unfortunately, it wasn’t in the movie.Not even the combined star power of Gal Gadot as

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