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Reviews By Allison Skornick-Rose

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The Aftermath

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 7/1/2019 10:28 AM EDT
As with any war, there are always casualties with the effects of war can be long lasting even if they don't seem readily apparent. On September 2, 1945, the Second World War (a.k.a World War II) ended. German forces were defeated and Allied troops were sent in to keep the peace and help rebuild. The British ended up in the ha... Read More

Yesterday

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/26/2019 11:09 AM EDT
Imagine all the people… had no idea who The Beatles – John, Paul, George, and Ringo- were. What if they never existed? Imagine if you were the only person on Earth who remembered them and their incredible catalog of music. What if you could publish Hey, Jude, Yesterday, Penny Lane, etc. under your own name? You would certa... Read More

Cinderella: The Walt Disney Signature Collection Edition

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/24/2019 3:00 PM EDT
Disney has a long history of animated features the include princesses. In 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Sixty started a long tradition that continues and grows to this day. Sixty-nine years ago they gave us one of their greatest classic princess movies of all time - Cinderella. The tale of the maid who won the prince's ... Read More

Late Night

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/20/2019 11:50 AM EDT
There are numerous late night talks shows out there and each one vies for viewers in the "ratings" wars. We see an engaging and enthusiastic host talking to the audience, home viewers and guests all in an effort to try to win our loyalty. However, we usually don't know what goes on behind the scenes and how hard a team of writ... Read More

Wild Rose

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/19/2019 3:09 PM EDT
So many young people have dreams and aspirations of becoming stars. Some of them hope to be actors, some rappers and some country music singers. Rose-Lynn (Jessie Buckley; Beast) is one of the latter. She is an anomaly living in her small town in Scotland dreaming of moving to Nashville to make it big. Her chances are probab... Read More

The Kid

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/19/2019 10:04 AM EDT
The story of Billy the Kid is legendary. He was notorious for gambling cattle rustling and murder. He is the subject of numerous books and movies - some are pretty factual while others are mostly fictitious with a few details thrown in for accuracy. The latest in a long line of films called The Kid falls into the latter category.&... Read More

Toy Story 4

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/18/2019 11:12 AM EDT
"You've got a friend in me"… since 1995 those words have been synonymous with the Disney animated movie Toy Story and Woody (Tom Hanks; Cast Away) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen; Home Improvement). Over the next fifteen years, we were treated to two more films in the franchise that followed the adventures of Andy's toys as the... Read More

Men in Black: International

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/12/2019 2:58 PM EDT
Do you believe aliens live amongst us here on earth,…hiding in plain sight? Are you one of those individuals who is fascinated by conspiracy theories? Do you think our government is hiding secret agencies who go around "erasing" the evidence of aliens? Well, then you know the premise of the MIB movie franchise that bega... Read More

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/11/2019 9:33 AM EDT
It all began eleven years earlier on September 11, 2001, with the attack on United States soil that saw the deaths of over 3,000 people. Then five weeks later Muammar Gaddafi, the deposed leader of Libya, was captured and killed near Sirte, which leads to years of unrest in the Arab state. Warring rebel groups fought for control of the ... Read More

Dark Phoenix

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/6/2019 10:17 AM EDT
It's the end of an era. As Twentieth Century Fox closes out its final slate, they also close out one of their very successful franchises with this week's Dark Phoenix. Nineteen years ago in July 2000 X-Men came to movie theaters bringing yet another set of comic books to life on the big screen. Nine movies later (not including the two D... Read More