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Reviews By Allison Hazlett-Rose
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(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 05/16/2017 9:39 AM EDT Usually when you think of a western movie you think of horses, gunslingers, saloons, and cowboys. 1992's Academy Award winner for best picture, Unforgiven, has all that and more. With Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino) at the helm, both directing and starring in it, the movie opened to well deserved critical praise and became an aud... Read More |
 
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 05/16/2017 9:18 AM EDT Resident Evil is the longest running female action series in movie history. Based on a video game, the first film made it's way to theaters in 2002 and fifteen years later we have movie number six, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, hitting stores on 4K, Blu-ray and Digital Download. With crazier stunts, fans of the series will n... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 05/09/2017 9:56 AM EDT In the past, there have been television shows about life in prison. That is nothing original. However, most of them focus on men in prison so when Orange is the New Black, which views life in a women's correctional facility, debuted on Netflix on July 11, 2013, it was somewhat groundbreaking. Not only was it differen... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 05/08/2017 4:22 PM EDT HBO has more original programming than ever before and the majority of it is top notch, award winning fare. This year, they added another show to their line up and it seems to want to continue the tradition of excellence they have put forth. Divorce debuted on October 9, 2016, and by November it had been renewed for a second season. &nb... Read More |
 
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 05/04/2017 9:50 AM EDT In 2014, Marvel Studios released one of their lesser known movies, Guardians of the Galaxy. Expecting the film to be modestly successful, I'm sure they were shocked when it became a huge summer blockbuster. With cute characters, funny moments, a kick butt soundtrack and some great special effects, it quickly became an audience ... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 05/02/2017 11:55 AM EDT In 1995, Bre-X, a Canadian mining company announced to the world they had found significant gold deposits in Busang, Indonesia. Overnight, they became a huge success and their penny stock suddenly was worth significantly more money per share. However, by 1997, everything fell apart when independent consultants couldn't replicate the... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 05/02/2017 10:58 AM EDT Everyone knows that even before A Dog's Purpose opened in theaters this past January it was embroiled in a scandal. A video surfaced of what looked like a trainer forcing a terrified dog into a pool of rushing water and animal cruelty allegations were tossed around. What started out as PR for a movie full of cute dogs ended up... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 05/02/2017 10:00 AM EDT It's very rare when a sequel manages to be as good as the original movie and even rarer still when the sequel is actually better than the original. You can probably count on your right hand how many times that has happened in filmmaking but, if you did, you would have to include The Expendables 2 in that illustrious grouping. ... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 05/02/2017 9:29 AM EDT When The Expendables came out seven years ago, it was a who's who of today's best action heroes and promised to be jam-packed with the type of work they are known for. It didn't disappoint and spawned two more films in the franchise. The original offered another Sylvester Stallone (Rocky) production as he not only starred in t... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 05/01/2017 10:09 AM EDT There is nothing quite like a good old-fashioned western and when done right, it can be entertaining and enjoyable. From the outlaws to the lawmen, and the gunfights that take over a small town, they are a part of movie history that continues to this day. Ten years ago, Lionsgate decided to add to the Western movie collection ... Read More |