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Reviews By Allison Skornick-Rose

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Justice League

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/15/2017 4:58 PM EST
As the battle rages on between Marvel and DC Comics for domination of the box office, DC is releasing their latest entry, Justice League, just in time for the Thanksgiving season. Based on the popular comic book series, these superheroes form an alliance to battle evil forces. The Justice League first appeared in DC comics in March of 1... Read More

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/14/2017 11:04 AM EST
Ever since Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) was a ten-year-old boy, he has been fascinated with the French graphic novel Valerian and Laureline and has been trying to make it into a major motion picture for years. He even waived his salary for the film since it was a lifelong passion of his. This year saw the fruit of his labors... Read More

Preacher: The Complete Second Season

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/13/2017 4:13 PM EST
In the ever-growing world of graphic novels turned movie/television shows, AMC's Preacher is well on its way to Season 3 in 2018 and Season 2 out for release on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital download this week. The Seth Rogen/Evan Goldberg run production continued to delight fans this year with a "road trip" and the same snarky... Read More

Patti Cake$

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/13/2017 10:22 AM EST
Patti Cakes, Patti Cakes, bakers…this isn't that kind of movie. When one hears the term "patty cake", we generally think of the beloved children's game and hear that song running through our head. In this case, Patti Cake$ takes on a whole new meaning as it is a nickname Patricia Dombrowski's (Danielle Macdona... Read More

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/10/2017 11:39 AM EST
It's hard to believe that it was twenty-five years ago that Kate (Catherine O'Hara; Frankenweenie) and Peter (John Heard; Big) McCallister lost track of their son Kevin (Macaulay Culkin; My Girl) for the second time in two years as the family went on vacation. I mean…really!?! Who forgets their ki... Read More

The Glass Castle

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/6/2017 10:46 AM EST
So many times in Hollywood films the alcoholism of one of the characters becomes the main focus of the film. We see the individual falling down, slurring their words, making horrible life choices, being abusive and destroying, at best, their own lives and at worst the lives of those around them. While The Glass Castle addresses the ... Read More

A Bad Moms Christmas

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/1/2017 9:03 AM EST
Last year, Mila Kunis (That 70's Show), Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars), and Kathryn Hahn (Transparent) made moms everywhere feel a little better about themselves and had us all laughing in the theater at Bad Moms. As Amy, Kiki and Carla respectively, they gave us moms permission to be less than perfect. Now that we are about to hit holiday... Read More

War for the Planet of the Apes

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 10/24/2017 10:06 AM EST
In 2011, The Planet of the Apes saga found itself getting a reboot from the 1970's version of the story. In this reimagined world, we see how the apes became more intelligent as the movie focused on one specific ape named Caesar (Andy Serkis; The Lord of the Rings Trilogy). Caesar was born in a science lab where the ... Read More

Warrior

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 10/23/2017 5:08 PM EST
Over the years there have been numerous films that include the sport of boxing as a backdrop and even a few that include wrestling but until 2011's Warrior there has never been a movie that showcases the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighting. Just like Rocky or Million Dollar Baby, the action itself isn't th... Read More

Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Collection

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 10/20/2017 4:01 PM EST
Alfred Hitchcock is arguably one of the best directors of all time. Known as the "Master of Suspense" he helped to innovate psychological thriller films and influence many of the directors working today. His "personal view" approach to camera work has been copied countless times over as it seems to create a more inti... Read More