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Reviews By Allison Skornick-Rose

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Only The Brave

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 10/19/2017 11:44 AM EST
There are people who selflessly put their lives on the line for others all the time and our civil service workers can be counted among this group. Police officers and firefighters put themselves in harms way without much thought to the danger that could befall them. They are unsung heroes who don't get as much credit as they deserve.&nb... Read More

Step

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 10/18/2017 3:44 PM EST
In 2009, the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women opened its doors with 120 students. A middle and high school charter school in inner-city Baltimore, it graduated its first class in 2016 with 60 young ladies (100 percent of the senior class) attending college. The all-girls school also boasts a winning step team and in the 2015-... Read More

Miracle on 34th Street

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 10/17/2017 2:35 PM EST
There is a reason they say the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year and everyone sings songs about it. It's a time when people tend to be more generous and forgiving and a spirit of peace and goodwill abounds. That is until you walk into your local mall or superstore. The Holidays have become so commercialized that it ... Read More

Girls Trip

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 10/16/2017 2:03 PM EST
Everyone should have a few good friends they can count on and keep for life and many people meet that group in their college years. There is something about being in our late teens/early twenties with a new found freedom that makes us want to go out and do stupid things with others, which helps us form a bond with the people we are close to a... Read More

Kick-Ass

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 10/11/2017 12:20 PM EST
Most little boys and some little girls dream of being a superhero. Fighting crime with special powers, doing good for humanity, and taking down the bad guys has a certain allure. It's part of the reason comic books are so popular. But every so often a regular person decides to take on the challenge, generally with disastrous resul... Read More

Dreamgirls

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 10/10/2017 11:25 AM EST
In 1981, a musical by Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen called Dreamgirls hit Broadway. Based on the 1960's R&B acts trying and somewhat succeeding to make it in show business, it was nominated for 13 Tony awards, ultimately winning 6 plus two Grammys as well. In 2006, Bill Condon (Beauty and the Beast – 2017 live-acti... Read More

Wish Upon

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 10/10/2017 11:20 AM EST
What would you do if you found a magic lamp that could grant you wishes? What would you wish for? What if the lamp was instead a Chinese music box with an ancient inscription you can't quite decipher but you soon realize you can make those wishes? What happens when you start to realize those wishes had dire consequences? Tha... Read More

The Mountain Between Us

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 10/5/2017 8:38 AM EST
Almost anyone who travels fears a plane crash at some point in their lives. But what happens when it is in a small plane in a remote area of the mountains with no flight plan submitted so no one knows you are missing? And what happens when the tail of the plane with the homing beacon landed on a different part of the mountain? And what ... Read More

A Fish Called Wanda

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 10/3/2017 2:54 PM EST
It's been almost 30 years since A Fish Called Wanda was in movie theaters. Co-written, co-directed and starring John Cleese (Monty Python and the Holy Grail), the smart comedy was nominated for three Academy Awards with Kevin Kline (Dave) winning for Best Supporting Actor. Arrow Video decided the movie needed a rem... Read More

L.A. Confidential

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 10/3/2017 9:00 AM EST
In 1990, James Ellroy (The Black Dahlia) wrote the third book in what became known as his L.A. Quartet, L.A. Confidential. Seven years later, a movie adaptation with the same name opened in theaters nationwide and garnered both critical acclaim and box office success. Nominated for nine academy award nominations, it ultimately lost... Read More