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Philadelphia

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 12/5/2018 11:41 AM EDT
In the 1980s panic gripped the United States as the HIV and AIDS epidemic reached epic proportions, killing a large part of the gay male population. For over two decades afterward discrimination against those infected with the disease played a prevalent part in the dialogue of the Country. In 1993 the first major feature film showcased ... Read More

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 12/3/2018 10:07 PM EDT
In 1966 a new television show debuted on CBS called Mission: Impossible. It aired for seven seasons and had a revival for two more seasons on ABC beginning in 1988. Then in 1996, Tom Cruise (Risky Business) brought the concept to the big screen in a film adaptation of the show. Over the next twenty-two years he has played Ethan Hu... Read More

The Nun

(Leonard Buccellato) 12/3/2018 9:46 PM EDT
There's something to be said for persistence and in some cases, it can trump raw talent. This is the case with the newest and 5th installment in the Conjuring series, The Nun.Released by Warner Bros, produced and co-written by James Wan (Saw) and directed by Corin Hardy (The Hallow). The Nun stars Father Anthony Burke (Demian Bichir, The Hateful Ei... Read More

Dog Days

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/30/2018 10:59 AM EDT
Are you a pet lover? More specifically, do you love those cute, furry friends that bark in excitement every time you walk in the door? If the answer to these questions is yes then you will want to watch Dog Days over and over again. With some of the cutest faces assembled the movie is one long awwwww interspersed with some sweet and loving an... Read More

Crazy Rich Asians

(Maureen Buccellato) 11/20/2018 9:37 PM EDT
In 2013, Kevin Kwan released his novel, Crazy Rich Asians. After the novel became a bestseller, two others followed - China Rich Girlfriend in 2015 and Rich People Problems in 2017. The success of these books brought us the 2018 film adaptation also titled Crazy Rich Asians and, now, you can get the Blu-ray to relive your favorite parts of th... Read More

Scrooged 30th Anniversary Edition

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/20/2018 3:15 PM EDT
Charles Dickens was a novelist known for creating memorable characters and stories that endure. Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, and David Copperfield were well-known books that are still studied in school today. Each year in November another of his classics, A Christmas Carol, is revisited in various forms all over the United States... Read More

Ralph Breaks The Internet

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/19/2018 11:37 PM EDT
Six years ago we fell in love with video game characters Wreck-It Ralph (John C. Reilly; Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story) and Vanellope von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman; A Million Ways to Die in the West). These two worked their way into our hearts and stayed there. We routed for them despite their "glitches" and were so happy whe... Read More

Mile 22

(Leonard Buccellato) 11/19/2018 10:58 PM EDT
When Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg work together we, the moviegoers, are undoubtedly prepared for a fast-paced and excitement-filled movie ala Deepwater Horizon and Lone Survivor. We are also likely to be treated to an action film that is able to connect its characters to the audience.Mile 22 delivers an action-centric, yet, otherwise, flawed, thril... Read More

Blindspotting

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/19/2018 4:24 PM EDT
Racism and racial profiling are unfortunately still a very large issue in this country. Nearly every month there is a major news story regarding a young black man being killed by a member of the Police force. The subject has been regurgitated time and time again in newspapers, on television, in books, and in the movies. For Blinds... Read More

Instant Family

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/18/2018 11:30 AM EDT
The old saying goes… you can pick your friends and you can pick your nose but you can't pick your family? But what if you could? Well for some people that is exactly what happens. On average there are over 400,000 children in foster care each year and of the 135,000 children are adopted each year, 59% come from the fost... Read More