The Boys in the Boat: George Clooney Does It Again

George Clooney does it again as he brings Washington’s 1936 underdog rowing team to the screen in The Boys in the Boat. Being a Kentucky native, I’m always excited whenever I hear that Clooney is directing a new film. Watching the film is how I spent my Thanksgiving evening. It was my first Thanksgiving weekend watching a new Clooney film since 2005’s Good Night, And Good Luck. The University of Washington rowing team competing in…

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Spinning Gold: A Rockin’ Film About Neil Bogart

Spinning Gold has a rockin’ soundtrack and is a bigger-than-life biopic about record producer and Casablanca Records founder Neil Bogart. There’s a good chance that you’ve never heard of Neil Bogart. After all, the record executive died before he turned 40 years old. He’s not one of the well-known figures like Berry Gordy, Jerry Wexler, Clive Davis, Sam Phillips, Leonard Chess, etc. Nor is he in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside the…

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For a Good Time, Call… still holds up

The very funny independent comedy, For a Good Time, Call…, still holds up nearly six years after its theatrical release in 2012. The biggest reason as to why the film still holds up is because of the strong lead performances from Ari Graynor and actress/screenwriter Lauren Miller Rogen.  Graynor delivered one of the most unsung performances among 2012 releases. The two women, Lauren Powell (Rogen) and Katie Steele (Graynor), are as opposite of each other…

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