By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2016 Edition Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Director: Ron Howard “A recounting of a whaling ships sinking by a giant whale in 1820 that would inspire the great novel, Moby Dick.” Be prepared to spend a lot of time on the swollen seas with […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the December 2015 Edition Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux Director: Sam Mendes “A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While ‘M’ battlepolitical forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the December 2015 Edition Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda Director: Steven Spielberg “During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the November 2015 Edition Starring: Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Joel Edgerton Director: Scott Cooper “The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the November 2015 Edition Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Pena….. Director: Ridley Scott “During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the October 2015 Edition Starring: John Lloyd Young, Eric Bergen, Michael Lomenda, Christopher Walken Director: Clint Eastwood “The story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons.“ I’m not always a […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the September 2015 Edition Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto Director: Jean-Marc Vallee “In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease.” This is a very tough movie to watch. […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the September 2015 Edition The Hundred Foot Journey (Netflix) Starring: Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Manish Dayal Director: Lasse Hallstrom “The Kadam family leaves India for France where they open a restaurant directly across the road from Madame Mallory’s Michelin starred eatery.” There are so many reasons why I love this […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the August 2015 Edition Putting what one theorizes into practice has turned out to be a significant challenge. As I wrote last month in my article, “Give Me the Simple Life”, I now know firsthand that achieving a simplified life is truly not that simple. Basically, our grand scheme is […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the February 2015 Edition Starring: Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Tobey Maguire Directed by: Jason Reitman “Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the wounded convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their […]
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