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The Mule

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 Russell Matthews #bradleycooper, #clinteastwood, #drugmule, #russellingrevs, #themule, Andy García, Bradley Cooper, Clint Eastwood, Dianne Wiest, drug cartel, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Peña, The Mule

As the war on drugs continues on throughout the world, it is hard to imagine that it is merely a

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Glass

January 18, 2019January 20, 2019 Russell Matthews #brucewillis, #glassMovie, #mnightShyamalan, #russellingrevs, #splitMovie, #unbreakable, Bruce Willis, Glass, James McAvoy, M. Night Shyamalan, Samuel L. Jackson

‘They always underestimate the mastermind.’ Elijah’s Mother Unbreakable is a cult classic that shows the vision of M. Night Shyamalan

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Ben is Back

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 Russell Matthews #addiction, #benisback, #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, Ben is back, Can you ever overcome addiction? Help for addiction, Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Mothers, Peter hedges, redemption, Salvation

Sometimes one look is all that is needed to set the stage for what an audience should come to expect

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Storm Boy

January 17, 2019January 20, 2019 Russell Matthews 90 Mile Beach, An Australian classic, Colin Thiele, Finn little, Fishing, Geoffrey Rush, Importance of family, Jai Courtney, Pelicans, Save the birds, Storm Boy

Storm Boy, the novella by Colin Thiele was  standard curriculum for many in Australian schools since its first publication in

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Instant Family

January 17, 2019January 20, 2019 Russell Matthews #adoption, #fostercare, #instantfamily, foster care, Instant Family, Mark Wahlberg, Octavia Spencer, Rose Byrne, Sean Anders, Where can I find out more about adoption?

Few topics provide more openings to humour, drama and familial tension like adoption. The idea of introducing children to a

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Mary, Queen of Scots

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 Russell Matthews #margotrobbie, #maryqueenofscots, #queenelizabeth, #russellingrevs, #SaoirseRonan, Bloody Mary, Guy Pearce, Margot Robbie, Mary, Off with her head!, Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Scots, Saoirse Ronan

‘Your beauty, your bravery, now I see there’s no cause for envy. Your gifts will be your downfall.’ Queen Elizabeth

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The Front Runner

January 14, 2019January 10, 2019 Russell Matthews #garyhart, #hughjackman, #poilitians, #thefrontrunner, Adultery, Did they have sex?, Donna Rice, Gary Hart, Hugh Jackman, J.K. Simmons, Vera Farmiga

One frustrating aspect of modern politics is that every aspect of a person’s life becomes fair game for the media.

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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

January 3, 2019December 27, 2018 Russell Matthews Cate Blanchett, Dian Fossey, Djimon Hounsou, Dragons, Dreamworks, family, Gerard Butler, Gorillas in the Mist, Hiccup, Hidden World, How to Train Your Dragon, Jay Baruchel, Toothless

‘So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending!’ – J. R. R. Tolkien Since the world’s introduction a

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Aquaman

December 25, 2018December 27, 2018 Russell Matthews Aquaman, Black Manta, DC Comics, DC Extended Universe, Does Aquaman suck?, Is there hope for the DC Universe?, Jason Momoa, Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, Wonder Woman, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

To say the DC Extended Universe has struggled over the past few years is an understatement, but Wonder Woman provided

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Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse

December 23, 2018December 31, 2018 Russell Matthews #marvel, #reeldialogue, #spiderman, #spiderverse, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Kingpin, Liev Shreiber, Mahershala Ali, Nicholas Cage, Shameik Moore, Spider verse, Spider-man

‘Comics are stories; they’re like novels or anything else. So the first thing you have to do is become a

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