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DVD reviews 

Chappaquiddick

September 18, 2018August 12, 2018 Russell Matthews 0 Comments #Chappaquiddick, #kennedys, #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, #tedkennedy, Ed Helms, Jason Clarke, Jim Gaffigan, Joe Kennedy, John F Kennedy, Kate Mara, Ted Kennedy

‘I pray that I can have the courage to make the right decision. Whatever is decided, whatever the future holds

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Tully

September 18, 2018August 12, 2018 Russell Matthews #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, #tully, Autism, Charlize Theron, Child birth, Diablo Cody, Jason Reitman, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Duplass, On the spectrum, Ron Livingston

Motherhood offers different shared experiences like the birthing process and sleep deprivation, but for most women, their child-rearing journey does

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DVD reviews 

TAG

September 18, 2018August 12, 2018 Russell Matthews #reeldialogue, Absurd, Ed Helms, embarrassing and complete fun, Hannibal Buress, High School friends, immature, Isla Fisher, Jake Johnson, Jeremy Renner, Jon Hamm, TAG, The Wall Street Journal

‘You’re it!’ Everyone intends to stay in touch with their friends from high school, but after graduation that is rarely

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The Predator

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 Russell Matthews #oliviamunn, #reeldialogue, #shaneblack, #thepredator, alien invasion, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Boyd Holbrook, Is this a film about evolution?, Jacob Tremblay, Olivia Munn, Predator

‘An action film can have too much action; picture an equaliser on a stereo, with all the knobs pegged at

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A Simple Favour

September 10, 2018September 12, 2018 Russell Matthews #asimplefavour, #reeldialogue, A Simple favour, Andrew Rannells, Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Darcey Bell, Gone Girl, Henry Golding, Paul Feig

Since moving from a successful career in television production to directing feature-length films, Paul Feig has managed to define his

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DVD reviews 

Adrift

September 4, 2018August 25, 2018 Russell Matthews 0 Comments #reeldialogue, #Survival, Aaron, Adrift, and Survival at Sea, Baltasar Kormákur, Loss, Red Sky in Mourning: A True Story of Love, Sam Claflin, Shailene Woodley, Shipwreck, Tami Oldham

  Early this year The Mercy sailed into theatres with Colin Firth sailing through the tragically true journey of Donald

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Commentaries Discussion Guides Resources 

Searching – A discussion guide on the challenges of teens and the internet

September 2, 2018September 2, 2018 Russell Matthews #nerve, #reeldialogue, #searching, Cyberbullying, Love of a parent, Parenting, Screentime, teens, The Duff, What to reach your teen

‘The internet has been a boon and a curse for teenagers’. J. K. Rowling  In a world of cyberbullying and

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Christopher Robin

September 1, 2018September 2, 2018 Russell Matthews #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, 100 acre wood, AA Milne, Eeyore, Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Jim Cummings, MarcFoster, Piglet, Rumbly in my tumbly, Sussex, The Tao of Pooh, Tigger, Winnie The Pooh

‘Doing nothing often leads to the very best kind of something.’ Winnie the Pooh When A.A. Milne was writing his

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Mary Magdalene

August 14, 2018August 10, 2018 Russell Matthews 0 Comments #bible, #jesus, #marymagdalene, #reeldialogue, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Garth Davis, Helen Edmundson, Joaquin Phoenix, Mary Magdalene, Philippa Goslett, Rooney Mara, Tahar Rahim

  Throughout cinematic history, there have been various waves of interest in capitalising on the rich content found in the

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The Meg

August 10, 2018August 10, 2018 Russell Matthews 0 Comments #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, #themeg, Cliff Curtis, Jason Statham, Jaws, Jon Turteltaub, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Sharks, Steven Spielberg, The Meg, Winston Chao

‘We’re gonna need a bigger boat’  Since the release of the 1997 novel, Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror, studios

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