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Film reviews Reviews 

Everybody Knows

February 20, 2019 Russell Matthews #AsgharFarhadi, #everybodyknows, #JavierBardem, #PenélopeCruz, #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, A Separation, Academy Awards, Asghar Farhadi, Everybody Knows, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, The Salesman

If you give an answer to your viewer, your film will simply finish in the movie theatre. But when you

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Commentaries 

Imagine Waking Up Tomorrow and Only You Had Ever Heard of Jesus

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 Stephen McAlpine #jesus, #magicalworlds, #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, #stephenmcalpine, Come Together, Danny Boyle, Ed Sheeran, Imagine, Joy in life, Let It Be, Lily James, Oh Darling, Paul McCartney, Something, Stephen, The Beatles, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Yesterday

Imagine waking up and only you had heard of The Beatles. That’s the conceit behind the latest movie from director

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Commentaries 

Boy Erased – A commentary on the human condition and parenting

February 19, 2019February 18, 2019 Russell Matthews #boyerased, #russellingrevs, Boy Erased, Garrard Conley, Joel Edgerton, Lucas Hedges, Medical practices, Nicole Kidman, Parenting, Parenting in the modern era, Rape, Russell Crowe, The Gift

‘I don’t want to pretend anymore.’ Joel Edgerton is an Australian-born actor who has become a mainstay in Hollywood and

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DVD reviews 

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 Russell Matthews #fantasticbeasts, #harrypotter, #jkrowlings, #judelaw, #russellingrevs, Eddie Redmayne, Harry Potter, Is Dumbeldore gay, Jude Law, Zoe Kravitz

The magic of the Harry Potter series shows how a children’s book series could connect with multiple generations. The wonder

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DVD reviews 

An Interview with God

February 18, 2019February 6, 2019 Russell Matthews #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, An Interview with God, Brenton Thwaites, Can we really speak to God?, David Strathairn, Prayer, The Bible, Why id God silent?, Why isnt God listening?

What would you ask God, if you could? Throughout human history, people have wanted to ask God the big questions

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The Girl in the Spider’s Web

February 14, 2019February 15, 2019 Russell Matthews #girlinthespidersweb #clairefoy, #girlwiththedragontattoo, #russellingrevs, #StiegLarsson, David Fincher, Girl in the Spiders Web, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson, Sweden

‘Crime stories are, as you know, one of the most popular forms of entertainment that exist. If you then try

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Alita: Battle Angel

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 Russell Matthews #alita, #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, Alita: Battle Angel, Christoph Waltz, James Cameron, Jennifer Connely, Magna, Mahershala Ali, Robert Rodriguez, Rosa Salazar, Spykids

‘The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human.’ Aaron Carter Robert Rodriguez may not be

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Sometimes Always Never

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 Russell Matthews #billnighy, #missingpersons, #prodigalson, #russellingrevs, #sometimesalwaysnever, Bill Nighy, prodigal son, redemption, Sam Riley, Sometimes Always Never, The value of communication, The value of words

‘The only good thing about jazz is that it scores very highly on Scrabble.’ Alan In this cinematic era of

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If Beale Street Could Talk

February 11, 2019February 13, 2019 Russell Matthews #barryjenkins, #iamnotyournegro, #jamesbaldwin, #moonlight, #russellingrevs, Barry Jenkins, Emily Rios, If Beale Street Could Talk, James Baldwin, KiKi Layne, racism, Regina King, Stephan James

’Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.’ – James Baldwin

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DVD reviews 

A Star is Born

February 4, 2019January 24, 2019 Russell Matthews #addiction, #astarisborn, #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, A Star is Born, Barbara Streisand, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Love Story, Sam Elliott, Should actors direct? Music industry

‘And there’s one reason we’re supposed to be here is to say something so people want to hear. So you

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