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About ashleymanningwriter

Young Adult Fiction writer. Horror and fantasy blended together.

The Gray Man – Film Review

Directors: Anthony and Joe Russo Writers: Joe Russo, Christopher Markus, and Stephen McFeely Starring: Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Anda de Armas, Jessica Henwick, and Billy Bob Thornton Rating: ★★★ Netflix’s new spy thriller The Gray Man is based on the … Continue reading

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master – Film Review

Director: Renny Harlin Writers: Brain Helgeland, Ken and Jim Wheats Starring: Lisa Wilcox, Danny Hassel, Tuesday Knight, Ken Sagoes, Rodney Eastman, and RobertEnglund Rating: ★★½ A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master was released in August 1987, a … Continue reading

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Boy – Film Review

Director: Taika Waititi Writer: Taika Waititi Starring: James Rolleston, Te Aho Eketone-Whitu, and Taika Waititi Rating: ★★★½ Taika Waititi’s second film, Boy, was released in 2010, but work began on the script years before even his first film was released, … Continue reading

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors – Film Review

Director: Chuck Russell Writers: Wes Craven, Bruce Wagner, Frank Darabont, and Chuck Russell Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Patricia Arquette, Laurence Fishburne, Priscilla Pointer, Craig Wasson, John Saxon, Dick Cavett, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Robert Englund Rating: ★★★★  For the third entry to … Continue reading

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Grave of the Fireflies – Film Review

Director: Isao Takahata Writer: Isao Takahata Starring: J. Robert Spencer, Corinne Orr, Veronica Taylor, Amy Jones, Shannon Conley, Dan Green, Crispin Freeman Rating: ★★★★ Studio Ghibli’s 1988 classic Grave of the Fireflies is based on Akiyuki Nosaka’s 1967 semi-autobiographical short … Continue reading

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