Category Archives: film reviews

Grave of the Fireflies – Film Review

Posted on July 19, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

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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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge – Film Review

Posted on July 18, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

Director: Jack Sholder Writer: David Chaskin Starring: Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler, Clu Gulager, Hope Lange, and Robert Englund When Wes Craven made the original A Nightmare on Elm Street he had no intention of starting a franchise, but … Continue reading →

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Pom Poko – Film Review

Posted on July 17, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

Director: Isao Takahata Writer: Isao Takahata Starring: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Clancy Brown, Tress MacNeille, Andre Stojka, J. K. Simmons, David Oliver Cohen Rating: ★★★½ Isao Takahata wrote and directed Pom Poko, which was originally released in 1994 in Japan, followed … Continue reading →

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A Nightmare on Elm Street – Film Review

Posted on July 16, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

Director: Wes Craven Writer: Wes Craven Starring: John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Nick Corri, Johnny Depp, and Robert Englund The 1980s was the decade of the slasher, from endless Halloween and Friday the 13th sequels to one … Continue reading →

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Persuasion (2022) – Film Review

Posted on July 15, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

Director: Carrie Cracknell Writers: Ronald Bass and Alice Victoria Winslow Starring: Dakota Johnson, Cosmo Jarvis, Henry Golding, Richard E. Grant, Anikki Amuka-Bird, Ben Bailey, Mia McKenna-Bruce Persuasion was Jane Austen’s last novel, published six months after her death. Over two … Continue reading →

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