Tag Archives: Movie Reviews

Boy – Film Review

Posted on July 21, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

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

Posted on July 20, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

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

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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