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MOVIE REVIEW: Gifted
MOVIE REVIEW: Gifted

Aside from any cinematic cliches present, there is an exemplary central message the new film “Gifted” gets utterly and perfectly right in both its actions and its words.  As an elementary school educator, it is one I equally and personally champion every single day.  The notion is worth leading with one of this website’s signature life lessons: LET KIDS BE KIDS

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2017, 3 STARS, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanAMC Loews Woodridge 18Gifted, Chris Evans, Marc Webb, (500) Days of Summer, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Stuart Dryburgh, Rob Simonsen, Tom Flynn, Jenny Slate, Octavia Spencer, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan, life lessons, life lessons from film, life lessons from movies, life lessons from films, movie review, film review, movie commentary, film commentary, 2017, 2017 Spring Movies, teachers, school teachers, Hollywood Black List, Black List, Donald Shanahan, Don Shanahan, Every Movie Has a Lesson Comments
GUEST CRITICS #15: Bad Moms
GUEST CRITICS #15: Bad Moms

As a very special occasion, my "Guest Critics" this time are four very lovely and special ladies.  What makes them lovely and special?  The fact that they are all mothers makes those adjectives appropriate and just two of many possible superlatives.  One of them just happens to my wife too!  

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2016, MOVIE REVIEW, SPECIALDon ShanahanAMC New Lenox 142016, Guest Critic, Guest Critic series, Thanh Shanahan, Amanda Torres, Manda Torres, Kelly Johnson, Donna Ferretti, Lara Resnick, Bad Moms, Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christina Applegate, Every Movie Has a Lesson, SPECIAL, teachersComment