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GUEST COLUMN: 8 Amazing Photo Editing Styles You Should Know

by Rebecca Alston

If you’re just starting out in photography, your editing style may take a while to develop. Start your editing journey with simple color correction and retouching. Once you get comfortable with that, you can apply filters and effects. Professionals recommend saving a clean, untouched copy of your photo with which to compare your edited copy. Here are eight popular editing styles:

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GUEST EDITORIAL: Five Movies About Airplanes You Should Watch

by Lewis Robinson

There is something fascinating about airplanes. It is a wonderful thing to be able to go anywhere in the world in a matter of hours. Airplanes allow us to see our friends and family for important occasions and also have invented so many jobs for people. You may love learning about airplanes as many people do and enjoy watching how they work. Below you will find five of the best plane movies you should definitely watch soon.

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Some of the Best Sci-Fi Movies and Believable Takes on Distinct Topics

Hollywood is the front-end player with top-notch productions and different dynamic showcases, backed up by huge investments. Other industries also produce classic sci-Fi pictures that have the potential to scavenge the attention of the entertainment geeks across the world but few in number. Let us have a look at some of the best sci-fi movies of all generations.

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SPECIAL: Nominations for the sixth annual Chicago Indie Critics Awards

Leading all films with nine formidable nominations is Netflix’s The Power of the Dog, directed by Best Director nominee Jane Campion. The dramatic western also received nominations for Best Studio Film, Best Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch, Best Supporting Actor for Kodi Smit-McPhee, Best Supporting Actress for Kirsten Dunst, Best Ensemble Cast, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Musical Score. Following next was the Warner Bros. epic Dune with eight nominations and CODA’s six nominations representing AppleTV+.

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COLUMN: My 10 Best Movies of 2021

Nevertheless, the day job work was harder, family life was harder, the balance between them both was harder. It was all wonderful, but harder. Compared to 94 published reviews on Every Movie Has a Lesson in 2020, I only published 67 this past year (with a good two dozen still in the draft folder), including my 1000th on this site in its 11th year of service. Even with a lower written output, the personal growth of it all hasn’t stopped.

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20 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE: The best of the rest of 2001

In an annual series, Every Movie Has a Lesson is going to look back twenty years to revisit, relearn, and reexamine a year of cinema history to share favorites, lists, and experiences from the films of that year. When measuring back as far as twenty years or more, I feel like “favorites” that have stood the test of time have aged to become some level of “best.” I feel like a bunch of those populate my reflective look back at the best of the rest of 2000.

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20 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE: The 10 Best Films of 2001

In an annual series, Every Movie Has a Lesson is going to look back twenty years to revisit, relearn, and reexamine a year of cinema history to share favorites, lists, and experiences from the films of that year. When measuring back as far as twenty years or more, I feel like “favorites” that have stood the test of time have aged to become some level of “best.” I feel like a bunch of those populate my reflective look back at the best of 2001.

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GUEST EDITORIAL: 6 Marijuana Strains To Try While Watching A Movie

by Rebecca D. Walker

If you are passionate about weed and movies, then it should have occurred to you that these two incredible things would make such an amazing combo. Movies tend to engage your multiple senses while influencing your emotions - just like weed. And that is why you can bring these two elements together to relish an unbelievable experience. Complementing your movie nights with the right type of cannabis strains can help you open up and enjoy the audio-visual treat better.

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GUEST EDITORIAL: The Intriguing True Story Behind 2016's "The Founder"

by Devin Caldwell

Of all the dramatic premises for a movie, the story behind the founding of the international fast-food giant McDonald's probably isn't one of the first ones to come to mind. However, that's exactly the focus of the 2016 film The Founder. The movie follows the story of salesman Ray Kroc, who helped grow the business from a local burger stand into a global empire.

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GUEST EDITORIAL: Disney's “Snow Dogs” Movie Review

By Lewis Robinson

Disney Plus is constantly adding new movies to its streaming service. One hidden gem that is sure to spark nostalgia for some is the Disney original Snow Dogs, which first came out in 2002. Since it's been so long since the movie was released, let's take a look at some of what made it such a memorable classic in the first place.

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GUEST EDITORIAL: Why "Moneyball" is a Must-See for Sports AND Movie Fans!

by Lewis Robinson

It’s very rare for a sports movie to be a commercial and critical success. These types of films are often looked down upon as lesser quality, formulaic pictures aimed to appeal only to sports fans. Even some of the best are financial failures at first, only to gain traction on home video or repeated showings on cable TV. One of the largest exceptions to this rule is the 2011 baseball film that became an instant classic, “Moneyball.” “Moneyball” contained the perfect combination of elements to appeal to a broad audience and gain raves from critics.

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