COLUMN: How to Choose a Movie for Moving

Moving can be hard. From cleaning your current residence to choosing an appropriate moving company, moving houses comes with a lot of stress and exhaustion. Everyone needs a break sometimes. If you are someone who is moving a long way away from your current place of residence, it can be even more stressful for you. You would need something that distracts you and keeps your mind off the stress of moving. A good way to get your mind off the anxiety of moving is to watch a movie. Figuring out what to watch to keep you distracted can be a challenge on its own. Here are a few examples on what you can watch while you make the big move.

2021, Column, Editorial, Home MediaDon ShanahanFebruary 16, 2021Comment

GUEST COLUMN: 8 Impressive Movies About Artificial Intelligence

by Miranda Woolridge

Art of Cinema - Best Artificial Intelligence Films

Today humanity has come close to creating a full-fledged artificial intelligence. Of course, each of us is interested in learning more about AI and how it can affect our lives. The cinema offers a ton of similar stories, and many films have become truly iconic (such as The Terminator, The Matrix, or Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey). In this review, we'll talk about lesser-known paintings that deserve your attention.

2021, Column, Editorial, GUEST EDITORIAL, Home MediaDon ShanahanFebruary 13, 2021Comment

GUEST COLUMN: 10 Movies That Can Renew Your Faith In Love

by Timothea Bradley

Some of us don’t need proof, we already know that true love exists, we just have to find it! But other people might need some reassurance or encouragement. Enter, the best romantic movies about love. Yes, you can be skeptical and claim that a movie is a fiction. Moreover, most recent movies are all about cliches and standard plots. But you will be surprised to learn that not all movies are so plain. Some nice films are worthy of your attention, even if you aren’t into romantic movies. Some of them might encourage you to start looking for love on such sites or apps as filipino-women.net or Tinder.

2021, Column, Editorial, GUEST EDITORIAL, Home MediaDon ShanahanFebruary 13, 2021Comment

GUEST COLUMN: 10 Mind-Bending Movies To Watch Right Away

by Devin Caldwell

While a classic blockbuster or a comedy is often satisfying, sometimes a mind-bending movie is just what the doctor ordered. Wrapping your brain around an insane movie can be exhilarating! If you're looking for the next thrilling film to watch, here are ten mind-bending movies to watch right away.

2021, Column, Editorial, GUEST EDITORIAL, Home MediaDon ShanahanFebruary 13, 2021Comment

GUEST COLUMN: The Best Racing Films and What Makes Them So Great

by Kevin Faber

Like most sports, racing is limited to a specific season. There are practical reasons for that; racing season is when conditions are most favorable for racing and safest for driving. Nevertheless, the off-season can be difficult for fans to endure. Fortunately, there are still ways to get your fix while waiting for the season to begin again. Racing has held such a fascination for so many people for so long that there are dozens of movies centered around it. Here is a chance to relive some old favorites and perhaps discover some new ones.

2021, Column, Editorial, GUEST EDITORIAL, Home MediaDon ShanahanFebruary 13, 2021Comment

GUEST EDITORIAL: Movie Lessons About Going After Your Dream Job

by Adrian Johansen

There have been countless great movies about people going after their dreams. They continue to be successful because they’re inspiring. When you watch a movie about someone either overcoming the odds to get their dream job or climbing the ladder to find success, it might inspire you to do the same. If nothing else, it can show you that it’s possible.

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Valuable Life Morals We Can Adopt From Movie Characters

Movies do not just entertain viewers. They can also be outlets or mediums through which the creators can relay their ideas, philosophies, values, and visions. Movies can reach out to the minds and consciousness of viewers and evoke their realizations about life and other situations portrayed in the movies. Some remarkable movie characters can deliver powerful messages and performances that make us reexamine ourselves, our beliefs, our past, or even our future. Whatever genre a movie labels itself with, you are bound to find something worth relating with one or several characters in that movie.

2021, Column, Editorial, Home MediaDon ShanahanFebruary 12, 2021Comment

MOVIE REVIEW: The Map of Tiny Perfect Things

For the impressionable young woman and clearly smitten guy, played by Freaky’s outstanding Kathryn Newton and future West Side Story cast member Kyle Allen, all hope is far from lost after this first unified encounter. They get to do this all over again. Playing in the self-aware Groundhog Day and Palm Springs pond, their Mark and Margaret are stuck in a temporal loop, repeating the same sunny Alabama spring day that ends with the hints of a cleansing thunderstorm at midnight that never comes before the alarm clock awakens the restarted day.

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MOVIE REVIEW: Judas and the Black Messiah

Director Shaka King and his co-writer Will Berson, both prior specialists of television, have penned and lensed an appropriately audacious feature film debut that deserves reverence and reaction. Through it all, there is tangible grizzled inspirational force to watching the agitators humanize and refine their plight. To hell with any “product of its era talk” because this is a crusade that many will cite as ongoing today with much of the same potency. Taking much deserved latitude, Judas and the Black Messiah does not beat around a single bush with where the antagonistic blame belongs.

2021, 4 STARS, ADVANCE MOVIE REVIEW, Home Media, MOVIE REVIEW, StreamingDon ShanahanFebruary 12, 2021Comment

GUEST COLUMN: Movies for Truck Drivers Who Want Something Different

by Kevin Gardner

You say you love movies about trucking, but you’re getting a little bored of watching Smokey and the Bandit and Convoy over and over. If you are looking for something a bit different that is good for a laugh but still involves lots of truck driving, you might want to consider trucking movies given the Mystery Science Theater 3000 or Rifftrax treatment.

2021, Column, Editorial, GUEST EDITORIAL, Home MediaDon ShanahanFebruary 10, 2021Comment

GUEST COLUMN: Sports Movies That Inspire Excellence

by Devin Caldwell

Throughout modern history, some of the most inspirational movies that have been made are those centered around sports. The stories are intriguing and often focus on the human ability to overachieve, overcome or make a comeback. Some are based on real-life accounts and others are fictional. These films spark many conversations about which ones are the best. Think about a few of these in different sports and the lessons they teach us.

2021, Column, Editorial, GUEST EDITORIAL, Home MediaDon ShanahanFebruary 8, 2021Comment

COLUMN: Essential Human Trafficking Movies

Human trafficking is widespread, both in America and worldwide. It’s a horrific practice and robs individuals of their most basic human rights. Some of those trafficked start doing sex work at a very young age, and they give up hope of ever finding a better life, particularly if it’s all they know. Several movies deal with this difficult subject matter. They can be hard to watch sometimes, but it’s better to know about these sorts of things happening in the world than to turn a blind eye and pretend it isn’t happening. In this article, we’ll cover a few of the more compelling human trafficking movies you’re likely to find.

2021, Column, Editorial, GUEST EDITORIAL, Home Media, SPECIALDon ShanahanFebruary 8, 2021Comment