by Lewis Robinson
“The Pursuit of Happyness” is a 2006 movie that stars Will Smith and his son Jaden. This biographical film won a lot of awards and is recognized as a movie that everyone should watch at least once. The film follows Chris Gardner as he tries to deal with the responsibilities of being a parent while also going through the trials of being homeless.
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The motion picture industry has struggled to find consistency across multiple genres when grouping a collection of movies into a franchise. Recapturing the magic from the first movie is a challenging task. One of the exceptions to this fact is the overall success of Marvel's collection of action movies. Here are three things about Marvel movies that you may not have considered and will help guide you with a different perspective when you watch your next Marvel movie.
Read MoreCelebrating their seventh year, the Chicago Indie Critics have announced the nominees for their newly-named film awards. Welcome to the era of “The Windies.” The voting film critic members completed ballots this week to select Windie nominees in 25 categories. The CIC members will commence a final round of voting ending on January 13, 2023. The 2022 Windie winners will be announced on the evening of January 21, 2023, during their annual Awards Party event held at the Music Box Theatre Lounge in Chicago.
Read MoreOn Saturday, January 7, 2023, the North American Film Critics Association announced its nominee slate for the 2022 film season. Now in its second year, the group’s nominees represented 56 different films over 25 different categories. Yours truly, flying the Every Movie Has a Lesson and Film Obsessive flags, is a new member of the NAFCA. I participated in the live nominee announcement show:
Read MoreReelgood published its Top 10 Titles in Streaming for this week (12/29/22 to 01/04/23). The movies White Noise and The Menu make their debut on our streaming chart, as Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery continues to reign the list. Netflix’s hit shows Wednesday and Treason take spots #5 and #9 consecutively, and Top Gun: Maverick on #8.
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While streaming services are popular, seeing a movie in theaters is still one of the best forms of entertainment. However, due to an increase in everything from concessions to ticket prices, you might be among those who do not want to go to the movies as often as you would like to. However, there are ways to pay for your tickets without having to break the bank. Consider the following suggestions for how to pay for your tickets to the movies.
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Action is one of the most popular film genres, and it shows more and more every year. One of the things that is seen most often in a good action film is a slew of gorgeous cars, most of them classics in one way or another. Some cars tend to appear in more action films than others, and viewers tend to take notice of that fact. Consider the following five cars that were in major action films.
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Holiday shopping is a certain kind of madness that everyone expects around Christmas time. Getting gifts for everyone you need at a reasonable price without going broke, all while dealing with crowds and crazy lines. It wouldn't be a Christmas that you can relate to if this experience wasn't captured in a Christmas movie. Here are the top holiday movies when it comes to showing shopping madness while trying to get into the spirit of Christmas.
Read MoreThe Internet Film Critic Society, of which I am a voting member flying the Every Movie Has a Lesson flag, announced the winners of their 15th Annual Movie Awards, giving the top honor to Todd Field’s TAR. Ana de Armas won the Best Actress prize for the film Blonde.
Read MoreSports betting is a popular way of making money. It’s something that a lot of people are doing right now, mainly because of the global cost of living crisis. People are unable to support themselves financially, which means they’re turning to bet to make some money on the side.
Read MoreYet, we forget about Tom Hanks, “America’s Accomplished Actor.” We forget the two-time Oscar winner wears that very shiny sash as well. When committed, and it’s hard to cite a movie or role where he isn’t, he can convince us of any emotion, behavior, portrayal, or story arc. Hanks pulls off that kind of magic with A Man Called Otto for Finding Neverland and World War Z director Marc Foster. We root for the charmer, even when we know the charmer is there inside of something repulsive.
Read MoreIsrael’s acclaimed period drama series, “The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem” now appearing on Netflix, was intended to begin filming in Kiev back in the early part of 2020. But it was not to be. The Pandemic put a stop to that when all the borders shut down. It looked like the whole production would need to be stalled but as the streets of Jerusalem, Safed and Acre became quiet, due to the lockdown, and many turned to an Everygame casino login, filming in these locations became doable.
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