Give Movies A Chance Vol. 4

Give Movies A Chance Issue 4 / September 2020

A look inside AMC’s re-opening plan and what to expect on your next visit Pg. 8

Paging Dr. Jones... why Last Crusade is the best of them all Pg. 10 New reviews! Pg. 4 Made in Italy, Project Power even without the pandemic these are worthy of a straight-to-video title

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Letter from the Editor

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ello, and welcome to another edition of Give Movies A Chance!

This month we take a look at some older movies we’ve enjoyed, and dive into a few new movies that were released in August.

As summer begins to wind down and big theater hits like Tenet and The New Mutants are due to return to cinemas at the end of August, I’m excited for what next month’s issue is going to bring.

AMC is among a few other chains that

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will open its doors this month, and CEO Adam Aron has sent out a message to AMC members, which is copied in this issue.

We are still looking for writers to contribute movie reviews and articles, so feel free to send us an email to givemoviesachance@gmail.com if you’re interested.

Happy reading!

Brittany Mulligan Editor-in-Chief

New releases...

Pg. 4 Rants & Raves...

Celebrity Hall of Fame...

Pg. 6 Flashback reviews...

A message from AMC...

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Pg. 3 Pg. 10

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Everyone’s a critic - send us your rants and raves but keep it short, please! Submit 150 words or less to givemoviesachance@gmail.com to see your rant/rave/ rebuttal featured here!

The Kissing Booth 2 Netflix releasing films like this and then asking for a monthly fee should be illegal.

So... this was the film Malcom McDowell was watching during the eye torture scene in “A Clockwork Orange.”

The Rental A nasty slow-burn of a slasher movie that aspires to do for Airbnbs what “Psycho” did for motels, Dave Franco’s “The Rental” serves up a thin slice of millennial folk horror that renders the modern anxieties of the gig economy with the grindhouse-sadism they demand.

An American Pickle Honestly, the first 30-minutes were really incredible. I was ready to write a glowing review and disagree with the negative reviews I’ve seen, but then it sort of meanders for another hour.

The Host I’d be willing to say this is far more effective than all the Paranormal Activity and Unfriended films combined. What’s more impressive, is that, by using the current state of the world, the events feel ten times more realistic than if they were set in any other time in history, which makes every second of its runtime even more terrifying.

Black is King Beyonce came to prove once again how important culture is in music with this complete masterpiece. Visuals, music, African artists, creativity. Don’t underestimate this woman.

Spree Spree is actually a surprisingly great thriller. Eugene Kotlyarenko fully injects a whole lot of energetic thrills and fun dark humor in this satirical critique on fame addiction, influencer culture, and the unhealthy and damaging side of social media. Its themes are nothing new, but the film still finds a way to offer some effective social commentary on the current digital age, playing out like an extended Black Mirror episode.

Boys State This documentary did so much more than I was expecting. It is an excellent look into the lives of “wannabe politicians”, and it shows us the horror, joy, and pain of what this type of event can do.

Tenet Definitely needs a rewatch before I can sort my thoughts on it. There was a major audio problem for me, so the background music for many scenes was so loud that I couldn’t tell what the characters were saying half the time.

It felt a bit disjointed and rushed from one location to the next. I liked it but wouldn’t be able to explain the plot to anyone coherently.

Irresistible Irresistible is a political comedy that, like its protagonist played by Stevel Carell, feels too much out of touch. Jon Stewart’s heart is inm the right place but the humor is broad and the story is lacking relevance.

Rosr Byrne steals the show. Third act twist and ending gut punch saves it.

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Made in Italy

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Written by Brittany Mulligan Liam Neeson, Micheál Richardson, Yolando Kettle, Valeria Bilello Directed by James D’Arcy Rating: C Post-credit scenes: No father and son re-visit their abandoned Tuscan home, stirring up old memories of a time when life brought joy.

Jack (Richardson) is strapped for cash when his wife, Ruth (Kettle), asks for a divorce and is selling the gallery he manages, but there’s one last hope to save his job.

Ruth is doubtful that Jack’s father, Robert (Neeson) will agree to sell the Tuscan home inherited by the two, and gives Jack one month before putting it on the market. Robert warily agrees to the sale but warns Jack that the house is not going to be what he remembers.

Made in Italy is too much of a tale that strikes close to home for real-life father and son, Liam and Micheál, as not much acting is required when they play the roles grieving their wife/mother after an accident took her life. The film should also be noted as the first creation of actor-turned-director James D’Arcy.

As sad as the subject of the film is, what could use some improvement was Micheál’s character, Jack. His father had more growth between the beginning and end of the movie while Jack remained a flat character. We don’t know much about him other than the fact that he never really faced his mother’s death and that he wants to buy the

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gallery he was working at. Not much explains Jack’s passion for art, although his father is an artist who stopped painting when his mother died. In the end, there’s life once more revived in Robert but not much satisfaction at what Jack has decided to do with his own.

I can’t say it was a terrible film. The scenery was so beautiful as D’Arcy transports his viewers to Tuscany, with the old buildings and views of the mountains.

Plus, the amazing food we wish we could be experiencing too. Made in Italy may not be a bad choice for someone browsing something new to watch, but it won’t make it on my DVD shelf anytime soon.

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Project Power

Written by James Davidson for FilmFodderBlog.com

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Project Power” is a new science-fiction, action film that was released exclusively on Netflix on August 14th.

It stars Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dominique Fishback. When a mysterious pill that gives its users unpredictable superpowers for five minutes hits the streets of New Orleans, a teenage drug dealer (Fishback) must team up with a cop (Gordon-Levitt) and an ex Marine (Foxx) to hunt down the supplier of this unpredictable, dangerous new drug.

The plot was interesting enough, but wasn’t super complex or deep. It was intriguing and created a lot of questions that I wanted answered, unfortunately, the film leaves a lot of these queries open ended. The story vaguely explains what the pill is and how it works, but doesn’t answer a lot of the questions that I had about it. For example, it’s never explained why the pill is so unpredictable. They also explained vaguely where the pill came from, but not how they created it.

Supposedly, the pill is to be used as a weapon to “topple governments”, and they are releasing the pill on the streets to “test and perfect it”.

However, the people that created it are trying to sell it before it’s perfected, and never explain how releasing essentially a super soldier serum into the streets and targeting it towards drug addicts is “testing”. There were just a few too many plot holes and unanswered questions in the plot for my taste.

The film is almost saved from a lackluster plot by some exciting action sequences though. The action scenes were very well done and kept me on the edge of my seat. My only issue with them is that one or two of the action scenes are shot from some very confusing camera angles that almost ruin them. There is also a lot of very obvious CGI that looks very cartoonish in places and ruins a few of the scenes. I still enjoyed

most of the action sequences, but one or two of the scenes it almost seemed like the filmmakers were experimenting with camera angles and kind of turned me off.

I was impressed with the acting of the main core of this film. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jamie Foxx, and Dominique Fishback turned in incredible performances and portrayed some fairly complex characters to perfection.

Unfortunately, all of the secondary characters’ acting left a lot to be desired. Luckily enough, most of these secondary characters don’t get a lot of screen time so it doesn’t hurt the movie too much.

This movie is rated R for violence, bloody images, drug content, and some language.

There is quite a bit of gore and violence in this movie, as with most action flicks, and would be inappropriate for younger viewers.

“Project Power” is an enjoyable, fun, yet average action film. If you are a fan of action flicks, I definitely recommend this movie for you.

It’s not going to reinvent the genre, but it is a solid action film that is a fun movie to pass some time with friends. It earns 3 out of 5 stars.

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Celebrity Ha

Mika and Lilah Caravette with David Tennant

Isabelle Mulligan with Norman Reedus Kathy Cooney with Diana Gabaldon

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all of Fame Savannah Mulligan with Tom Welling

Kim Beatty Tuero with Rob Benedict

Tricia Leedom with Sam Heughan

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AMC Theatres to begin re A message from AMC Theatres President & CEO Adam Aron Today we are finally nearing an end to a more than five-month closure of AMC Theatres. To that end, we have exciting and comprehensive news to relay. Once again, AMC can welcome you back to the movies, having you enjoy them with our big seats, big sound and big screens.

AMC Theatres are Re-opening We already have opened more than half of our theatres in Europe and the Middle East, safely and without incident, and will open all

by August 26. Here in the United States, we will begin opening AMC with more than 100 theatres resuming operations of August 20, and continuing such that about two-thirds of our theatres across the country should be open no later than September 3. The remaining locations will open after we get further clearance from state and local authorities it is safe to do so.

AMC is implementing rigorous cleaning and safety protocols Consulting with some of the world’s best scientists and experts at The Clorox Company and current and former faculty of Harvard University’s prestigious School of Public Health, we are investing tens of millions of dollars in our extensive AMC Safe & Clean initiatives. We are taking all of these steps, and more, to keep you safe and our theatres clean: • Social distancing will be very much in evidence throughout our theatres • We are significantly limiting seating capacity in our auditoriums giving you added space • All guests and employees must wear masks • Hand sanitizers and disinfecting wipes will be widely available throughout theatres • You can expect continuous extra cleaning and disinfecting of high traffic areas • Extra time added between showtimes to clean each auditorium before every screening • Each auditorium and all seats cleaned daily using sophisticated electrostatic sprayers • Increased fresh air handling and use of

upgraded MERV 13 air filters wherever possible • Use of high-tech HEPA vacuums Reduced cash handling at box offices and concession stands • Introduction of online Mobile Ordering of food and beverage to speed you on your way New movie titles are here and we are bringing back some great ones Disney’s latest installment in the X-Men Cinematic Universe, the New Mutants, debuts August 28, and Warner Brothers’ much awaited Tenet directed by legendary Christopher Nolan opens on September 3. Enjoy seeing Russell Crowe in Unhinged starting August 21. More new movies will be released throughout September and the fall.

As for library titles, we will be showing all of these beloved movies on the big screens of AMC: Back to the Future, Beauty and the Beast, Black Panther, Bloodshot, Ghostbusters, Goonies, Grease, I Still Believe, Jumanji: The Next Level, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back.

Valuable offers to welcome you back Starting August 21, our bringing back of classic movies will all be priced at only $5 per ticket plus tax. New releases will be at normal current-day pricing. We are also offering a whole host of $5 food and beverage specials to welcome you back to our theaters.

Double points and time extensions for you as an AMC Stubs member All the way from the day we reopen through to October 31, 2020, you will earn double AMC Stubs points for all your eligible AMC purchases.

We recognize that you have been unable to use your AMC Stubs points and rewards that were set to expire while theatres were closed, so they all automatically have been extended through October 31, 2020. This extension includes all birthday rewards as well.

A $10 gift for you as an A-List member As a thank you for your loyalty to AMC, we are also awarding each active A-List member with

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e-opening across the US $10 in bonus bucks to use through October 31, 2020. This gift to you has been loaded automatically into your account to be used as you wish on any paid tickets or food and beverages at our theatres over the next two months.

Reinstate your A-List membership as you choose when you want We always want to do right by you to ensure that you continue to enjoy your A-List membership. So all AMC Stubs A-List memberships were automatically paused as theatre closures went into effect, and we ceased charging your credit card.

Now, we have created the ability for you to control when your A-List membership is reactivated. You can choose to resume your A-List membership any time between now and December 1, 2020. We will sent you an email when your favorite theatre is open and then, and only when you feel ready to our theatres, simply visit your account on our mobile app or website to reactivate your membership. Then, you will be able to start making A-List movie reservations immediately.

On December 1, 2020, all memberships that are still paused will be automatically reactivated. As always, we will communicate with you well in advance of any changes to your membership status, including our reactivating of a paused membership. Of course, you can cancel your membership at any time.

No A-List price increase through June 1, 2021, and some changes in terms Just like always, AMC Stubs A-List members can watch up to 3 movies at AMC each week, with all the convenience and ease you have come to expect from AMC. We will be reopening our theatres with A-List pricing that will remain unchanged, and we hereby are further guaranteeing that there will be no A-List price increase anytime before late spring of 2021.

Indeed, there has been only one A-List price change (and that only in just a third of the country) since the program was launched in

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June of 2018.

To keep A-List affordable, starting on December 1, 2020, AMC Stubs members will no longer earn AMC Stubs points for their monthly of annual membership fees. Of course, you will continue to earn AMC Stubs points for your individually purchased movie admission tickets, and for paid food and beverage purchases.

Also starting on December 1, 2020, we will be adjusting our policy of providing advance notice of any A-List program changes from 90-days to 30-days in advance. We are doing so only to give us more flexibility in rapidly changing times. At this time, however, there are no other anticipated changes in the works.

And finally...

Family after family has had to deal with trauma, sacrifice and loss with this coronavirus spread. And so too, this has been a rough time for many businesses, both big and small, who have had to cope with something not seen in the modern era – a sustained lockdown of just about all of the world’s population. Some companies did not make it through, and I would not be surprised if you read rampant press speculation about AMC. Fortunately, we are navigating this proud 100-year-old company through these unprecedented times. What this means for you is that AMC will be around for a long, long, long time to come.

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Indiana Jones: adventure wit Written by by Oisín Ó Ruacháinn

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e’s a professor. An adventurer.

Archaeologist. Definitely secretly into the Dark Academia aesthetic.

Indiana Jones has been investigating ancient ruins and escaping Nazis since 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark, but it’s the third film, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, that’s the focus of this article.

In the midst of the current pandemic, I had the rare opportunity to go into my local theatre and see The Last Crusade, and, taking my father along with me, we had the theatre entirely to ourselves-- we spent much of the film in an open commentary, and it ended up being an excellent time out.

My father’s presence in my viewing was also serendipitously relevant to the film, as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) featured not only Harrison Ford returning as Indiana Jones, but also Sean Connery premiering as Indy’s father, Henry Jones, Sr. Being the third installment of the series, a more cynical audience might suspect that the shtick of Indiana Jones-goes-on-adventure might grow tiresome or otherwise oversaturated by the third movie, but The Last Crusade comes through in spades.

Action, adventure, romance, and daring—even a few laughs—these were all found in The Last Crusade. To say that the film is ‘action packed’ is the traditional line that one gives regarding Indiana Jones, and The Last Crusade certainly did not ‘jump the shark’, for being the third installation.

Although I expected this film to be a little too witty, a little more caricature-esque of Indiana Jones by the third film in the series, he was not. Indiana was in top form, and Harrison Ford delivered lines with the same potency as the first film, and, notably in some places, with a more experienced feeling as well. It would appear that from the 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark release to the 1989 The Last Crusade, both Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg gained

experience in the craft of filmmaking, and it shows.

Although the beginning of the film edged along the territory of unnecessary back-story (whereas in Raiders, Indiana was already in full-swing as an adventurer by the opening scene), the remainder of the plot was well-written, smart, and overall came across as a fun film.

Of course, the Nazis make a return as the well-rehearsed bad-guys in The Last Crusade, which is neither a new element to the Indiana Jones series, nor to film in general. While it’s always fun to see Indiana kicking some Nazi butt, I personally would’ve liked to have seen a bit more variety in the enemies by the third film. What was interesting about these Nazis is that they weren’t only overt Nazis-becausethey’re-Nazis, but they were also Nazis in the occult sense, which does have some historical basis. Still, The Last Crusade Nazis weren’t hyper-characterized, and their place made sense in the film.

Personally, I was thrilled to find that Indiana Jones was an archaeologist through-andthrough; I thought that his profession would be

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something that would be touched on in the first ten minutes of the film, then would g completely die off; as an historian myself, s I was pleasantly surprised to find that Dr. Jones was an archaeologist throughout the entire film.

Overall, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was a sturdy, solid film, with great action, and while it’s definitely a film for teenage boys to go and enjoy the action and romance, it’s not a film without brains. In modern times, it is all too common to see action films (such as Transformers, 2007-present) with no brains whatsoever, all-action, completely devoid of nuance—The Last Crusade wasn’t that. It assumed that the audience could think for themselves—you can always be just ahead of the action, (which is exactly where you want your audience to be, just as in the Sherlock Holmes books), and that’s exactly what Spielberg is doing here with Indiana Jones— Indiana is about to find something out, but you, in the audience, are already hollering out the answer at the screen, cheering him on. It was a fantastic film.

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The Babadook

Written by Brittany Mulligan Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman Directed by Jennifer Kent Rating: A

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sinister book disguised as a children’s story haunts a single mother struggling to help her child move on from believing in monsters.

Amelia and her son have difficulties with living in the real world. Almost seven years have passed since the death of her husband in a tragic car accident- which occurred while she was in labor on the way to the hospital. Amelia cannot move on from accepting her husband’s death as she deals with what came out of the situation: a fatherless child. Her son, Samuel, believes it is his duty to protect his mother from monsters. He spends his days at home building clever contraptions to injure and capture the monsters.

Every night Amelia reads to her son a book but all it takes is the one night that she lets

him pick the story out that makes her believe monsters are real. The Babadook is a graphic pop-out book that rhymes with a bonechilling ending. Though she does not finish reading the book aloud to her son, Amelia can’t shake the words she had read from her mind.

Even after disposing the book, the Babadook comes to life to haunt her.

The Babadook is more than just a scary bedtime story. It’s psychological, making Amelia face something she has tried to repress for years: the little bit of resentment that her son lived and her husband didn’t. The Babadook grows stronger as she denies her emotions and it takes control of her. Her possession becomes a battle of whether she lets her grief absorb her and destroy her family or if the only family she has left is worth keeping.

The movie sets up the viewers sympathy with Amelia as a single mother raising a disobedient child. Samuel frequently screams at his mother and can’t play well with the other children at school. Between the stress of her job and keeping Samuel in a school who can properly take care of him, Amelia falls apart. As the Babadook takes over her, sympathies switch to Samuel whose smart inventions help save his mother.

At the end of the movie, take a few minutes to let the ending sink in and understand what it means. To me, that made all the difference of judging it as a bad movie to good. The thrills and suspense are all there, a decent plot is clear, and the resolution is satisfying. The Babadook can’t go away but Amelia’s acknowledgement and acceptance for her emotions tame the beast.

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Crimson Peak Written by Brittany Mulligan Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain Directed by Guillermo del Toro Rating: A

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dith has a special perception to ghosts, having been visited by her dead mother shortly after her funeral. Since then, Edith has believed in the supernatural and it has inspired her to use them in a novel she’s been writing. Her own life has lacked adventure and romance, but that quickly changes when a baronet from England has come to America looking for investors. It’s a whirlwind romance for Edith, while her father and the baronet’s sister both disapprove of it.

When Edith’s father dies unexpectedly, Baronet Thomas Sharpe makes a proposal and Edith is swept away to a desolate manor in England. Thomas has been inventing machinery to dig up red clay on his property to make his fortune. Due to the nature of the clay, which can turn into liquid, it has been sinking the house slowly for decades as well as using up all of his own fortune. Edith lives uncomfortably in the manor and is visited by crimson ghosts. She starts to realize her new husband has been keeping secrets from her, which threaten her new life abroad.

Crimson Peak is a stunning Gothic thriller that, although lacks horror, has enough mystery and suspense to terrify audiences.

There’s a contrast between the Sharpe siblings and Edith that is used to foreshadow the darkness that follows the Sharpe family.

The manor is falling apart, and it has holes in the roof which let leaves and snow fall inside, making the manor cold. Edith is always in bright clothes and smiling, because she is in love. She ignores the gloominess that surrounds her. The wooden floor bleeds and the grounds outside seep red clay which gives a perfect setting for a daunting story.

Lucille (Chastain), Thomas’ sister, is not

welcoming when Edith arrives to their home.

She’s cold and acts superior as the lady who runs the house. Thomas is rarely to be seen and Edith is left alone to entertain herself.

The nearest town is too far away to visit, and Lucille is hardly one to spend an afternoon chatting with her new sister-in-law. Over time, Edith begins to notice strange things such as coughing up blood in the middle of the night, and hearing a moan upstairs.

Her explorations around the house and interactions with ghosts make her determined to leave, but her husband won’t let her go.

Hiddleston and Chastain make a great pair as onscreen siblings. Every time they meet, it’s apparent they’re up to no good and are a conniving pair. They look regal and elegant, in their dark clothing that represents their social standing. Wasikowska has lately played a few roles in the period costume, which makes her a justifiable candidate to play the innocent Edith. She looks so pure when standing next to Thomas and Lucille, who have tried to survive despite not having any fortune left.

Crimson Peak avoids the use of jump scares and instead opts for patience because the ending results in a thrilling climax.

As the plot unwinds, which can be a little predictable, it nevertheless remains to entertain and hold viewers in suspense.

This is a movie I’d buy on DVD because of how beautiful and thrilling it was in its storytelling.

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By James Davidson for FilmFodderBlog.com

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priest, a vacuum cleaner salesman with a Southern accent, and an aspiring singer walk into a hotel. No, that’s not the beginning of a bad joke; it’s the beginning of the new mystery thriller, “Bad Times at the El Royale.” Seven strangers, each with a mysterious past, meet at a rundown hotel with a mysterious past of its own. The guests quickly discover that not everything is as it seems at the El Royale; there are hidden listening devices and secret passageways with two-way mirrors riddling the old hotel. Throughout their stay at the El Royale, the guests attempt to sort out their own past as well as unravel the hotel’s many mysteries.

When I went to see this movie, I was looking forward to a good mystery movie with a lot of plot twists to keep me guessing.

I might have gotten more than I bargained for with this film. While I enjoyed the plot and it was very engaging, it was also very convoluted with almost too much going on.

Each character had his/her own complex backstory that came with side characters and mysteries of their own. It was a little overwhelming and a bit confusing. You definitely have to go into this movie and pay attention to every tiny detail to understand the plot.

The good thing about this is that all the characters are very interesting and completely developed very well. I really

enjoyed watching the characters change through the movie and evolve into somebody totally different than who they were at the beginning. The characters were very well acted with Jeff Bridges leading an all-star cast that includes Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, and Chris Hemsworth.

Each actor did an amazing job bringing his or her complicated, very deep character to life on the screen. The one drawback to so many great characters is I felt like they fought each other for control of the movie, making it a lot to take in.

I liked how the filmmakers made the hotel itself into a character. The El Royale is a fictitious hotel located on the border of California and Nevada, and guests can choose which state they would like their room to be located. In its heyday, many famous politicians and celebrities stayed at the famous hotel. As the movie watcher soon finds out, the mysterious owners of the hotel uses secret passages and surveillance gear to spy on and eventually blackmail their famous guests.

While there were many different storylines in the film, they all tied together well at the end. One of the problems I had with the many storylines was that it tended to make the movie drag on slowly in places. While I still found it entertaining, the movie comes in at just under two and a half hours and with so many characters and backstories, it can progress very slowly See BAD TIMES, page 15

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My Left Foot Written by Brittany Mulligan Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Fiona Shaw Directed by Jim Sheridan Rating: A

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My Left Foot” is an inspiring true story about an Irish author and painter with cerebral palsy. Daniel Day-Lewis portrays Christy Brown, the man who could only control his left leg. Gripping a paintbrush between toes, Brown had the talent to paint and eventually became an exceptional artist.

Upon his birth the doctor told Brown’s parents Christy had severe cerebral palsy.

His parents were determined to raise Christy at home among his other siblings.

In his adolescence, Christy showed signs of communication by using chalk to write with his left foot. In the film, Dr. Eileen helped Christy enunciate better so he could have proper conversations with people. His mother always cared for him, but his father was clearly happy to be able to understand his son.

Daniel Day-Lewis won an Oscar for his performance as Christy Brown. Watching the movie, Hugh O’Conor who played Christy as a boy should have also won an Oscar or gotten attention for his performance.

As a child actor playing a difficult role, it was impressive how well he was able to act

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in some places, which makes it From page 14 kind of hard to pay attention and follow. I would definitely have to be in the mood to pay attention to a complex movie and to set aside an afternoon to rewatch this.

“Bad Times at the El Royale” contains a lot of strong language, some brief nudity, a good bit of drug content, and a lot of violence

as a child with cerebral palsy. Lewis’ role as adult Christy was more intense, but O’Conor showed serious skill to convince the audience he had Christy’s condition.

Lewis’ role as Christy was heartbreaking.

“My Left Foot” covers the majority of Brown’s life, from his struggles of being unable to communicate to the frustration of falling in love. It’s inspiring to see how someone who is told he can’t have a life be able to do the opposite. Brown was a very talented man. He was an artist, he published an autobiography, four novels, and a collection of poems. In addition, he did get married but the movie had a happier ending for Brown than his real life did.

I would recommend giving “My Left Foot” a watch. It’s a true story with amazing performances and is eye-opening about cerebral palsy. It’s a portrayal of what it’s like to live a life with this condition, and how hard it was growing up in the mid-1900’s in a big working-class family in Dublin, Ireland.

and gore, which earns it an R rating. It is definitely not a family movie but is a good movie to go see with friends.

“Bad Times at the El Royale” is a complex thriller with great writing and characters, but progresses slowly and can be hard to follow. I would like to watch this movie again; so, if I am in the mood for a complex movie, I will definitely rent it and set aside an evening. It earns 3.5 out of 5 stars.